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Tomorrow's the day! Meet us at 11AM at Front Square at TCD to demand for better conditions for PhDs We need the review completed on time as promised, and we need a fully budgeted implementation plan ASAP #PGRsDeserveBetter

Ivana Bacik I would LOVE to know your thoughts on the issues post graduate students are facing, especially the toll this has on their mental health. My email is [email protected], I’m sure USI VP Postgraduate Affairs would love to hear it too.

Colette USI Welfare Ivana Bacik USI VP Postgraduate Affairs The absence of grants and scholarships for part-time and flexible PhDs, lots of talented, capable people are excluded from gov investment in PhD research on the basis of disability or caring role. How is this not discrimination? Why is one size fits all the best Ireland can do?

A lot of members have contacted us to say they need a little more time to get their #SAAI2023 nominations in, so we've extended the deadline to midnight tonight - March 29! Nominate those that deserve to be recognised for their service to students here 👉 awards.usi.ie

Want to win a €50 One4All voucher?! Lots of students & formers students have filled in the USI Placement Survey, but we need MORE! Everyone who RTs this tweet before April 2 at 6pm will be in a draw for one of 4⃣ €50 vouchers The survey is here 👉 usi.ie/academic-affai…

UCD Students❗️ Your SU is running a referendum on whether to join USI with voting starting today USI is the national union for 374,000 students across Ireland & we want you to VOTE YES to make UCDSU & USI stronger together! Vote ONLINE on March 30 & 31 or ON-CAMPUS April 4 & 5

Pleased to present to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Research and Innovation Bill 2023. 📷 Watch my opening remarks on the bill 👇 oireachtas.ie/en/oireachtas-… 📄The full discussion is here oireachtas.ie/en/debates/deb…

USI Vice President for Postgraduate Affairs USI VP Postgraduate Affairs presented to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Research and Innovation Bill 2023 on Tuesday 📷 Watch Waqar's opening remarks on the bill 👇 The full discussion is here 👉 oireachtas.ie/en/debates/deb…

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The Seanad Eireann must safeguard the working rights of postgraduate researchers.

A motion was passed in the Seanad last night expressing concern over the estimated 11,200 lecturers who are employed by universities and colleges on a temporary or casual basis and have to sign on for the summer rte.ie/news/2023/0525…

USI President Beth spoke to Virgin Media News about the high #CostOfCollege on the way into this afternoon’s Funding the Future, Cost of Education Stakeholder event

Secretariat Annual Report 2022/2023 by Eurodoc's Secretariat Coordinator, WG Doctoral Training Co-coordinator and WG Internal Management Co-coordinator Pil Maria Saugmann

STATEMENT on Ntl Review Report: The National Review of Supports for #PhDs was finally released yesterday - its results are thoroughly underwhelming. While the review does make a tepid recommendation to increase the stipend of some PhDs, it ultimately fails on several fronts 1/

USI calls for urgent action as review of state supports for PhD researchers falls short of addressing key issues, such as... 🔴 Work status 🔴 Non-EEA & part-time PhD researchers 🔴 Need for a living wage level stipend Read the full USI statement here: usi.ie/releases/usi-c…