Student events

Starbucks Christmas Specials ✨☕

Friday 7 November 2025 - Sunday 4 January 2026

Organiser: Eat, Shop And Drink
Open to: Everyone

5 November to 5 January 2026 Get into the festive spirit with our limited-edition Starbucks Christmas drinks, now available at The Link Café and Piazza Starbucks!

Choose from Toffee Nut Latte, Toffee Nut Frappuccino, or Hot Chocolate, there’s a little cup of Christmas waiting for you on campus. 🎅🎁

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Buy your very own Christmas Quacker 🦆🎄

Wednesday 19 November 2025 - Friday 12 December 2025

Organiser: Eat, Shop And Drink
Open to: Everyone

Our limited edition Christmas Duck Teddy is now available to buy! Purchase yours online at merchandise.york.ac.uk or from our Official Merchandise Store located at Market Square whilst stock lasts.

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Warm, Nutty and Wonderfully Festive ❄️☕

Thursday 20 November 2025 - Saturday 3 January 2026

Organiser: Eat, Shop And Drink
Open to: Everyone

Our winter warmer hot drinks are now available in our York Emporium outlets! y

Warm up with our Macadamia Latte, Macadamia Dark Hot Chocolate or Macadamia White Hot Chocolate! With whipped cream and a chocolate drizzle. Add marshmallows for an extra 50p.

Available until 2 January 2026 at: York Sport Café, Hub Café, Library Café, Vanbrugh Café, Derwent Café and Roger Kirk Centre Café.

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Glitter - Christmas Sparkle

Wednesday 26 November 2025 2pm - Saturday 6 December 2025 10pm

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

After two unforgettable nights, Glitter is back for one final time before Christmas - and this time, it’s a festive celebration you won’t want to miss.

Join us for another iconic LGBTQ+ night at The Courtyard!

Expect an evening full of cheesy festive tunes, delicious drinks deals, and special guest performer Crudi Dench, who is guaranteed to have you singing and dancing all night long.

Festive Drinks Deals:

2 Glitter Cocktails for £8

Double vodka mixers for £2.50

Tickets:

£3 advance tickets

£2 Regulars tickets for returning Glitter fans

Free entry for York Parties X Voodoo Events Platinum Card holders (show your card at the door)

Student ID will be required for entry. Challenge 25 will be in effect, so please bring valid ID.

York SU’s full ticket and refund policy is available at: https://yorksu.org/documents/refund-policy

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Too Wonderful To Waste

Friday 28 November 2025 - Friday 12 December 2025

Organiser: York Students' Union
Location: The Kitchen at Alcuin (Alcuin College, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

York SU and University campus venues are partnering up to support you to access free food and limit food waste.

Food that would be going to waste due to venue opening hours will be distributed from The Kitchen at Alcuin every Friday during semester, 4pm - 5pm.

No need to book, just turn up.

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Roman Raid 2026

Monday 1 December 2025 12pm - Tuesday 3 February 2026 10.15pm

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

Friday 5 December 2025 11.30am - 1pm

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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Christmas Market

Friday 5 December 2025 1pm - 4pm

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

Get into the festive spirit at our Christmas Market!

Peruse stalls from students and local businesses, with a drink and a bite to eat - and finish that Christmas shopping.

Entry is free!

Find all event details on the York SU website.

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Private housing drop in session

Friday 5 December 2025 2pm - 4pm

Organiser: Student Hub
Location: Harry Fairhurst Building (University Library, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Got questions or concerns about private housing? Whether you're house-hunting or already renting in the private sector, come along to our weekly drop-in session with the Student Housing Adviser.

This is an informal, friendly space where you can chat about anything related to private housing - from understanding contracts to resolving issues with landlords or letting agents.

📍 Library 🕑 Weekly session 📌 No booking required – just drop in

Location: LFA/142 (Minster), Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West, University of York

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Searching the literature more effectively: comparing traditional and AI strategies

Friday 5 December 2025 2pm - 3pm

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

Can generative AI help with the task of finding academic, peer-reviewed literature relating to an assessment or research project? Can it assist if you wanted to find all the news articles that mention a specific topic or person (for instance, John Bowes Morrell)?

Come along to this one-hour session where we will critically examine the effectiveness of using generative AI tools for finding relevant information for an essay, dissertation, or other research project, whilst also considering how generative AI approaches compare to traditional, non-AI search tools and resources.

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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Theatre Show - Antigone

Friday 5 December 2025 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Organiser: School of ACT Events
Location: TFTV/041 Scenic Stage Theatre (Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media Building, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

In ancient Thebes, Antigone has just witnessed both of her brothers duel to the death. When the new King Kreon honours one brother with a royal burial, and condemns the other to a traitor’s grave, Antigone must make a choice. Will she bow to the laws of man, or risk everything to fight for what she believes?

Content warnings: Strong language, flashing lights, mentions of incest, depiction of death and blood.

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Theatre Show - Antigone

Saturday 6 December 2025 2.30pm - 4.30pm

Organiser: School of ACT Events
Location: TFTV/041 Scenic Stage Theatre (Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media Building, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

In ancient Thebes, Antigone has just witnessed both of her brothers duel to the death. When the new King Kreon honours one brother with a royal burial, and condemns the other to a traitor’s grave, Antigone must make a choice. Will she bow to the laws of man, or risk everything to fight for what she believes?

Content warnings: Strong language, flashing lights, mentions of incest, depiction of death and blood.

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The Fight Before Christmas

Saturday 6 December 2025 7pm - 11pm

Organiser: York Students' Union
Location: Central Hall (Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

York SU, in conjunction with the University of York MMA Club, presents The Fight Before Christmas!

Join us for the biggest fight night on campus, featuring Muay Thai and K1 fights from York fighters facing off against competitors from other UK Universities.

Our Fight Nights are a chance to dress up, walk our red carpet and get your photos snapped with your squad. Don’t forget to grab a drink at the bar, before taking your seats to get the best view of the action!

This event is included within all York SU X College Welcome Bundles. Please do not purchase a ticket if you have a bundle ticket.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Fight Before Christmas!

Please note that whilst we aim for a full card of ten fights, the total number of fights may change in the event that fighters don’t make weight or pass medical inspection.

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Theatre Show - The Penelopiad

Saturday 6 December 2025 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Organiser: School of ACT Events
Location: TFTV/041 Scenic Stage Theatre (Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media Building, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

Take a seat in the underworld. But be warned, the truth isn't pretty.

For centuries, Penelope has been known as nothing more than Odysseus’ perfect wife. Now she’s here to set the record straight. The problem is, she's not the only one with a story to tell.

In this tragically relevant retelling, written by Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid’s Tale), Penelope's twelve murdered maids interrupt her truth with haunting songs of their own. Refusing to let their voices go unheard, they challenge audiences to ask: who has the power to tell their story?

Performed by an all-female ensemble, this production puts long-silenced voices centre stage. Witty and satirical, The Penelopiad breathes new political urgency into the legend you thought you knew.

So, why not join us on a journey to the underworld?

Book your tickets now – 2 nights only!

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Wentworth Christmas Tree Decorating and Mince Pies

Monday 8 December 2025 3pm - 5pm

Organiser: Wentworth
Location: B/R/016 Wentworth Graduate College Hub (Biology Building, Campus West)
Open to: Postgraduates

'Tis the season! - Join us Monday 8th December at 3pm as we get into the festive spirit and decorate the Wentworth Common room and the shiny new christmas tree! We'll be making the space look extra festive with plenty of tinsel, and playing the best christmas tunes!

We'll have hot chocolate and mince pies too, so be sure to come and join us to kickstart the festive season!

Christmas Dinner at Piazza Restaurant🎄✨

Monday 8 December 2025 5.30pm - 7.15pm

Organiser: Eat, Shop And Drink
Location: Piazza Restaurant (Piazza Building, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

Get into the festive spirit with a traditional Christmas dinner served at Piazza Restaurant from Monday 8 to Friday 12 December, available 5.30pm to 7.15pm each evening.

Tuck into all your seasonal favourites, from roast turkey and gammon to veggie mains, sprouts, roasties and classic festive desserts.

Prices:

• Soup and a roll – £3.00
• 1 course – £9.85
• 2 courses – £12.60
• 3 courses – £15.60

No booking needed. Come along and enjoy a warm, festive meal! See the full menu online 🎄✨

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Just Earth

Monday 8 December 2025 5.30pm - 7.45pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Open to: Everyone

Tony Juniper Christmas lecture

Venue: Merchant Taylors' Hall, Aldwark, York

Delve into the concept of Just Earth and how we all play a part in shaping our environment for future generations.

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Jazz Night

Monday 8 December 2025 8pm - 11.30pm

Organiser: Vanbrugh
Location: Vanbrugh Arms
Open to: Everyone

Vanbrugh's legendary jazz night. Every Monday in the Vanbrugh Arms from 8pm.

Model a 3D festive decoration

Tuesday 9 December 2025 10am - 12pm

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

Get into the Christmas spirit with our hands-on Design Your Own Digital Christmas Decoration workshop at the Creativity Lab!

Learn basic 3D modelling skills and bring your festive ideas to life by designing your own Christmas decoration 3D model. We’ll show you how to turn a 2D object into 3D and give you information on a range of free-to-use 3D modelling tools & software. You will also take a tour of our 3D printing makerspace, YorCreate to learn how 3D models come to life as 3D prints.

IMPORTANT: Please note, for health & safety reasons a separate 1-hour induction is required to use the YorCreate 3D Printing space outside of this session. You can book your YorCreate induction place separately here.

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Wentworth Brunch

Tuesday 9 December 2025 11am - 12pm

Organiser: Wentworth
Location: B/R/016 Wentworth Graduate College Hub (Biology Building, Campus West)
Open to: Postgraduates/Wentworth

Join us for a FREE postgraduate brunch!

Croissants, Pain Au Chocolat, and Fresh Fruit while stocks last as well as tea and coffee.

First come, first served!

Toastie Tuesday

Tuesday 9 December 2025 11.45am - 1.15pm

Organiser: James
Open to: James

Free toasties with a range of fillings, available every Tuesday from 11:45 to 13:15 in The Lodge.

Responding to domestic abuse: Lessons from Greater Manchester and Victoria

Tuesday 9 December 2025 12pm - 1pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Vulnerability and Policing Futures Research Centre Lecture

This webinar shares findings from the ‘Policing, Vulnerabilities and Domestic Abuse: Victims, Perpetrators, Interventions’ research project.

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PGT Dissertation Writing: An Introduction

Tuesday 9 December 2025 12.30pm - 2pm

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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Learn to code: Fun ways of coding with Python

Tuesday 9 December 2025 2pm - 4pm

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

Want to get started learning to code with Python, but not interested in focusing on data analysis?

In this introductory workshop, we will write Python code to tell simple jokes, calculate expenditure, and make quizzes, all to help us learn important Python concepts and syntax. We will also look at how you can use Python libraries to build even more functionality with Python, like connecting to AI services, making games, and generating Pokemon.

Coding Practical Guide

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Capitalism, conflict and the climate emergency: How fossil fuel politics have shaped inequality and violence

Tuesday 9 December 2025 4pm - 7pm

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

IGDC Annual Lecture

At this year's IGDC Annual Lecture, Adam Hanieh examines the Middle East’s central role in today’s fossil-fuel-centered world and the accelerating climate emergency, drawing on his recent books Crude Capitalism (Verso, 2024) and Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine (Verso, 2025, co-authored with Rafeef Ziadah and Robert Knox).

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Christmas Dinner at Piazza Restaurant🎄✨

Tuesday 9 December 2025 5.30pm - 7.15pm

Organiser: Eat, Shop And Drink
Location: Piazza Restaurant (Piazza Building, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

Get into the festive spirit with a traditional Christmas dinner served at Piazza Restaurant from Monday 8 to Friday 12 December, available 5.30pm to 7.15pm each evening.

Tuck into all your seasonal favourites, from roast turkey and gammon to veggie mains, sprouts, roasties and classic festive desserts.

Prices:

• Soup and a roll – £3.00
• 1 course – £9.85
• 2 courses – £12.60
• 3 courses – £15.60

No booking needed. Come along and enjoy a warm, festive meal! See the full menu online 🎄✨

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[Online Event] Wentworth Academic: The Art of Presenting: From Nervous to Natural

Wednesday 10 December 2025 9am - 10am

Organiser: Wentworth
Location: online
Open to: Postgraduates

For postgrads! An online session looking at the art of overcoming presentation anxiety and creating great presentations.

In this session we will look at strategies for overcoming presentation anxiety and becoming a more confident speaker. We will also delve into the art of creating compelling presentations that keep your audience engaged and informed.

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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Reading More Effectively: Comparing Traditional and AI Strategies

Wednesday 10 December 2025 10.30am - 12pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Can generative AI enhance our reading efficiency? This workshop will compare traditional academic reading strategies with techniques for utilising generative AI tools to support with reading.

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DIGITAL WEDNESDAYS: Data visualisation: All I got for Christmas was this stupid graph

Wednesday 10 December 2025 2pm - 4pm

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

How you present your data has a massive impact on audience understanding and engagement. Using different data visualisations can also provide you with new insights into your data findings.

In this workshop we will take a festive look at some of the main principles for working with data, from cleaning messy data and getting it into a processable state to the creation of effective charts and infographics.

Data: Data visualisation

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Getting Started with RStudio

Wednesday 10 December 2025 2pm - 4pm

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

This workshop will introduce you to the RStudio interface, and writing R code to import, manage and plot data. Suitable for people who have not done any computer coding before, but would like to use RStudio in the future to carry out statistical analyses.

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Palladio's Quattro libri, or how Palladio succeeded in making himself famous

Wednesday 10 December 2025 5pm - 7pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Location: BS/104 Meeting Room (Tree House) (Berrick Saul Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

History of Art Research Seminar

Palladio's Four Books of Architecture is an artfully composed treatise that manipulated sources and misrepresented his work to secure his fame and an architectural agenda.

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Christmas Dinner at Piazza Restaurant🎄✨

Wednesday 10 December 2025 5.30pm - 7.15pm

Organiser: Eat, Shop And Drink
Location: Piazza Restaurant (Piazza Building, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

Get into the festive spirit with a traditional Christmas dinner served at Piazza Restaurant from Monday 8 to Friday 12 December, available 5.30pm to 7.15pm each evening.

Tuck into all your seasonal favourites, from roast turkey and gammon to veggie mains, sprouts, roasties and classic festive desserts.

Prices:

• Soup and a roll – £3.00
• 1 course – £9.85
• 2 courses – £12.60
• 3 courses – £15.60

No booking needed. Come along and enjoy a warm, festive meal! See the full menu online 🎄✨

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Werewolf

Wednesday 10 December 2025 6pm - 10pm

Organiser: Vanbrugh
Location: PVV/003 The Warren (Vanbrugh College, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Play werewolf, the classic game of deception in The Warren every Wednesday.

Labour Movements and Movements of Labour in Britain and its Empire

Wednesday 10 December 2025 6pm - 8pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Location: K/122 - Huntingdon Room (King's Manor)
Open to: Everyone

Join us for a joint launch event for two recent books by historians at the University of York: Laura Forster’s The Paris Commune in Britain and Purba Hossain's Voices from Calcutta: Indian Indenture in the Age of Abolition.

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Collaborating with architects

Thursday 11 December 2025 5.30pm - 6.30pm

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

York School of Architecture Christmas Lecture

We’re excited to invite you to our Christmas Evening Lecture, taking place in lecture theatre 037 at the Ron Cooke Hub, a £21 million project that acts as a nucleus for ideas, bringing together students, researchers, staff and members of the wider community.

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Christmas Dinner on Campus🎄✨

Thursday 11 December 2025 5.30pm - 7.15pm

Organiser: Eat, Shop And Drink
Location: Derwent Dining (Derwent College, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Get into the festive spirit with a traditional Christmas dinner served across campus on Monday 8 December, available from 5.30pm to 7.15pm.

Join us in the Roger Kirk Centre Galleria, Derwent Dining or Vanbrugh Dining and enjoy all your seasonal favourites, from roast turkey and gammon to veggie mains, sprouts, roasties and classic festive desserts.

• Soup and a roll - £3.00
• 1 course - £9.85
• 2 courses - £12.60
• 3 courses - £15.60

No booking needed – just come along and enjoy a warm, festive meal! Head to the website to see the full menu 🎄✨

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Christmas Dinner on Campus🎄✨

Thursday 11 December 2025 5.30pm - 7.15pm

Organiser: Eat, Shop And Drink
Location: Vanbrugh Dining
Open to: Everyone

Get into the festive spirit with a traditional Christmas dinner served across campus on Monday 8 December, available from 5.30pm to 7.15pm.

Join us in the Roger Kirk Centre Galleria, Derwent Dining or Vanbrugh Dining and enjoy all your seasonal favourites, from roast turkey and gammon to veggie mains, sprouts, roasties and classic festive desserts.

• Soup and a roll - £3.00
• 1 course - £9.85
• 2 courses - £12.60
• 3 courses - £15.60

No booking needed – just come along and enjoy a warm, festive meal! Head to the website to see the full menu 🎄✨

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Christmas Dinner at Piazza Restaurant🎄✨

Thursday 11 December 2025 5.30pm - 7.15pm

Organiser: Eat, Shop And Drink
Location: Piazza Restaurant (Piazza Building, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

Get into the festive spirit with a traditional Christmas dinner served at Piazza Restaurant from Monday 8 to Friday 12 December, available 5.30pm to 7.15pm each evening.

Tuck into all your seasonal favourites, from roast turkey and gammon to veggie mains, sprouts, roasties and classic festive desserts.

Prices:

• Soup and a roll – £3.00
• 1 course – £9.85
• 2 courses – £12.60
• 3 courses – £15.60

No booking needed. Come along and enjoy a warm, festive meal! See the full menu online 🎄✨

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Christmas Dinner on Campus🎄✨

Thursday 11 December 2025 5.30pm - 7.15pm

Organiser: Eat, Shop And Drink
Location: Roger Kirk Centre Galleria Restaurant (James College, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Get into the festive spirit with a traditional Christmas dinner served across campus on Monday 8 December, available from 5.30pm to 7.15pm.

Join us in the Roger Kirk Centre Galleria, Derwent Dining or Vanbrugh Dining and enjoy all your seasonal favourites, from roast turkey and gammon to veggie mains, sprouts, roasties and classic festive desserts.

• Soup and a roll - £3.00
• 1 course - £9.85
• 2 courses - £12.60
• 3 courses - £15.60

No booking needed – just come along and enjoy a warm, festive meal! Head to the website to see the full menu 🎄✨

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POSTGRADUATE SOUP! (Free food!)

Thursday 11 December 2025 5.30pm - 6.30pm

Organiser: Wentworth
Location: B/R/016 Wentworth Graduate College Hub (Biology Building, Campus West)
Open to: Postgraduates/Wentworth

Free food!

Join us in the Wentworth Postgraduate Hub (B/R/016) for hot soup, or a hot drink (coffee, tea, chai, hot chocolate...) and biscuits, and a relaxed chat with the college team and other Postgraduates!

Ragnarok

Friday 12 December 2025 12pm - 11pm

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

Thursday 12 December | Courtyard | Free Entry

The ravens are whispering once again of the All-Father’s return. Strange lights dance across the campus skies, and the sound of distant drums echoes through the cold night air. The great halls of Derwent tremble and Central Hall is glistening with frost.

Ragnarok is returning. The ultimate Christmas celebration.

Join us in The Courtyard on Thursday 12 December as we raise our horns to toast the end of Semester One with a day (and night) of festive chaos and divine drink deals!

Get ready to enjoy...

25% off all food and drink

£2.00 pints of Carling Lager and Thatcher’s Juicy Apple Cider

As darkness falls, prepare for CLUB CHUNKS to provide an epic soundtrack to your Raganarok experience.

This event is free to attend, but please register for your free ticket so we know how many festive spirits to summon (and how many drinks to pour).

Your free ticket guarantees entry until 4pm. Walk-ins welcome any time dependent on capacity.

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Creating Interactive Graphs in RStudio

Friday 12 December 2025 12pm - 1pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

This session will cover how to make interactive graphs in RStudio. You will learn how to go beyond simple bar or scatter graphs, and make them more interesting, such as animating a graph, building 3D graphs, and creating a moving gif of your graph. Suitable for people who have used RStudio previously and would like to create interactive graphs from their data in the future.

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Private housing drop in session

Friday 12 December 2025 2pm - 4pm

Organiser: Student Hub
Location: Harry Fairhurst Building (University Library, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Got questions or concerns about private housing? Whether you're house-hunting or already renting in the private sector, come along to our weekly drop-in session with the Student Housing Adviser.

This is an informal, friendly space where you can chat about anything related to private housing - from understanding contracts to resolving issues with landlords or letting agents.

📍 Library 🕑 Weekly session 📌 No booking required – just drop in

Location: LFA/142 (Minster), Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West, University of York

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Christmas Dinner at Piazza Restaurant🎄✨

Friday 12 December 2025 5.30pm - 7.15pm

Organiser: Eat, Shop And Drink
Location: Piazza Restaurant (Piazza Building, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

Get into the festive spirit with a traditional Christmas dinner served at Piazza Restaurant from Monday 8 to Friday 12 December, available 5.30pm to 7.15pm each evening.

Tuck into all your seasonal favourites, from roast turkey and gammon to veggie mains, sprouts, roasties and classic festive desserts.

Prices:

• Soup and a roll – £3.00
• 1 course – £9.85
• 2 courses – £12.60
• 3 courses – £15.60

No booking needed. Come along and enjoy a warm, festive meal! See the full menu online 🎄✨

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Wentworth Christmas Crafternoon: Christmas Decoration Making!

Monday 15 December 2025 1pm - 3pm

Organiser: Wentworth
Location: B/R/016 Wentworth Graduate College Hub (Biology Building, Campus West)
Open to: Wentworth

Come and make some Christmas tree decorations to decorate your flat with! We will provide the materials but please feel free to bring your own to make it unique! You can bring newspapers, old book pages, or even your own patterned/coloured papers.

We'll be making the Wentworth Hub cozy and Christmasy - with plenty of mince pies and cocoa, as well as festive music to get us in the mood!

Limited spots so please make sure you book a spot here.

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Wentworth Brunch

Tuesday 16 December 2025 11am - 12pm

Organiser: Wentworth
Location: B/R/016 Wentworth Graduate College Hub (Biology Building, Campus West)
Open to: Postgraduates/Wentworth

Join us for a FREE postgraduate brunch!

Croissants, Pain Au Chocolat, and Fresh Fruit while stocks last as well as tea and coffee.

First come, first served!

Exam Revision: Science/Maths

Wednesday 17 December 2025 10am - 11am

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Strategies for effective revision skills that will work for you. We will cover revision skills hints and tips, useful resources and time management specifically for Science, Maths and calculation-based questions.

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Exam Revision: Short Answers and Essay Questions

Wednesday 17 December 2025 11am - 12pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Strategies for effective revision skills that will work for you. We will cover revision skills hints and tips, useful resources and time management specifically for essay and long-answer questions.

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PG Good Soup + Toasties (Free food!)

Thursday 18 December 2025 5.30pm - 6.30pm

Organiser: Wentworth
Location: B/R/016 Wentworth Graduate College Hub (Biology Building, Campus West)
Open to: Postgraduates/Wentworth

Free food!

Join us in the Wentworth Postgraduate Hub (B/R/016) for hot cheese toasties, the usual soup, or a hot drink (coffee, tea, chai, hot chocolate...) and biscuits, and a relaxed chat with the college team and other Postgraduates!

Wentworth Christmas Movie Marathon!

Friday 19 December 2025 1pm - 7pm

Organiser: Wentworth
Location: B/R/016 Wentworth Graduate College Hub (Biology Building, Campus West)
Open to: Postgraduates

A full afternoon of Christmas Movies!!

Join us in B/R/016 for a fun start to your festive holiday!

On Friday 19th December we'll be screening Christmas classics all afternoon! We'll start with 'THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL' at 1pm. We'll then watch ELF at 3pm, and then DIE HARD at 5pm.

We'll be providing popcorn, festive snacks and drinks - so just come down and join us for some festive cheer!

Wentworth Christmas Quiz Night

Monday 22 December 2025 6pm - 9pm

Organiser: Wentworth
Location: B/R/016 Wentworth Graduate College Hub (Biology Building, Campus West)
Open to: Wentworth

A fun test of knowledge and smarts with a festive twist - come along for laughs and some challenging questions at Wentworth's Postgraduate Festive Quiz Night!

Teams will be up to six people, we'll have plenty of snacks and the winners get a prize!

Location: the Wentworth College Hub B/R/016 (The Wentworth Hub doesn't have a bar, so be sure to bring your own drinks if you want to get in the pub-quiz spirit!)

This is a postgrad only event, and entry is free - just come along and join a team!

Wentworth Christmas Brunch

Tuesday 23 December 2025 11am - 12pm

Organiser: Wentworth
Location: B/R/016 Wentworth Graduate College Hub (Biology Building, Campus West)
Open to: Postgraduates/Wentworth

Join us for a FREE Christmas themed brunch!

We'll have the usual Croissants, Pain Au Chocolat, and Fresh Fruit, with a few more festive treats thrown in for good measure - as well as tea and coffee!

First come, first served!