USI congratulates Malala Yousafzai on Nobel Prize

USI congratulates Malala Yousafzai on Nobel Prize

For the attention of: Malala Yousafzai Malala Press Enquiries Malala Fund October 2014 Dear Malala, The Union of Students in Ireland and their member organisations wish to extend our most heartfelt congratulations to you on winning the Nobel Peace Prize.  We also...
20,000 new student voters registered

20,000 new student voters registered

20,000 new voters registered by Students’ Unions Massive voter drive ahead of Equal Marriage referendum. The Union of Students in Ireland has announced the registration of thousands of students on electoral registers around the country, as the student movement...
Chats for Change Webinar – Register here.

Chats for Change Webinar – Register here.

Register now for tonight’s free Chats for Change Mental Health webinar Starting at 7pm tonight, Thursday 13 November 2014. A conversation about Mental health, where you can go for advice and help, the Chats for Change campaign and a Q&A session will take...
Chats for Change: USI launches Mental Health campaign

Chats for Change: USI launches Mental Health campaign

Dublin, Monday, 10th November : Today, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) launched its “Chats for Change” national mental health campaign to get Irish students talking about mental health with the help of RTÉ Radio 2 DJ Ruth Scott, at Tallaght at 11am. In...
Mature Students’ Convention

Mature Students’ Convention

The USI Mature Students’ Convention will take place this Saturday 8 November 2014 at Athlone Institute of Technology Students’ Union. Free for USI mature students. USI values its diverse membership and seeks to provide for the needs for all its students....
Activist Academy 2014

Activist Academy 2014

Friday 14 November 2014 [ujicountdown id=”Nominations” expire=”2014/11/14 18:00″ hide = “true”] USI Activist Academy 2014 will take place at Trinity College, Dublin.  Attendance is free and open only to USI members.  Book here....

Blogs

No one says ‘no comment’ anymore. USI Officers are required to give responses to many issues inside and outside their remits.  The USI Blog section allows officers to explore the stories and processes behind the news stories and to explain how they do...
Budget 2015 Response

Budget 2015 Response

The Union of Students in Ireland has responded to the provisions of Budget 2015 in a report issued on the USI website with the following statement: USI Budget 2015 Response Document USI welcomes the decision not to cut or otherwise amend the student maintenance grant,...
Honouring Teaching Heroes

Honouring Teaching Heroes

The Union of Students in Ireland was delighted to be involved in this week’s Teaching Hero Awards, held at Dublin Castle.  USI President Laura Harmon was on hand with Jan O’Sullivan, minister for Education and Skills, to present the awards and greet...