NUS-USI

🛑🚗Student safety should always be a priority!

Plans to ban cars from a busy street outside Ulster University's Belfast campus have been dropped.

Read our response in today's BBC News NI article as well as Ulster Uni Students' Union 's President Emily Roberts, highlighting our concerns for students.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1w4dzz92yxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

📣 Are you struggling with costs? HAVE YOUR SAY in the Student Survey!

✍ This is your chance to let us know how you’re coping, so we can continue to fight on your behalf.

📣 We’re working alongside -USI, your national
students union, to collect and share insight on what matters to you.

We know that students are under real pressure as part of this unprecedent cost-
of-living crisis. By completing the survey, your input can help us make a real
difference.

PLUS enter today for your chance of winning a £150 prize! 💰 Survey only takes
10 mins.

https://online1.snapsurveys.com/qpfa7

Are u a student? Come and say hello to us today-we're out promoting our student survey, gathering insight into what it's REALLY like to be a student!! Can't make it down? Click the link in our bio to take you straight to the survey! Open to ALL STUDENTS AND APPRENTICES IN NI

HAVE YOUR SAY IN OUR STUDENT SURVEY 2026 (Plus be in with a chance to win £150!!!

Whether you're a student or apprentice, studying in Further or Higher Education here in Northern Ireland -WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

10 minutes-be a part of REAL change-win £150 ; take the survey now

https://online1.snapsurveys.com/qpfa7

Yesterday we met with the staff at to discuss all things student related. This ranged from chats about our plans to ensure FE students voices are heard at Stormont, campaign plans ahead of next year's election to finding out all about the amazing work the team put in to support students whilst studying at

Yesterday saw the release of the draft multi-year budget for Northern Ireland and with that, the news that the Department for the Economy will not be gaining any investment. What does this mean for students?

NUS-USI President Ben Friel shares our view.

What a win for students across the UK but what this means in particular for NI students?

NUS-USI President Ben Friel gives his take on what the return of Erasmus will mean for students looking to study abroad.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly0d39q6qpo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Read our response to today's BBC News NI article talking about the lack of support some student doctors encounter when studying.
The article states " The university has urged the Department for the Economy (DfE) and the Department of Health (DoH) to change the policy on fees."

Needless to say- we agree!

The student movement joined communities across Belfast at Reclaim the Night, standing together for safer streets and for ending violence against women and girls

🎊And that's a wrap on NUS-USI Conference 2025! 🎊

Over the past two days representatives from both FE and HE students' unions came together to highlight the issues affecting their students.

Working together we were able to identify the core issues and develop strong campaigns which will achieve wins for our members!

Thank you to everyone to attended .studentsunion and shout out to qsu who hosted!

Here's to a successful year of activism ahead and working together to better the student experience of all students here in Northern Ireland! 💪🤝🎉

We're down in Newry today for Freshers! Great to speak with apprentices today about our campaign for a Fair Deal for apprentices.