New COVID-19 Testing Centre to be Built On Campus Charlie Jeffrey has announced that a new COVID-19 testing centre will be built and begin operating on Campus West this week. 3 weeks old
Clear-Sighted Essays For Hazy Times What’s the difference between novels and banana bread? According to Zadie Smith in her new collection of essays, Intimations, there isn’t one. Her essay ‘Something to Do’ discusses the sudden overflow of […] 1 month old
University of York Leads Study on Criminal Landlords It has revealed that criminal landlords and letting agents subject tenants to illegal eviction and unfair exploitation, in a study led by the University of York. The study revealed that of the […] 2 months old
York Shakespeare Project to Host ‘Sit-Down Sonnets’ The York Shakespeare Project will be hosting their new production ‘Sit-Down Sonnets’, from 4-12 September at Holy Trinity Churchyard, Goodramgate. The 45-minute-long outdoors production will feature classic characters from Shakespeare’s plays and […] 2 months old
Humanities Departments Reveal Their Teaching Plans for Next Term A combination of online and face to-face teaching has been confirmed as York’s humanities departments announced their plans for teaching in the new academic year. It goes without saying that all lectures […] 2 months old
University Adopts IHRA’s Definition of Antisemitism The University of York has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of Antisemitism as part of the University’s Dignity at Work and Study Policy. The IHRA’s definition states that antisemitism is […] 2 months old
York to Offer Accommodation to Asylum Seekers York is preparing to offer temporary accommodation to up to 90 asylum seekers affected by the movement restrictions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The City of York Council is working […] 3 months old
York Students on What Writing Means to Them During Lockdown For most of us, lockdown has meant a bewildering onslaught of free time that seems to stretch on for ages. We don’t know what to do with the newfound space in our […] 4 months old
A (By No Means Complete) Reading List “Books are a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are a reflection. Books change your mind.” Toni Morrison In a recent interview with Penguin, Bernardine Evaristo, author of the Booker […] 4 months old
How and Why to Support Independent Bookshops During Lockdown The Coronavirus crisis has – and will continue to have – a huge impact on every area of life, and independent businesses are no exception. Independent bookshops are among those feeling the […] 5 months old
£850,000 of Withheld Pay From Strikes Invested in Student Funds The University announced yesterday where they will be investing the money not spent on salaries during this academic year’s two waves of industrial action. Previously, we were told that this money would […] 6 months old
What can Post-Apocalyptic Fiction teach us about our Response to COVID-19? “In the dark timesWill there also be singing?Yes, there will also be singing.About the dark times.” Bertolt Brecht, ‘Motto’ Lately, I’ve found myself reading and re-reading post-apocalyptic fiction. This may seem like […] 6 months old
Fair Tuition Fees: Online Teaching should not cost the same as Face-to-Face Online Teaching should not cost the same as Face-to-Face 7 months old
Fibbers now closed, but rumoured to be on the move The beloved venue closed its doors on January 6 but owners have teased an exciting change of location coming soon. 10 months old
Climate Literature: Art From Ecocide I think it’s safe to say that we all know about the climate crisis. But where does the climate come into literature? In recent years, a new literary genre has been emerging, […] 11 months old
A Student’s Guide to the Indie Bookshops of York Sure, you know where to buy your course books and holiday fiction. There’s Amazon for quick deliveries, Oxfam for second-hand books, and of course Waterstones. But many of us don’t just love […] 12 months old
