We are delighted to announce that our Programme Design and Learning Technology (PDLT) team has won a national award for learning technology.

We have made significant steps in 2021 with the launch of our ambitious Sustainability Plan, as well as the announcement of our new Environmental Sustainability Academy at York (ESAY).

Christmas stockings packed with gifts have been given to care experienced and estranged students, thanks to the support of the University community.

Applications for the 2022 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK & Ireland Rising Talent Programme will open on Monday 6th December at 09:00 GMT.

Two pieces of maintenance work, which may affect some access routes, will be taking place on campus west throughout December.

The University has been made aware of a confirmed outbreak of bird flu in North Yorkshire.

Menopause has historically been a taboo subject, however there is now more determination to raise much needed awareness to all.

University enters licence agreement with St Lawrence's primary school for parent child pick up parking at Fairfax House.

Don't forget to take advantage of reduced postage rates at the University Mailroom locations on campus.

Congratulations to Veniamin Shiron for their Christmassy creation - featuring our favourite campus residents ready for the snowy season!

Congratulations to Veniamin Shiron for their Christmassy creation - featuring our favourite campus residents ready for the snowy season!

Come and celebrate the festive period with Campus Kitchen.

Every year staff, alumni and friends of the University give money to provide Christmas stockings for our Care Experienced and Estranged Students.

It is estimated that 1 in 5 people in the UK have a disability and 80% of these people have a hidden disability.

Thank you for your cooperation and work on the various timetables produced over the last 18 months.

Join the third annual Student Law Clinic's Global Day of Action for Climate Justice and their conference on the world of single-use plastics and its legal regulation.

Sustainability is at the heart of our strategic aims and is of crucial importance to our future.

The University and College Union (UCU) has notified the University that it is in a trade dispute and is intending to hold an industrial action ballot on both pay and conditions and the USS.

The Vice-Chancellor, Charlie Jeffery, wrote to all staff earlier today with an update on pensions, pay and working conditions. You can read the full email below.

The University is to launch an Interdisciplinary Institute of Mental Health Research, to build on our long-established strength in this field.

Next summer, Sir Malcolm Grant will complete his tenure as Chancellor, after seven successful years. We are now beginning the search for our seventh Chancellor, and we'd like you to contribute. 

The third York Unlimited Giving Day will continue making the difference that you helped to support in 2019 and 2020, funding life-changing, world-changing initiatives at York. Find out how you can get involved.

In this COP26 blog, modern historian Professor Henrice Altink discusses climate change inequalities in the Caribbean and the responsibilities of the biggest emitters.

Join us in the Cake Off this year to raise money for a Mentally Fit York!

Ditch the diesel car, eat less meat and think twice about that cosy wood burning stove. In this COP26 blog, atmospheric chemist Professor Ally Lewis sets out some of the simple steps we can all take to reduce our carbon footprint.

The new sustainability initiative from Eat at York launches on Monday 27 September!

The Office for Students (OfS) has advised us not to use our Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) awards in materials aimed at students from September 2021.

The University of York will be home to one of the UK’s first Safepods, enabling researchers to securely access high quality, sensitive data without leaving campus.

Students helping other students to embed their learning is at the heart of Peer-Assisted Learning.

Do you park on campus regularly? If you do then please be aware, as of 1 September 2021 parking charges will resume. In order to continue to park your vehicle on campus, you will need to have a current parking permit. Most permits expired in March 2021 and will now not be valid.

Applications are invited for a programme designed to stimulate and support a cohort of researchers to undertake pilot research projects that explore and champion the decolonisation of research.

We are pleased to announce that the University of York Sports Strategy has been approved by the University Executive Board.

We are delighted to announce that Amy Eyre from Student and Academic Services has won the Blackboard Catalyst Award for Community Engagement, and that the University E-Accessibility Working Group has won the Inclusive Education award.

A director has been appointed to lead a major new £45m research centre at the University of York which aims to place York at the forefront of research into the safe operation of robotics and autonomous systems.

It’s time to announce the winner of the Anne Lister College shield design competition!

If you're a member of the University community, we want to know how Covid-19 impacted your life.

Student volunteers at the University have taken huge strides to support sustainability this year.

The University of York is celebrating the award of Athena Swan bronze awards for the first time to the Department of Language and Linguistic Science, the York Law School and York Management School.

If you haven't been back to campus yet you might notice a few changes.

University of York Vice-Chancellor, Professor Charlie Jeffery has stated his commitment to continue to support research in the Global South following the Government’s decision to cut funding to the Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme.

We pride ourselves on supporting students from under-represented groups.

International students faced uncertainty as the situation in the UK rapidly evolved from March 2020 onwards.

As the number of self-isolating students increased, we developed and refined a support pack for them. It included activity packs, food packs and e-vouchers.

A-level results week 2020 was chaotic and confusing. After uproar as 36 per cent of grades in England were downgraded by exams regulator Ofqual, the government announced that grades would be based on teachers’ predictions.

As part of the pivot to online learning at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, we moved all academic skill support online.

Thanks to the generosity of our donor community, York was one of the first universities in the country to launch an Emergency Student Support Fund (ESSF) at the end of March 2020 at the start of the UK’s first national lockdown.

Professor Richard Waites, Director for Students, in the Department of Biology has used interactive surveys, polls and feedback forms to keep in contact with students throughout the pandemic.

Converting complex modules to an online format is challenging.

In the Department of Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media, final-year BA Theatre students normally present nine fringe-scale productions of festival-length theatre shows in the Department's Black Box Theatre.

Our inspirational and life-changing research has continued throughout the pandemic, and Covid-19 has mobilised our academics to help lead and contribute to the local, national and international response.

The speed of change during the first lockdown meant that, almost overnight, academic staff had to create new ways of teaching, making new materials and using unfamiliar digital tools.

It’s been a year since the UK first went into a national lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

To mark University Mental Health Day on Thursday 4 March, here’s a reminder of the support available to students and staff.

The University's newest research space, built to provide an advanced electron cryo-microscopy facility as well as new, state-of-the-art equipment for protein crystallography and high-field NMR spectroscopy, was completed on campus west in December.

Do you want to support community resilience, rebuilding and recovery from the Covid-19 emergency?

Want to know the VC’s views on workload, wellbeing and working from home?

We understand that your work and home commitments mean you might not be able to engage with a webinar at a fixed time.

Race Equality Week (1 to 7 February) is a UK-wide initiative aimed at uniting organisations and individuals in activities to address issues affecting ethnic minority employees.

A new college at the University of York will be named after scholar and Yorkshire businesswoman, Anne Lister.

As the pandemic continues, we've gathered information around ensuring accessibility and providing support for vulnerable groups.

The University of York’s support for researchers has been recognised by the European Commission HR Excellence in Research Award - York is one of just five UK universities to have held and retained the award for a decade.