Bill named after missing uni chef to become law

A bill named after missing University of York chef, Claudia Lawrence, will become law after passing unopposed in the House of Lords today. The Guardianship (Missing Persons) bill will pass into law […]

Chimps don’t go bananas for Bieber, says uni study

Chimpanzees are unlikely to be fans of The Monkees – because music has no effect on their wellbeing, a University of York study has revealed. Boffins from York’s psychology department installed a […]

‘Claudia’s Law’ Clears the Commons

A bill named after missing Claudia Lawrence passed in the Commons today after its third reading, and now needs to pass in the House of Lords before becoming law. Claudia was a […]

Ouse Near Miss: Alcuin Rugby Team Save Life

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YES/NO: Should YUSU have a ‘Working Class Students’ Officer’?

Michaela Tharby – YES: The University of York is a leader in diversifying intake, yet nothing is done to bridge the attainment gap between classes and class differences are persistently ignored. A […]

English Dept Surges in World Rankings

THE ENGLISH department has surged in the 2017 QS World Rankings to 24th in the world, up from 27th in the world. The increase means that York’s English department is now rated […]

Not In My Barracks Yard! Campaign to Stop York Army Barracks Closure

A CAMPAIGN has been launched to save the Army barracks in York from closure. The campaign, led by York Central MP, Rachael Maskell, is petitioning the Ministry of Defence to keep the […]

Library Throws the Book at Students

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Derwent College Tutors Shake-Up

Majority of fire service call-outs false alarms

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”http://www.yorkvision.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Fire-V-bar-now.png” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] The majority of fire service call-outs to campus […]

York Among Russell Group Best for Disadvantaged Students

York is among the BEST in the Russell Group for admitting the most disadvantaged students, newly released stats show. The figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency show that 8.7% of York […]

Puppy Love: Wentworth to host Puppy Lounge Next Week

Koen-ing It In: VC Paid SIX Times Average Staff Salary

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] York’s Vice-Chancellor, Koen Lamberts, was paid a colossal £282,000 last year – over SIX times the average staff salary at York, figures […]

Students Say SWP-OFF: Letter Calls Socialist Workers’ Party “Rape Apologists”

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Student politicos  have written an open letter protesting York representatives’ attendance at a meeting they consider to have been organised by the […]

ANGER as Uni Ads Appear on Alt-Right Site

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Site says: “University of York doesn’t care about male suicide” [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] The University is […]

Lib Dem leader Tim Farron to speak on campus next week

  The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Tim Farron, is coming to campus for a Q and A about Brexit, the University of York Liberal Democrats announced today. The event, due to […]