New Starbucks Special - Caramel Macchiato

Friday 16 January 2026 0.15am - Sunday 15 March 2026 0.15am

Organiser: Eat, Shop And Drink
Open to: Everyone

Starbucks is celebrating two of its most beloved coffee classics with The Perfect Pair - now available at Piazza and The Link! This special combo features both the Iced Caramel Macchiato and the Caramel Macchiato, a duo made for caramel lovers and coffee enthusiasts alike.

Whether you want something cool to sip on the go or a classic warm espresso drink, this pairing brings the best of both worlds! ☕

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Use a YORCUP & save 20p ☕♻️

Monday 19 January 2026 - Saturday 21 February 2026

Organiser: Eat, Shop And Drink
Open to: Everyone

Get 20p off every hot drink when you use a YORCUP and avoid the disposable cup charge! Choosing a single-use plastic cup will now cost 70p more than using a YORCUP, helping us continue to reduce single-use plastic across campus.

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YorCup Display Competition

Monday 19 January 2026 - Thursday 12 February 2026

Organiser: Eat, Shop And Drink
Open to: Everyone

You may have seen our YORCUP displays popping up around campus...

Vote for your favourite on our socials on the 12th of Feb for a chance to win prizes!

https://www.instagram.com/uoyeatshopdrink

What is YORCUP?

Yorcup is our reusable cup initiative designed to reduce single-use waste on campus while saving students & staff money. By choosing Yorcup, they can enjoy their drinks in a sustainable, reusable cup and benefit from a 70p discount off of hot drinks (-20p for the cup, -50p from the latte levy).

YORCUP helps to:

Reduce single-use cup waste Encourage sustainable habits among students & staff Offers discounted hot drinks and savings

Find out more about YorCup

Hiding the Holocaust: Examining the architecture and topography of terror

Monday 26 January 2026 6.30pm - 7.30pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Location: RCH/037 Lecture Theatre (Ron Cooke Hub, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

Holocaust Memorial Day Lecture

How did millions of people ignore the death and suffering taking place during the Holocaust? This talk will examine the architecture and landscape of Nazi concentration camps in Germany to discuss why so many felt able to deny the existence of the camps and the realities of the Holocaust. It then questions how we memorialise the Holocaust in the twenty-first century, and how a focus on aspects of the Holocaust impacts on how we ‘remember’. The talk concludes with suggestions of how we can use this information to speak out against tyranny and anti-Semitism, and look beyond the surface to challenge misleading rhetoric.

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Robotics Engineering for Medical Applications

Tuesday 27 January 2026 6.30pm - 7.30pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

School of Physics, Engineering and Technology Webinar Series

Join us to explore the uses of robotics in medical applications. Find out how touch-sensitive, teleoperated robots are used to perform minimally-invasive surgery to remove cancers in the head and neck. Learn how we can mimic the surgical environment using low-cost, accessible training tools that allow surgeons to develop the skills needed for laparoscopic surgery. Discover how soft materials and advanced control systems can be used for soft robotic endoscopy, leading to more precise and less invasive methods of gastric cancer diagnosis. And explore how spectroscopy techniques can allow us to better understand cancer-causing pathogens at the molecular level.

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The Distractibles Meetup

Wednesday 28 January 2026 12.30pm - 1.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Academic Skills workshop room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Students/staff

Finding it hard to focus and plagued by distractions? Join The Distractibles Meetup on Wednesdays, 12.30pm to 1.30pm in the Library, LFA/144. We are a support group of staff and students with small group chat and accessibility ideas to try. Whether you're neurodivergent or just easily distracted, our peer-support group might be just the thing for you. The Distractibles

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Get started with 3D modelling

Thursday 29 January 2026 1pm - 2pm

Organiser: Digital Skills & Creativity Lab
Location: online
Open to: staff/Students/research graduate

Let's explore the world of 3D models. In this introductory online session, we'll quickly share our top tips for getting started with designing and creating a 3D model from scratch. We'll show you a few useful tools, which are useful for different purposes such as 3D printing, or for games/digital experiences.

Open for everyone, we'll get practical with some easy-to-use free tools to help you get started with modelling your own creations. 3D models are great for 3D printing, using in a virtual environment and sharing ideas. They are also an interesting way to help explain a topic or engage people with your work. Feel free to come along with an idea of your own!

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New Fitness Class: Women's strength

Sunday 1 February 2026 - Saturday 28 February 2026

Organiser: York Sport
Location: York Sport Centre (Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Ready to lift your confidence as well as your weights? Our new Women’s Strength sessions are designed to help you build strength, master technique, and feel empowered in the weight room - no matter your experience level.

🗓 Tuesdays 16:00–17:00 🗓 Saturdays 11:00–12:00 📍 Racks 7–9 👥 Women only | Capacity: 10

Join a supportive, motivating environment where you can learn, lift, and feel stronger every week.

👉 Book your spot now via the York Sport app or website!

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New Fitness Class: Introduction to weights

Sunday 1 February 2026 - Saturday 28 February 2026

Organiser: York Sport
Location: York Sport Centre (Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

New to lifting? Start strong with our Introduction to Weights sessions — perfect for beginners who want to learn proper technique, build confidence, and master the foundations of weight training.

🗓 Wednesdays 17:00–18:00 🗓 Sundays 11:00–12:00 📍 Racks 7–8 👥 Capacity: 6

Get comfortable with the basics and set yourself up for success in the gym.

👉 Book your spot now via the York Sport app or website!

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Critical Thinking: What It Is and How to Do It

Monday 2 February 2026 1pm - 2.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Students are often told that they need to think critically. In this session, you will learn how you think critically all the time and how to apply this to thinking critically in your studies. There will be clear examples of critical thinking and we will show you how you can do this in a number of academic contexts. Please find related online resources here: https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/academic-writing

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Wellness Week - Beginners Meditation

Monday 2 February 2026 6pm - 7pm

Organiser: York Students' Union
Location: SLB/106 Seminar Room (Spring Lane Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Take some time to relax and reset after exams with our Wellness Week events. We’ve got loads of activities planned across campus, all designed to help you unwind before the start of semester 2.

Each activity offers a chance to pause, and do something good for your wellbeing. Tickets need to be booked separately for each event, so make sure to take a look at what’s on offer and secure your space! .

This Meditation Session will be hosted by our very own Buddhism and Meditation Soc and is taking place in the Spring Lane Building room 106.

The event will run from 6:00pm - 7:00 pm on Monday 2 February.

This event is free entry but you will still need to reserve a ticket in advance.

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Wellness Week - Beginners Yoga

Tuesday 3 February 2026 4.30pm - 5.30pm

Organiser: York Students' Union
Location: J/HALL James Hall (James College, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Take some time to relax and reset after exams with our Wellness Week events. We’ve got loads of activities planned across campus, all designed to help you unwind before the start of semester 2.

Each activity offers a chance to pause, and do something good for your wellbeing. Tickets need to be booked separately for each event, so make sure to take a look at what’s on offer and secure your space! .

This Beginner Friendly Yoga Session will be hosted by our very own Yoga Soc and is taking place in James Hall.

The event will run from 4:30pm - 5:15 pm on Tuesday 3 February.

Tickets for this event are £1.50 and you will need to reserve a ticket in advance.

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Roman Raid 2026

Tuesday 3 February 2026 6pm - 11.45pm

Organiser: York Students' Union
Open to: Everyone

Roman Raid Returns! Whether you’re up against the Celtic hordes, or trying to out-roam the Romans, Roman Raid 2026 will be the biggest night of Welcome Back Week!

New for 2026 - try our Pax Relaxed route. This route will have fewer attendees with more time in each venue, so you can enjoy Roman Raid at your own pace. Make sure to select the Pax ticket option if wanting to choose this route.

Pax Route: Vanbrugh, Katie O’Briens, The Old Bank, Revs.

All other Roman Raid routes will be announced in January 2026.

Tickets Roman Raid tickets are £10, and include:

T-shirt collections time available on the York SU website.

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Academic Writing: What It Is and How to Do It

Wednesday 4 February 2026 10.30am - 12pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

A number of academic text types, ranging from different essay types to reports, will be introduced in this session and then we will look at strategies for determining which of these best suits our assignment. In this session you will learn the basics of what academic writing is so you can recognise that style in the texts you are reading and begin to do it yourself. Please find related online resources here: https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/academic-writing

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Wellness Week - Dog Therapy Session

Wednesday 4 February 2026 1.30pm - 3.30pm

Organiser: York Students' Union
Location: David Kato Hub (E Block) (Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

Take some time to relax and reset after exams with our Wellness Week events. We’ve got loads of activities planned across campus, all designed to help you unwind before the start of semester 2.

Each activity offers a chance to pause, and do something good for your wellbeing. Tickets need to be booked separately for each event, so make sure to take a look at what’s on offer and secure your space! .

This Dog Therapy Session will be hosted by our very own Dog Soc and is taking place in David Kato Hub.

The event will run from 1:30pm - 3:30 pm on Wednesday 4 February.

Tickets for this event are free but you will still need to reserve a ticket in advance.

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[Online Event] Wentworth Academic: Dissertations, the Discussion and final touches

Wednesday 4 February 2026 2pm - 3pm

Organiser: Wentworth
Location: online
Open to: Postgraduates

An online postgraduate session where we will provide an overview of your discussion and conclusion section, as well as how we add the final touches to the dissertation

How do we discuss our results and bring everything together in an interesting way? How do we find meaning in our results and relate them to the literature? What questions do our results raise, and how can we acknowledge and account for unforeseen limitations of our research? Finally we will look at how we tie the discussion section back to our introduction and how to write a compelling abstract.

The session will be taking place online, and you can sign up for access by filling in the google form here

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Back 2 School D

Thursday 5 February 2026 10am - 11.45pm

Organiser: York Students' Union
Location: The Courtyard, café and bar (Derwent College, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Mark your calendars - Back 2 School D is taking over The Courtyard from 10pm on Thursday 5 February!

From freshers, returning legends and people who said “I’m not going out”, everyone is welcome for a night of dancing, great drink deals and classic Derwent atmosphere.

Expect high-energy DJs with wall-to-wall bangers and a packed dance floor so you can dance the night away.

Tickets are just £3!

So forget your assessment stress, enjoy our iconic cocktail (The D-Stressor) and celebrate being back in York.

Bring your mates, bring the energy and let’s get semester two started!

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Fruit and Root

Thursday 5 February 2026 12pm - 2pm

Organiser: York Students' Union
Location: Exhibition Centre (Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Semester two will be starting soon, which means there's another Fruit and Root bag collection coming up! This is a free bag of healthy food to support you during your studies and all you need to do to get one is book a bag and collect it!

The next collection date is Thursday 5 February in the Exhibition Centre (Physics). Head to the York SU website to book your bag and find all the details you need to collect it.

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Welcome Back Fair

Thursday 5 February 2026 12pm - 3pm

Organiser: York Students' Union
Location: Exhibition Centre (Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Welcome Back Fair

New Year, New Connections! If you’re ready to dive into something fresh for 2025, the Welcome Back Fair is your first stop.

It’s the perfect, low-pressure way to see what’s on offer for the new semester. You can meet our latest societies, sports clubs and volunteering groups, or have a chat with our friendly York SU staff about different opportunities, cost of living support, elections and more. We will also have a few different local/national businesses giving away freebies and our fruit & root giveaway.

So come along to the Physics/Exhibition Centre and see what is on offer at this completely free event

Accessibility Information

Quiet Spaces Quiet Spaces will be available for fair attendees if needed

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Stefan Schwartz Directing Q&A

Thursday 5 February 2026 2.30pm - 4.30pm

Organiser: School of ACT Events
Open to: Everyone

Director, Producer and Writer, Stefan Schwartz will be coming to ACT to deliver a Q&A about the work of an international film- and television-maker. This will be an informally hosted session, giving students the opportunity to ask direct questions and learn about Stefan's career journey to better inform their own, so don't miss out on this valuable masterclass opportunity.

Stefan's credits include The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Walking Dead, Luther, The Americans, Dexter, House, and many more, so this will be an interesting and engaging event for all that attend.

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Wellness Week - Pottery Session

Thursday 5 February 2026 7pm - 8.45am

Organiser: York Students' Union
Location: SLB/003 Seminar Room (Spring Lane Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Take some time to relax and reset after exams with our Wellness Week events. We’ve got loads of activities planned across campus, all designed to help you unwind before the start of semester 2.

Each activity offers a chance to pause, and do something good for your wellbeing. Tickets need to be booked separately for each event, so make sure to take a look at what’s on offer and secure your space! .

This Bowl Making Session will be hosted by our very own Pottery Soc and is taking place in Spring Lane Building room 003.

The event will run from 7:00pm - 8:45 pm on Thursday 5 February.

Tickets for this event are £1.50 and you will need to reserve a ticket in advance.

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Engineering the James Webb Space Telescope

Thursday 5 February 2026 7.30pm - 8.30pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Location: P/L/001 Lecture Theatre (School of Physics, Engineering and Technology Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

York Society of Engineers Lecture

The James Webb Space Telescope produces stunning images of the universe. Often ignored are the engineering challenges overcome in the construction and operation of the telescope.

As an engineer, Professor Andy Marvin finds these just as interesting and amazing as the images. Let him share some of his enthusiasm.

In this talk he will address the linked engineering issues of:

Why does it observe at infra-red wavelengths?
Where is the telescope and why is it there?
Why is the heat shield built the way it is?
How are the images formed by the mirror?
Why is its segmented mirror built the way it is?

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Academic Integrity and Turnitin

Friday 6 February 2026 11am - 12.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

This workshop introduces students to the principles of academic integrity and why they matter in higher education. Participants will explore common challenges such as plagiarism, collusion (inappropriate collaboration), and poor source use, while learning practical strategies to maintain honesty and accountability in their work. Through examples and guided activities, the session builds confidence in ethical academic practices and supports students in developing responsible research and writing habits.

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Wellness Week - Taoist Meditation

Friday 6 February 2026 6pm - 7pm

Organiser: York Students' Union
Location: J/HALL James Hall (James College, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Take some time to relax and reset after exams with our Wellness Week events. We’ve got loads of activities planned across campus, all designed to help you unwind before the start of semester 2.

Each activity offers a chance to pause, and do something good for your wellbeing. Tickets need to be booked separately for each event, so make sure to take a look at what’s on offer and secure your space! .

This Taoist Meditation Session will be hosted by our very own Buddhism and Meditation Soc and is taking place in James Hall.

The event will run from 6:00pm - 7:00 pm on Friday 6 February.

Tickets for this event are free but you will still need to reserve a ticket in advance.

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Six Nations screening in The Courtyard

Saturday 7 February 2026 4.30pm - 8.30pm

Organiser: York Students' Union
Location: The Courtyard, café and bar (Derwent College, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Watch the 2026 Guinness Men’s Six Nations fixtures from the comfort of The Courtyard!

Check out the screening dates and kick-off times below:

Saturday 7 February, 4.40pm: England Vs Wales

Saturday 14 February, 4.40pm: England Vs Scotland

Saturday 21 February, 2.10pm: England Vs Ireland

Saturday 7 March, 4.40pm: England Vs Italy

Saturday 14 March, 8.10pm: England Vs France

No need to book a ticket - just turn up and join the huddle!

Keep an eye out on our Instagram for the release of some exclusive food and drink deals

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Glitter

Saturday 7 February 2026 10pm - 11.45pm

Organiser: York Students' Union
Location: The Courtyard, café and bar (Derwent College, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

It’s time to let your hair down after exams, Glitter is back and glitzier than ever!

Join us for an unforgettable LGBTQ+ Late Night Drinks in The Courtyard during Welcome Back Week. Expect cheesy tunes and an incredible performance from Lois Carmen Denominator who will be bringing that all important glam to Glitter.

We also have some Glitter exclusive drinks deals including: a Double Vodka and mixer for the price of a Single!

With advance tickets just £3, do you have any excuse not to come along?

York Parties X Voodoo Events Platinum Card Holders can gain free access to this event by showing their card.

You will be asked for Student ID to attend this event and Challenge 25 will be in effect so please have regular ID as well.

Read York SU's ticket and refund policy.

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Watch the Super Bowl at The Courtyard

Saturday 7 February 2026 11.30pm - 11.45pm

Organiser: York Students' Union
Location: The Courtyard, café and bar (Derwent College, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

The Courtyard will be showing the incredible Super Bowl LX Showdown!

The 2026 NFL Super Bowl LX is being hosted at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, being streamed straight into The Courtyard, with kick-off scheduled at 11:30pm. The stream will also include the Super Bowl Half Time Show featuring Bad Bunny.

Whether you’re an American Football superfan or just enjoy some top quality sport, this is the place for you.

Keep an eye out on our Instagram for the release of some exclusive food and drink deals, and your chance to play our ‘spin to win’ challenge during the halftime show.

This screening is free to attend, but please register for a free ticket so we know how many football enthusiasts to expect.

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After Hours - Presented by CLUB CHUNKS

Monday 9 February 2026 10am - 11.30pm

Organiser: York Students' Union
Location: The Courtyard, café and bar (Derwent College, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Clear your schedules because CLUB CHUNKS is bringing a brand new club night to campus.

Introducing… After Hours!

CLUB CHUNKS are taking over The Courtyard to bring you a night of incredible DJ sets, so you can party all night long.

Expect an unforgettable night that matches the excitement of club events like Wednesday Salvos and Sunday Revs, featuring student DJs, new music and drink deals, right on your doorstep.

Free entry for platinum card holders.

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Time Management

Monday 9 February 2026 1pm - 2.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

In this workshop we share tips and tools for organising yourself to enable you to make the best use of time available.

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Postgraduate Online Open Day

Tuesday 10 February 2026 10am - 2pm

Organiser: Student Recruitment
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Whether you're an undergraduate thinking about studying a Masters degree or a postgraduate taught student considering a PhD, our Online Open Day is a great way to explore your options.

Join us from anywhere with an internet connection to hear directly from academic departments, support teams and current postgraduates.

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PGT Dissertation Writing: An Introduction

Tuesday 10 February 2026 3.30pm - 5pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Postgraduates

This workshop is for postgraduate taught students only. It will define what a dissertation is and show how it differs from other assignment types. It will then go to look at the opportunities writing a dissertation offers students and the academic skills that are needed to write one. Finally, it will briefly look at the different sections/chapters that can be included in dissertations and what type of information these sections/chapters typically contain.

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Confidence to Speak and Listen (COSAL)

Wednesday 11 February 2026 1.30pm - 3pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Academic Skills workshop room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Confidence to Speak and Listen workshops are open to all. They give you the chance to get to know others from different disciplines and to practise communicating. Each time we meet we engage in interactive activities involving your voice, your body and your ears! We discuss confidence from perspectives of both speaker and listener and identify communication strategies to take away and apply in different contexts. To get maximum benefit and build your confidence incrementally, we recommend coming to more than one workshop. These interactive sessions are not recorded. The content is different each time, as it is built by you on the day. Slides are not available.

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DIGITAL WEDNESDAYS: An introduction to useful digital tools available at York

Wednesday 11 February 2026 2pm - 4pm

Organiser: Digital Skills & Creativity Lab
Location: LFA/144 Academic Skills workshop room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

At York you have access to a wealth of software, from general 'Office' applications like Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 through to more specific programs to help you be organised or be creative. This session (aimed at all members of the University, however long you've been here) will provide an overview of some of the digital tools available that you might find useful, with a particular focus on applications for organising information, keeping track of your notes, working collaboratively, and keeping up to date. We will share some of our tips for making the best use of technology, and there'll be time to ask questions and share any of your own IT tips.

'You don't know what you don't know' Skills Guide

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Learn to code: Introduction to coding

Thursday 12 February 2026 10am - 12pm

Organiser: Digital Skills & Creativity Lab
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Want to know more about what computer coding is, how it works, and how you can start learning to code?

This introductory workshop is for anyone who is new to writing computer programs or learning coding languages. The workshop will look at useful coding concepts and some basics of the coding language Python to demonstrate these, and will cover:

• How computers work and how this applies to coding
• What are coding languages?
• Key concepts in coding, such as variables, loops, and data types
• How to get started with learning coding.

Coding Practical Guide

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10 tips for Video Editing (Online)

Thursday 12 February 2026 1pm - 2pm

Organiser: Digital Skills & Creativity Lab
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

10 tips for Video Editing

In this quick-fire online webinar, we'll be going over our 10 ten tips for creating and editing videos, from creating and gathering video material to exporting a completed project. Whether you're creating videos for social media, making films to promote your work, or working with short videos for any other purpose, come along to this session to learn about our recommendations for how to get started and what to remember. We will also signpost further resources and training available from the Creativity Lab.

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Beginners Guide to Quantitative Data Analysis

Thursday 12 February 2026 2pm - 3.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

This beginner-friendly workshop is designed for those who are collecting or working with quantitative data. We'll guide you through the essential steps of planning your data analysis - from clarifying research questions and identifying variable types, to selecting the most appropriate statistical tests. Whether you're just starting your project or preparing to analyse your dataset, this session will help you build confidence, avoid common mistakes, and make informed decisions about your analysis. No prior statistics knowledge is required.

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Learn to code: Introduction to programming with Python (a 2 week course)

Friday 13 February 2026 10am - 12pm

Organiser: Digital Skills & Creativity Lab
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Looking to start learning Python?

This introductory hands-on 2 week course gets you familiar with the coding language Python and using Python for basic data analysis and visualisation. Over the two 2-hour long sessions, you will learn the basics of how to:

• Start using Python in notebooks
• Create variables and work with data types
• Process data, from analysis to data visualisation
• Repeat actions with loops and use decisions in your code
• Use functions to improve your programs
• Deal with errors

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Note-making for Reading: What It Is and How to Do It

Friday 13 February 2026 11am - 12.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

It is important that both reading and note-making are done with a clear purpose. This workshop will introduce a number of different note-making systems/methods and show how these can be used effectively as a bridge between academic reading and writing. Please find related online resources here: https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/skills/reading

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Academic Reading: What It Is and How to Do It

Monday 16 February 2026 1pm - 2.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Learning to read academic texts more effectively, by reading actively, critically, and purposefully, is the focus of this session. You will also learn strategies to reduce the time you spend reading. Please find related online resources here: https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/skills/reading

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Samurai

Monday 16 February 2026 6.30pm - 7.30pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Location: RCH/037 Lecture Theatre (Ron Cooke Hub, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

Everyone recognises the figure of the samurai - a global icon of the fearless, virtuous warrior. But how much of the legend is true?

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3D capture with Photogrammetry

Tuesday 17 February 2026 10am - 12pm

Organiser: Digital Skills & Creativity Lab
Location: LFA/103 Creativity Lab (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Have you ever come across a detailed 3D model of a real object and wondered how it was made? In this hands-on session, you’ll discover how a series of standard photographs, combined with some software magic, can be transformed into a 3D digital model—a process known as photogrammetry.

We’ll start by photographing a university sculpture and sharing some top tips for capturing great images. Then, you’ll get a chance to process the photos yourself. Along the way, we’ll explore what to do when things don’t go quite as planned and share helpful tricks to refine and tidy up your model for viewing.

This session will show you how to digitize objects related to your work or study and demonstrate how 3D scans can captivate and engage audiences with the unique aspects of your research or interests.

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Academic posters: Designing posters in PowerPoint

Tuesday 17 February 2026 1pm - 3pm

Organiser: Digital Skills & Creativity Lab
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Informative posters are a popular way to share research findings and other information at conferences and exhibitions. There are many desktop publishing applications you could use to design posters but in this session we'll demonstrate Microsoft PowerPoint: although intended for presentations, it shares many features with other publishing applications and generally has the advantage of familiarity, making it a popular and effective choice for poster design.

In this session we’ll look at the design principles behind what makes a successful poster, and how to configure PowerPoint for the creation of both large-format printed posters and virtual poster presentations. We'll look at how to plan your layout, and how to make best use of images and text in your design.

Academic Posters Practical Guide

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Confidence to Speak and Listen (COSAL)

Wednesday 18 February 2026 1.30pm - 3pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Academic Skills workshop room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Confidence to Speak and Listen workshops are open to all. They give you the chance to get to know others from different disciplines and to practise communicating. Each time we meet we engage in interactive activities involving your voice, your body and your ears! We discuss confidence from perspectives of both speaker and listener and identify communication strategies to take away and apply in different contexts. To get maximum benefit and build your confidence incrementally, we recommend coming to more than one workshop. These interactive sessions are not recorded. The content is different each time, as it is built by you on the day. Slides are not available.

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Choosing the Right Statistical Software for You

Thursday 19 February 2026 2pm - 3pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

This session is designed for those who are unsure which statistical software best suits their research needs. We'll provide a clear, practical comparison of SPSS, R, and Stata, covering core features, accessibility, and pros and cons of each. Whether you're just getting started or considering switching tools, this workshop will help you make an informed choice based on your skills, project type, and long-term goals. We’ll also share helpful resources for getting started with each platform.

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UG Dissertation Writing 1: Introduction and Literature Review

Friday 20 February 2026 11am - 12.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: virtual event
Open to: Everyone

We will look at the opening section of your dissertation, introduce the main components to include, and talk about how we use literature in our dissertation. How much reading should you do? How do we find the useful information quickly and efficiently? What do we class as a reliable source? How do we incorporate our reading into our own work and acknowledge the source?

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Wrestling with your reading list: How to read online books and articles

Friday 20 February 2026 1pm - 2.30pm

Organiser: Digital Skills & Creativity Lab
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Whether preparing for your seminar, revising for an exam or researching an assignment, you're likely to have to do some reading. And that means dealing with your reading list, the library catalogue, a publisher platform - or all three! If this seems daunting - don't worry, we're here to help. This session is designed to help you understand your reading list, get the most from the library catalogue and learn how to use publisher platforms to get the texts you need in the file formats you prefer.

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Confidence to Present

Monday 23 February 2026 1pm - 2.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Academic Skills workshop room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Your presentation may be well put together, but can you present it effectively? In this interactive workshop we discuss and practise some of the delivery skills needed to communicate your work to an audience, be that through a PPT or an academic poster presentation.

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Blender: Part 1 & Part 2 (ONLINE)

Tuesday 24 February 2026 10am - 12pm

Organiser: Digital Skills & Creativity Lab
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Interested in how more complex 3D models are created from scratch?

Blender is a free, open-source and advanced tool for creating detailed 3D models and is widely used for many purposes, from video games to 3D printing. In this two-week course, we will explore how to get started with this tool and explore some of brilliant ways it can be used to help your study, teaching or research. We will cover:

• Key tools and keyboard shortcuts for getting started
• Using automated tools to make changes to models
• Lots of practice in creating your own objects from scratch
• Creating a number of parts and putting them together

On signing up to this session, you are signing up for two two-hour sessions, with the second session held the same time the following week:

Session 1 takes place on Tuesday 4 November 2025, 3pm - 5pm Session 2 takes place on Tuesday 11 November 2025, 3pm - 5pm

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Organise your life with Google!

Tuesday 24 February 2026 1pm - 2.30pm

Organiser: Digital Skills & Creativity Lab
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Sort your life out!

Join us for this session as we share tips on how to use Google’s tools to help you stay organised. Whether it’s using note taking apps to stay on top of your to-do list, managing your time effectively in Google Calendar, staying on top of your emails or organising your files in Google Drive, we’ve got you covered.

We will look at helping you get organised with:

• Gmail
• Google Calendar
• Google Keep
• Google Tasks
• Google Drive
• Google Chrome
• Google Contacts.

Google Workspace: a Practical Guide

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DIGITAL WEDNESDAYS: A student’s guide to using generative AI at York

Wednesday 25 February 2026 1pm - 2pm

Organiser: Digital Skills & Creativity Lab
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Generative artificial intelligence (or AI for short) is being talked about and used all around us, including in universities. In this hour-long bitesized session, the first in a series of AI-related sessions, we will take a look at what generative AI actually is and which generative AI tools are available for students to use at York. We’ll then delve into the advantages, disadvantages, and ethical conundrums that have arisen from generative AI, including false authorship, copyright, and training data. Can we trust the outputs that generative AI gives us? And is it going to take over the world?

This session will be particularly useful for taught students but is open to anyone at the University.

Generative AI: a Practical Guide

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Confidence to Speak and Listen (COSAL)

Wednesday 25 February 2026 1.30pm - 3pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Academic Skills workshop room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Confidence to Speak and Listen workshops are open to all. They give you the chance to get to know others from different disciplines and to practise communicating. Each time we meet we engage in interactive activities involving your voice, your body and your ears! We discuss confidence from perspectives of both speaker and listener and identify communication strategies to take away and apply in different contexts. To get maximum benefit and build your confidence incrementally, we recommend coming to more than one workshop. These interactive sessions are not recorded. The content is different each time, as it is built by you on the day. Slides are not available.

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Psychoanalysis as moral education

Wednesday 25 February 2026 5pm - 6.30pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Location: SLB/118 Lecture Theatre (Spring Lane Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Adam Phillips Lecture

The second in a series of three lectures this year by Visiting Professor Adam Phillips, writer and psychoanalyst.

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