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News in 2026

9 March 2026

Before leaving your offices for the Easter break, please remember to switch off lights, turn off equipment, and close windows to help us meet our energy and cost-saving targets.

3 March 2026

Following a successful extended-hours trial, we are introducing a permanent IT drop-in schedule aligned with peak demand, effective 9 March.

3 March 2026

We'll be celebrating Neurodiversity Celebration Week from Monday 16 to Sunday 22 March.

2 March 2026

The University has been named as one of the best places to work in the UK in the Financial Times Best Employers ranking.

2 March 2026

Whether you walk, cycle, use public transport or drive, we want to know how you travel.

1 March 2026

Support and advice for anyone impacted by the recent events in the Middle East.

25 February 2026

We're refreshing our current Strategy to guide us until 2035 and beyond.

25 February 2026

Celebrate International Women's Day on Sunday 8 March with events on campus and elsewhere in York.

23 February 2026

We are introducing changes to our semester structure from 2026/27 to address concerns regarding staff pressure, student engagement and administrative workload.

17 February 2026

Look out for a convincing new phishing campaign targeting Google Workspace users - and warn your friends and colleagues too.

17 February 2026

Since launching our Quiet Spaces webpages in October last year, we have been working to make the experience even easier.

16 February 2026

Thank you for supporting the winter switch-off 2025.

12 February 2026

On Wednesday 4 March, we’re inviting staff - especially professional services staff - to join us to mark International Women’s Day with colleagues from across the University.

3 February 2026

Campus Safety will be hosting a free BikeRegister drop-in on Friday 13 February, 10am to 3pm, on the patio area between the Students’ Union and James Hall (Campus West), in partnership with North Yorkshire Police and York Cycle Campaign.

2 February 2026

This year, National Apprenticeship Week runs from Monday 9 to Sunday 15 February with the theme 'Skills for Life'. We’re pleased to take this opportunity to celebrate our apprenticeship programmes, and the many success stories they create.

2 February 2026

Race Equality Week (Monday 2 to Sunday 8 February) is a UK-wide initiative aimed at uniting organisations and individuals in addressing barriers to race equality in the workplace.

2 February 2026

Every February, LGBTQ+ History Month aims to increase the visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and raise awareness of the community's history, lives and experiences in education, culture, and society.

29 January 2026

Although we work hard to minimise interruptions to IT across the University, sometimes our key services do experience disruptions.

22 January 2026

Join us to Light Up the Night with a candlelit walk around campus to mark Sexual Violence Awareness Week 2026.