Policies Due to Expire at USI Congress 2017

Feb 16, 2017

Instructions for this process Below you will find the list and full text of all the policy due to expire at USI Congress 2017. Below that you will find the priority ballot form, which should be filled in by the President of your students’ union.  Only one form...
The Week in USI Feb 4th – 10th, 2017

The Week in USI Feb 4th – 10th, 2017

Feb 15, 2017 | Featured

General: Nominations for the USI officer board elections are open. For information as to how to participate, click here. Nominations for the Student Achievement Awards Ireland 2017 are now open. Click here for more information and to enter. USI attended WIT...
USI and HSE tell STIs to SHAG off

USI and HSE tell STIs to SHAG off

Feb 14, 2017 | Featured, RELEASES, Sexual Health

USI Officers and local SU teams have gone on the offensive against sexually transmitted infections this week, with the launch of a major revamped SHAG campaign. The campaign, supported by the Health Service Executive, is taking campuses by storm across Ireland after...
USI Coiste Gnó Elections

USI Coiste Gnó Elections

Feb 7, 2017

Positions Open for Election Nominations for the election of the USI Coiste Gnó will open on the 3rd of February. President USI President Responsible for overall work of the organisation and delegating work and areas of policy to other members of the Executive Team...
The Week in USI – 15th to 20th January

The Week in USI – 15th to 20th January

Jan 20, 2017 | Featured, Week In USI

General Some of the key issues we worked on this week include mental health, autonomy of students’ unions, consent training, attending class Rep councils, workers rights for early education students, the democratic review of USI, living wage campaigns, and...

Consent

Nov 24, 2016

The Union of Students in Ireland are very active in education third level students about consent through national campaigns, policy and lobbying the government for extra support. USI were on the group for creating the Consent Framework which is now being implemented...

Sexual Health

Nov 24, 2016

Taking care of your sexual health is a very important part of your overall well-being.Students’ Unions across the country run SHAG (Sexual Health Awareness and Guidance) campaigns to promote positive sexual health and well-being among students.  You can find a list of...

History of USI

Nov 24, 2016

History of USI The Beginning of the Irish Student Movement Our country has long held the title of ‘the land of saints and scholars’, a tribute to its legacy as a bastion of religious thought and to its enduring status as a place where academia thrives. It is not...