Aug 3, 2016 | Accommodation, Featured, Funding
The Union of Students in Ireland has welcomed the allocation of €49,000 in support of the appointment of a Student Housing Project Manager to help identify additional student housing, including ‘digs’ and lodgings in private homes, as the next academic year...
Jul 6, 2016 | Equality, Featured, LGBT, Media
The Union of Students in Ireland has welcomed its second elected female President in two years. 27-year-old Annie Hoey from Drogheda will take on the role as President two years after Laura Harmon was elected to the position. Annie’s main priorities for her...
Jun 29, 2016 | Academic Affairs, Equality, Featured, Funding, Media
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has welcomed a new report to address gender inequality in high education, by introducing gender quotas. USI said gender quotas will improve the third level education sector in terms of equal representation, diversity and rights....
Jun 24, 2016 | Featured, International, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland said Britain leaving the EU will negatively affect new graduates and emphasized that the factors influencing the decision to leave were racism, selfishness, intolerance and fear-mongering. The UK is the most popular destination...
Jun 22, 2016 | Featured, Funding, RELEASES
87% of students fear having to drop out of college because of cost of education, according to new research released today by the Union of Students in Ireland who had more than 870 responses to a national survey of students. 74.3% of students have thought about...
Jun 21, 2016 | Academic Affairs, Featured, International, RELEASES
NUS-USI (the National Union of Students in Northern Ireland) and USI (the Union of Students in Ireland) have joined forces to back the #Bremain campaign, as the Brexit referendum approaches on the 23rd June, emphasising that a vote to leave Europe will have a...
Jun 15, 2016 | Featured, Media, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland has said if Britain votes to leave the EU it will negatively affect new graduates and the Irish who recently emigrated to Britain. One in twelve Irish graduates emigrate to the UK for work and USI said while there will be pros and...
Jun 15, 2016 | Featured, Media, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland has said if Britain votes to leave the EU it will negatively affect new graduates and the Irish who recently emigrated to Britain. One in twelve Irish graduates emigrate to the UK for work and USI said while there will be pros and...
Jun 14, 2016 | Campaigns, Featured, Health, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland are teaming up with Operation Zero tomorrow, the 15th June at 9am on Irish AIDS Days at HIV Ireland, 70 Eccles Street with the message ‘no shame, no judgment, just support!’ to encourage students to get tested, as new figures from...
Jun 14, 2016 | Campaigns, Featured, Health, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland are teaming up with Operation Zero tomorrow, the 15th June at 9am on Irish AIDS Days at HIV Ireland, 70 Eccles Street with the message ‘no shame, no judgment, just support!’ to encourage students to get tested, as new figures from...
