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News archive: Community press releases 2021

16 December 2021

The University of York has teamed up with a local healthtech consultancy to launch 18 new scholarships to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds realise their academic and entrepreneurial potential.

14 December 2021

The University of York has been recognised for its “overall excellence” in supporting estranged students.

8 December 2021

The University of York has raised over £4,000 to provide Christmas stocking gifts for care-experienced and estranged students.

25 November 2021

A third-year student has been awarded Intern of the Year at a celebratory event at the University of York.

4 November 2021

Local schoolchildren joined forces with University of York staff to collect and recycle hundreds of plastic tree guards in an event aimed at improving woodland on the campus.

3 November 2021

The University of York has come to the aid of a homeless volunteer group and offered it a space to continue operating from.

6 October 2021

University of York technicians have been shortlisted for a prestigious prize in recognition of their significant role in the national response to COVID-19.

24 September 2021

Two former University of York students are among a team of experts conserving some of the city’s finest stained glass windows.

23 September 2021

The music of a University of York professor features in a new short film which uses 20 well-known Yorkshire backdrops.

24 August 2021

A University of York student is set to compete at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo as part of Team GB’s squad.

10 August 2021

The University of York has secured funding to give students the opportunity to study and work abroad.

9 August 2021

The University of York is launching a free, six month training and mentoring programme to encourage diversity across the TV and film industry.

5 August 2021

The University of York has announced the signing of a 15 year lease of the York Guildhall, one of the city’s most prestigious historic buildings.

28 June 2021

Students from the University of York are set to collaborate with local residents to help shape a new vision for the centre of York post-pandemic.

28 June 2021

York has become the first city in the UK to sign up to the Good Business Charter - in a pioneering initiative spearheaded by entrepreneur Julian Richer and backed by the University of York.

24 June 2021

A pioneering teaching and learning programme designed to bridge the gap between industry and education is celebrating 25 years of inspiring young children.

10 June 2021

The University of York is to host a pop-up Covid-19 vaccination centre.

19 April 2021

Students and academics are being invited to apply for a new round of enterprise funding to help turn business ideas into reality.

15 April 2021

Double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes has urged people to sign up to The Great York Walk and help raise money for mental health research.

26 March 2021

Students from the University of York have teamed up with the council to help tackle the problem of isolation in the city during the pandemic.

22 March 2021

The University of York joined partners in lighting up the City to mark the first lockdown anniversary.

19 March 2021

A leading University of York biologist has been appointed to the Board of Trustees at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

17 March 2021

A member of staff at the University of York has been appointed to an expert panel looking at the experiences of children and young people living in care.

1 March 2021

University of York lecturer, Dr Juliana Mensah, has published her first novel, Castles from Cobwebs, the winning entry in the NorthBound Book Award 2019.

15 February 2021

The University of York is collaborating with the Cowrie Scholarship Foundation, to provide scholarships for disadvantaged Black British students.

8 February 2021

Students from sub-Saharan Africa, who have lost one or both of their parents, are set to benefit from a £1.2 million scholarship scheme as part of a partnership between the University of York, Kaplan International Pathways, and Ashinaga Association in the UK.

3 February 2021

The University of York has launched a pioneering scheme to welcome more applicants from backgrounds that are underrepresented in higher education.

20 January 2021

The University of York has committed just over £3.5 million in services and programmes to provide support for students with financial or health and wellbeing needs.

17 January 2021

Law students are offering free legal advice to small businesses online to help people during the coronavirus pandemic.