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USI Urges Students to Take Care Finding Accommodation in Pandemic
Students are being advised to be cautious when signing up to new lease arrangements for the coming academic year.
Two-Metre Rule Could Mean Only 20% of Students on Campus for Lectures
Vice-Provost Jurgen Barkhoff told a meeting of University Council that an online learning experience for incoming freshers ‘was not ideal’.
Classes of Up to 25 Students Could be Taught In Person Next Year
Internal minutes show College is considering holding classes of up to 25 students in person, with groups bigger than that held online.
USI to Back Student Tenants’ Unions in Fight for Rent Reforms Amid Pandemic
The move marks a show of support from USI to a radical approach to student rent in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.
USI to Push Student Losses in Debate On Pandemic Unemployment Payment
The union will lobby the government to take students' financial losses into account if changes are made to the pandemic unemployment payment.
After Debate, USI Rejects Motion to ‘Unite’ Students of All Political Beliefs
After a lengthy debate, USI's congress rejected the ‘sensitive’ proposal, which would have seen the union engage with youth wings of all political parties.
USI to Campaign for Reconfiguration of Irish Voting System
The union will now fight for the lowering of the voting age to 16, the introduction of an electoral system and the streamlining of registration.
USI Postpones Introduction of Full-Time VP for Postgraduate Affairs
A similar motion was brought to congress in 2017 but was also put off.
Lorna Fitzpatrick Re-Elected USI President, After Running Unopposed
Fitzpatrick will lead USI for a second year, with Kevin McStravock elected USI's vice-president for academic affairs at an online congress.
Undergraduates Set to Return End of September, Exams in January 2021
Postgraduate students will ‘possibly’ start at the end of October, as College plans for a combination of online and in-person teaching next year.