Student events

Starbucks Summer Drink Specials☀️🥤

Monday 16 March 2026 - Wednesday 16 September 2026

Organiser: Eat, Shop And Drink
Open to: Everyone

The famous Starbucks favourite Iced Brown Sugar Oat Shaken Espresso is back on campus, and with a brand new friend… introducing the Iced White Mocha Oat Shaken Espresso!! 🍫🧊

Available until 6 September, we’re serving the two delicious Starbucks iced shaken espresso drinks at Link Café and Piazza Restaurant.

Creamy, smooth and shaken to perfection - perfect coffee break for warmer days on campus.

🐣 The Easter Egg Hunt!

Tuesday 17 March 2026 - Tuesday 31 March 2026

Organiser: Eat, Shop And Drink
Open to: Everyone

Explore campus and hunt for hidden prizes. From 17 March, we’ll be hiding Easter Egg Hunt stickers all around campus - and if you find one, you could win a sweet treat… or even a £50 voucher.

Here’s how it works:

1. Search around campus for Easter Egg stickers
2. Each sticker will tell you if you’ve won, what you’ve won, and how to claim it
3. Take your winning sticker to Market Square Store or Nisa Kimberlow to collect your prize

Prizes include: 🍫 Easter eggs 🥚 Creme Eggs 💳 A £50 voucher

Want a little help finding them? 📍 Follow us on Instagram @uoyeatshopdrink for location clues and hints about where stickers might be hiding.

The hunt starts 17 March - but be quick… once the stickers are gone, they’re gone!

Good luck, happy hunting, and may the best egg-splorer win 🐰✨

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UG Dissertation Writing 3: Discussion & Conclusion

Friday 20 March 2026 11am - 12.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Undergraduates

This final session explores how we discuss our results and bring everything together in a compelling 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.

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Clay Ghost Making (Neurodiversity Celebration Week)

Friday 20 March 2026 1pm - 3pm

Organiser: Campus East Colleges
Open to: Anne Lister/Constantine/Goodricke/David Kato/Langwith

Join us for clay ghost modelling and painting in the Kato Hub on Monday 20 March from 13:00-15:00!

York SU Elections Results Night

Friday 20 March 2026 7.30pm - 10pm

Organiser: York Students' Union
Location: D/L/028 Lecture Theatre (Hendrix Hall) (Derwent L Block, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for… it’s time to find out who will be your York SU Sabbatical Officers for the next academic year!

This event is free but please reserve a ticket.

Join us in Hendrix Hall on Friday 20 March from 8pm to meet your new Sabbatical Officer team. With exclusive interviews from URY and some delicious themed cocktails, it’s the perfect way to spend your Friday evening.

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Community Cafe

Monday 23 March 2026 11.30am - 1pm

Organiser: Campus West Colleges
Open to: Everyone

All are welcome at our weekly community cafe in the Derwent GCR - every Monday from 11:30-13:00. Join Colleges staff and the College Wellbeing Officers and connect with students from across the university over tea, coffee, and snacks. If you are still adjusting to university life, it is a great place to feel part of the Colleges community.

How to Get a First (All UGs)

Monday 23 March 2026 1pm - 2.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Undergraduates

This workshop helps you decide where to focus your energies to enable you to move from good to even better in your academic work. If you are aiming high, you will get ideas for what markers might see in your work to convince them your work deserves that top grade.

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Why does moving beyond growth require moving beyond capitalism (and how might we get there)?

Monday 23 March 2026 5pm - 6.30pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Location: ARC/014 Alan Maynard Auditorium (Alcuin Research Resource Centre, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

The York Policy Engine (TYPE) Lecture

Join us to hear from Dr Donnie Maclurcan, Director of Strategy for the Post Growth Institute, who will explore the hidden reasons post-growth futures must be post-capitalist, and how a transition to a post-growth economy represents our best option in response to the threat of social and ecological collapse. Come ready for an experiential presentation, where the diagnosis of what's problematic opens unexpected possibilities for systems change that can involve us all.

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Postgraduate Student Social

Monday 23 March 2026 6pm - 9pm

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

Postgraduate Student Social!

Join us for a fun evening in the Wentworth College Hub for food, games and music! Whether you’re looking to meet new people, chill out after a day of hard PG graft, or just wanting to enjoy good company and some free snacks and drinks - this is a welcoming environment for you to connect with fellow PGs from across the Uni of York.

When? 6pm on Monday 23 March Where? Wentworth College Hub How much? FREE!

All postgraduates welcome! Come along, bring a friend, and enjoy the evening!

Create a simple 2D platformer game

Tuesday 24 March 2026 10am - 12pm

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

Let's make a simple platform game. Games can be a brilliant tool to aid learning, or share your study/research.

Using a tool called Gdevelop, we'll look at the beginner steps to build your first simple game, with step-by-step instructions and lots of time to have a go yourself. We'll look at some of the key areas of game mechanics, and have some time to plan out our ideas for a simple game. No coding knowledge is required. This is an in-person session in the Creativity Lab.

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Searching the literature more effectively: comparing traditional and AI strategies

Tuesday 24 March 2026 1pm - 2pm

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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Freedom of religion or belief for all: Recognising and protecting the non-religious in the asylum system

Tuesday 24 March 2026 1pm - 2.30pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Report Launch

This report explores the experiences of people who have left their religion (apostates), including former believers and those identifying as humanist, atheist or agnostic, navigate the UK asylum claims process. It highlights particular challenges of determining refugee status for this group, including conducting credibility assessments, satisfying evidential requirements and the role of assumptions in decision-making.

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Getting Started with RStudio

Tuesday 24 March 2026 2pm - 4pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
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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From neutron stars to medical physics: New forms of matter and quantum connections

Tuesday 24 March 2026 6.30pm - 7.30pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Open to: Everyone

Venue: Merchant Adventurers' Hall, Fossgate

Merchant Adventurers' Science Discovery Lecture

Explore the mysterious composition of neutron stars and how cutting-edge research into exotic particles and quantum entanglement drives breakthroughs in medical technology.

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Critical Thinking: What It Is and How to Do It

Wednesday 25 March 2026 10.30am - 12pm

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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The Distractibles Meetup

Wednesday 25 March 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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UoY Is a placement for you? Insights, advice and tips for first years

Wednesday 25 March 2026 1.30pm - 2.30pm

Organiser: Careers
Location: AEW/104 Lecture Room (Alcuin East Wing, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

In this workshop we will explore the opportunity you have to work for a year as part of your degree, through the University's placement module (which enables you to graduate with either ‘with year in industry’ or ‘with placement year’ in your degree title).

The session will offer:

-Insight into what’s involved in doing a placement year as part of your degree programme -The opportunity for a Q&A with students who are undertaking/have completed their placement year -Insight into different types of placement year roles available -The opportunity to meet other students interested in doing a placement year

This workshop is open to all first year undergraduate students.

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DIGITAL WEDNESDAYS: Working with data in spreadsheets

Wednesday 25 March 2026 2pm - 4pm

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

It's one thing getting some data; it's another thing knowing what to do with it. In this session we'll take a look at methods for finding, importing, and cleaning up data, and performing simple analyses in a spreadsheet. We'll also consider principles for structuring data, and how you can reshape it to suit different needs.

Essential Spreadsheets

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Writing for Television with Will Ing

Wednesday 25 March 2026 2pm - 3.30pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Location: TFTV/116 Holbeck Cinema (Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media Building, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

School of Arts and Creative Technologies masterclass

Will Ing has worked in radio and television for over 25 years, mainly as a writer and script editor, working on hit shows like Would I Lie To You, 8 Out of 10 Cats, the Bafta winning kids' show Operation Ouch and the sitcom, Miranda. Fifteen years ago he set up the production company, Black Dog Television and started creating and producing his own shows. He has recently written and produced two series of the kids’ comedy, Pickle Storm, for the BBC and a new crime drama, Art Detectives, which is currently showing in both America and the UK.

In this talk Will explains how television commissioning works, how TV production companies operate, and how you as a writer or producer can get an idea from inside your head and onto TV, without making all the mistakes he made!

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YSIS Plus 1: Inspiring Practice in Primary/Secondary _ysis

Wednesday 25 March 2026 3pm - 4pm

Organiser: Careers
Location: D/L/036 Lecture Room (Derwent L Block, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Using real examples from local schools, this session highlights how teachers create positive learning environments, plan purposeful lessons, and build a strong sense of belonging in Primary and Secondary Schools. You will leave the session with practical ideas and a clear sense of how you can make a difference.

It will be delivered by experienced teachers Vic Allen and Nikki Sharratt who are both School Partnership Facilitators in the University of York's PGCE team.

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UoY: Careers In... Protecting Arts & Heritage

Wednesday 25 March 2026 6pm - 8pm

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

The event will start with a panel Q&A for one hour, followed by the opportunity to talk informally with the participants.

With recent high-profile thefts from some of the world’s most prestigious museums, the impact of global conflict on cultural heritage and the strong impetus to address decolonising collections, how we protect our Arts and heritage has never been a more important issue.

Join our panel Q&A to hear fascinating insights from professionals working in the sector and find out if this is the career for you!

This is a great opportunity to find out more about these areas of work and prospects for graduates, and to chat to our panel and invited guests after the initial session.

Please note that there will be three panels running simultaneously on the night, followed by networking for all three panels. You can therefore attend only one panel on the night, but will have the opportunity to network and ask questions to other speakers after the panels.

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UoY: Careers In... Social Impact

Wednesday 25 March 2026 6pm - 8pm

Organiser: Careers
Location: P/L/002 Lecture Theatre (School of Physics, Engineering and Technology Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

The event will start with a panel Q&A for one hour, followed by the opportunity to talk informally with the participants.

You'll hear from York Graduates and professionals working in a variety of roles and organisations in this field; they will share with you their insights into how to get into their area of employment, what sorts of things employers will be looking for in potential graduates and a brief overview of their own background as well as taking questions from the floor - so come prepared with questions you would like to ask our panel!

This is a great opportunity to find out more about these industries and to chat to our panel and invited guests after the initial session.

Please note that there will be three panels running simultaneously on the night, followed by networking for all three panels. You can therefore attend only one panel on the night, but will have the opportunity to network and ask questions to other speakers after the panels.

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UoY: Careers In... Cyber Security

Wednesday 25 March 2026 6pm - 8pm

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

The event will start with a panel Q&A for one hour, followed by the opportunity to talk informally with the participants.

You'll hear from York Graduates and professionals working in a variety of roles and organisations in this field; they will share with you their insights into how to get into their area of employment, what sorts of things employers will be looking for in potential graduates and a brief overview of their own background as well as taking questions from the floor - so come prepared with questions you would like to ask our panel!

This is a great opportunity to find out more about these industries and to chat to our panel and invited guests after the initial session.

Please note that there will be three panels running simultaneously on the night, followed by networking for all three panels. You can therefore attend only one panel on the night, but will have the opportunity to network and ask questions to other speakers after the panels.

Inertial Fusion Energy

Wednesday 25 March 2026 6.30pm - 7.30pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Nuclear Masterclass Webinar Series

In December 2022, the National Ignition Facility in Livermore, California, gave the first experimental demonstration of energy gain via nuclear fusion. This achievement has proven repeatable and recent experiments have demonstrated four-fold energy gains, releasing 8.6 MJ of energy using 2.1 MJ of laser energy. Those working on Inertial Fusion Energy aim to develop this process to the point where it can usefully deliver electrical power through the grid.

In this talk, Dr John Pasley will explore the cutting-edge research behind Inertial Fusion Energy, which involves igniting milligram quantities of fusion fuel in a pulsed fashion using high power lasers in a reaction that produces neither greenhouse gases nor radioactive waste products.

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Easter Egg Hunt

Thursday 26 March 2026 11am - 1pm

Organiser: Campus West Colleges
Location: Halifax College (Campus West)
Open to: Alcuin/Derwent/Halifax/James/Vanbrugh/Wentworth

Easter egg fun for students and families! Join us for a fun filled few hours in JJ's and Halifax!

How to read an academic article

Thursday 26 March 2026 1pm - 2pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Where do you start when looking at academic literature? How can you successfully engage with the literature you find?

You don't need an AI summary tool to understand most journal articles — there's usually already ways for you to get to the important information quickly. This bitesized session will explore the structure of academic articles, show where to look to check the validity of findings, and offer tips for navigating online texts.

This training will be delivered online via Zoom.

Being critical: Reading academic articles Searching for information: Academic sources

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Creating Interactive Graphs in RStudio

Thursday 26 March 2026 2pm - 3pm

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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Universities and the refugee crisis

Thursday 26 March 2026 5.30pm - 6.30pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Location: PZA/103 Lecture Theatre (Piazza Building, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

York Sanctuary Fund event

Get ready for an exciting in-person panel discussion on immigration policies, asylum seekers, and refugees in the UK, and the role the Higher Education sector can play in supporting them.

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How to Edit your Writing

Friday 27 March 2026 11am - 12.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

If you find it difficult to edit your work effectively this is the session for you. During this workshop, you will learn how to redraft your work by focusing on 6 key areas which help with editing. Please find related online resources here: https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/academic-writing

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Women's History Month Mixer: Coffee and Crafts

Friday 27 March 2026 3pm

Organiser: York Students' Union
Location: J/Q/004 Seminar Room (James Q Block)
Open to: Everyone

In recognition of Women's History Month, join York SU for our Women's History Month Coffee and Crafts Mixer.

Have a coffee, do some crafts, and chat about what this month means to you.

Find all the event details and get your free ticket on the York SU website!

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Trip to Whitby | International & Postgraduate Students

Saturday 28 March 2026 8am - 5.30pm

Organiser: International Student Communities
Open to: Everyone

Postgrads and International Students! Visit the Yorkshire seaside town of Whitby, famous for its harbour, Abbey, and fish & chips. Whitby is the Jewel of the Yorkshire Coast, famous for dramatic clifftops, cobbled streets, and beautiful Abbey.

Tickets £10 at the online store

This ticket covers return coach travel between the University and Whitby. We depart from the University Library bus stop at 8am and returns to campus by 5.30pm. A staff member will check your details before boarding and provide a reminder of the time for the return. IMPORTANT: It is your responsibility to arrive on time for both departures. The coach will leave promptly and cannot wait for late arrivals. Should you miss the return coach, you are responsible for arranging and funding your own transport back to York. No refunds will be issued.

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MMA Fight Night

Saturday 28 March 2026 6pm - 10.30pm

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

UoY MMA in collaboration with York SU presents Fight Night!

Join us for our latest Fight Night, featuring fighters from the University of York and from across the country slogging it out in the cauldron of noise that is Central Hall! Brand new for this edition of Fight Night is our MMA cage instead of a ring, meaning a wider variety of fights for you to enjoy.

Our Fight Nights are a chance to dress up 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.

We look forward to welcoming you to our latest Fight Night!

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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Honey, I Shrunk the Curriculum: AI and the future we're not preparing for

Monday 30 March 2026 7pm - 9pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Open to: Everyone

Venue: Novotel York Centre, Fishergate

Royal Society of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce (RSA) Open Lecture

AI is already writing essays, generating code, and reshaping entire industries. So why does the curriculum look almost identical to the one from a decade ago?

In this talk, Thomas explores the growing gap between what the world now demands and what our education system is actually preparing young people to do - and asks whether we are brave enough to close it. Whether you are an employer, educator, parent, or simply someone who thinks we can do better - this talk is for you.

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Code Clinic

Wednesday 1 April 2026 2pm - 4pm

Organiser: Research Coding Club
Open to: Everyone

Research Coding Club are running a new format of bookable Code Clinic sessions where you can discuss problems you’re having with your code, ideas for some new code or anything else related to research software. In a session you will meet with research software engineers from across the university who will be able to help you. Each session will last about 35 minutes. Please complete the form on our webpage and provide details of what you would like to discuss so we can match you with the right people to help you.

Sessions are available to students and staff.

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Mysterious neutrinos and where to find them

Wednesday 1 April 2026 6.30pm - 7.30pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Nuclear Masterclass Webinar Series

Neutrinos are everywhere in the universe! One hundred trillion neutrinos are passing through your body every second, but the chance of one stopping is so small that over the course of your lifetime, just one neutrino might stop. That makes this tiny elusive particle very tricky to measure and challenging to understand — there are many mysteries around the way these particles behave.

Where do neutrinos come from? How do they fit into our current picture of the universe? How do we even know they exist? And how do we build particle detectors to measure their properties? Join Dr Nicola McConkey as she tackles these topics and discusses how neutrino physics might hold the key to understanding some of the most fundamental questions about the universe.

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🎬 The Music of John Williams vs Hans Zimmer

Saturday 4 April 2026 7.30pm - 9.10pm

Organiser: York Conferences
Location: Central Hall (Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

🎬 The Music of John Williams vs Hans Zimmer

📅 4 April 2026 ⏰ 7.30pm 📍 Central Hall, University of York 🎟 Tickets from £40

Presented by The Great British Film Orchestra

Experience a breathtaking celebration of John Williams, Hans Zimmer and the greatest film scores ever written, brought to life by a chamber orchestra. Step into a world where cinematic music history is brought to life. This year, The Great British Film Orchestra proudly embarks on a spectacular UK-wide tour, presenting The Music of John Williams vs Hans Zimmer - an orchestral duel between two titans whose scores have defined generations of storytelling.

Listen to themes from Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Superman, Jurassic Park, The Dark Knight, Gladiator, The Lion King, Inception and beyond.

John Williams. Hans Zimmer. One orchestra. Infinite adventure.

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Community Cafe

Monday 13 April 2026 11.30am - 1pm

Organiser: Campus West Colleges
Open to: Everyone

All are welcome at our weekly community cafe in the Derwent GCR - every Monday from 11:30-13:00. Join Colleges staff and the College Wellbeing Officers and connect with students from across the university over tea, coffee, and snacks. If you are still adjusting to university life, it is a great place to feel part of the Colleges community.

How to Proofread your Writing

Monday 13 April 2026 1pm - 2.30pm

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

If you find it difficult to proofread your work effectively this is the session for you. During this workshop, you will learn different strategies and techniques for helping you to identify and correct errors. Please find related online resources here: https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/academic-writing

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George Walker Milburn: York sculptor

Monday 13 April 2026 7pm - 8pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Location: RCH/248X Lecture Room (Lakehouse) (Ron Cooke Hub, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

The Sheldon Memorial Lecture

Tony Power will speak about George Walker Milburn whose sculptures and carvings are familiar to the people of York, but who may not know about their creator.

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Essential Spreadsheets (a 5 week course)

Tuesday 14 April 2026 1pm - 3pm

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

In these sessions you will learn how to exploit the capabilities of both Excel and Google Sheets for storing and analysing data, including features that are particularly helpful when working collaboratively.

All five sessions take place over five weeks, on Tuesday afternoons.

This course will take place online via Zoom.

Essential Spreadsheets: a Practical Guide

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Dame Mary Beard: Talking Classics - The Shock of the Old

Tuesday 14 April 2026 7pm - 9pm

Organiser: York Conferences
Location: Central Hall (Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Date: Tuesday 14 April Doors open: 7pm Location: Central Hall, University of York

Join world-renowned historian Mary Beard for an evening exploring why the ancient world still matters today.

Inspired by her book Talking Classics, this engaging talk looks at the surprising ways ancient Greece and Rome continue to shape modern life. Through lively stories and fascinating insights, Mary shows how the deep past can help us see the present in a new way.

Whether you study history, love mythology, or are just curious about the ancient world, this is a great opportunity to hear from one of the most influential classicists today. Student price: £7 (valid student ID required).

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York Central

Tuesday 14 April 2026 7pm - 8pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Open to: Everyone

Venue: Tempest Anderson Hall, Museum Gardens

York Society of Engineers and Yorkshire Philosophical Society Lecture

York Central is a massive, ambitious urban regeneration project delivering 2,500 homes and extensive commercial space near York’s historic core.

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Writing and Citing

Wednesday 15 April 2026 10.30am - 12pm

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

In academic writing, we need to refer to the ideas and work of others. To do this, we often use direct quotations, paraphrases, and summaries. This workshop will focus on when and how to use sources in these different ways. It will also focus on how to avoid plagiarism when using others' work. Find related online resources here: https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/academic-writing

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Find Your York: Getting Involved & Staying Connected - Part One

Wednesday 15 April 2026 12pm - 1pm

Organiser: School for Business and Society
Location: online
Open to: The York Management School/Social Policy and Social Work

Part 1: Looking to make the most of your time at York?

Join this interactive workshop to explore opportunities to get involved, meet new people, and stay connected at York. Whether you’re new or looking to expand your network, you’ll leave with practical ideas, helpful resources, and a chance to connect with others - helping you find your place and feel part of the community.

Register your interest via our interest form to be added to the calendar invitation to access the zoom link

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Publishing a software paper in JOSS

Wednesday 15 April 2026 1pm - 2pm

Organiser: Research Coding Club
Open to: Everyone

Did you know that you can actually publish a paper about your software? This is an ideal way to get recognition (and citation) for the software you have spent countless hours creating. In this session we will walk you through an example of submission in the Journal of Open Source Software. We will make an example software submission to the journal, and thanks to the collaboration of the Editor in Chief of JOSS (Arfon Smith), we will look at how the review process is done.

Use the Eventbirte link to register for this hybrid session.

Free to attend for all students and staff at York and the other N8 universities.

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AI and your future career

Wednesday 15 April 2026 1pm - 2pm

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

There has been a lot of talk recently about generative AI (artificial intelligence) and how it might transform our lives. In this session we will take a look at how AI might impact your career. We will offer an introductory overview on the effect AI tools are having on workplace recruitment and selection, and we’ll consider the employer perspective on the use of generative AI. This session will be particularly useful for taught students but is open to anyone at the University.

Skills Guide: Generative AI

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Postgraduate Afternoon Tea & Mug Decorating

Wednesday 15 April 2026 1pm - 3pm

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

Join the Postgraduate Communities team for an afternoon of hot drinks, cake and creativity!

Open to all York postgraduates! Have a well earned break from your studies and join us for afternoon tea and cakes, with crafts! Get creative decorating your very own mug to take home... No experience needed, just bring your imagination and while away the afternoon in comfort with fellow postgraduates.

When? 1pm on Wednesday 15 April Where? Wentworth College Hub How much? FREE!

All postgraduates welcome! Pop down, relax, and make something unique!

Find Your York: Getting Involved & Staying Connected - Part Two

Wednesday 15 April 2026 2pm - 4pm

Organiser: School for Business and Society
Location: online
Open to: The York Management School/Social Policy and Social Work

Part 2: Discover all that York has to offer!

Join us for an engaging drop-in session to explore ways to get involved, stay connected, and make the most of your time in the city. Pick up your printed What’s On in York guide, mini maps highlighting cafés, study spots, green spaces, museums, and free attractions, and check out curated walking routes to explore the city like a local.

Enjoy exclusive vouchers and discounts, learn about volunteering opportunities, and grab a Ways to Get Involved checklist to kickstart your York experience. Whether you’re new to the city or looking to deepen your connections, there’s something for everyone!

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3D capture with Photogrammetry

Wednesday 15 April 2026 2pm - 4pm

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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YSIS Plus 2: Plan with Purpose: Designing Effective Lessons _ysis

Wednesday 15 April 2026 3pm - 4pm

Organiser: Careers
Location: D/L/036 Lecture Room (Derwent L Block, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

This workshop will cover the key features of an effective lesson plan, including checking for prior knowledge, lesson sequencing and time management.

It will be delivered by experienced teachers Vic Allen and Nikki Sharratt who are both School Partnership Facilitators in the University of York's PGCE team.

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Getting better at Google Docs: from essentials to advanced (and everything in-between!)

Thursday 16 April 2026 10am - 12pm

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

In this session, we will look at making the most of Google Docs and all of the clever features it has to offer, showing you how it is so much more than just a simple word processor.

We will cover all the essentials for those new to Google Docs or transferring from Microsoft Word, as well as the more advanced features for those already familiar. This is a chance to get the full inside scoop on how others are working effectively with Google Docs and see everything it has to offer!

Creating documents

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Essential Video Editing

Thursday 16 April 2026 1pm - 3pm

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

Want to be able to edit video content?

Video is a really useful medium for storytelling, educating, and sharing your ideas. Whether you're making a longer film, or short videos for social media, we'll cover tips on many types of video. Based in the Creativity lab, this session will go through key video editing concepts and techniques to help you get started, from gathering your material to exporting your completed video. We’ll explore top tips for recording video and sound, along with how to put everything together using video editing software. During the session, you'll have a go at editing pre-recorded footage using some recommended tools and you will be able to begin your own creation.

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Regressions

Thursday 16 April 2026 2pm - 3.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

This session explains various regression tests which aim to predict an outcome variable using one or more different predictor variables. During the workshop you will be able to practice running these tests in your chosen statistical software, (e.g. SPSS, RStudio, STATA).

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Mobile Photography Campus Trail!

Thursday 16 April 2026 3pm - 5pm

Organiser: Campus West Colleges
Location: Alcuin College (Campus West)
Open to: Alcuin/Derwent/Halifax/Vanbrugh/Wentworth/James

Come along and learn how to take quality photos on campus with your phone! The trail will start at Alcuin Reception Building on 16th April at 3pm. David Bailey eat your heart out!

Get started with 3D modelling

Friday 17 April 2026 10am - 11am

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

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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PGT Dissertation Writing 3: Discussion and Conclusion

Friday 17 April 2026 11am - 12.30pm

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

This workshop is aimed at postgraduate taught students. It will look at the purpose/function of the discussion and conclusion sections of a dissertation and then go on to examine how they can be structured and the sort of information they typically contain. It will also focus on the academic skills and language needed to write these sections.

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Trip to Hull and The Deep| International & Postgraduate Students

Saturday 18 April 2026 8am - 5.30pm

Organiser: International Student Communities
Open to: Everyone

Postgrads and International Students!

Discover The Deep, home vibrant tropical sea life. After your visit, enjoy time to explore Hull’s , museums, and old town. A day full of learning, culture, and relaxed city exploration.

Tickets £28 at the online store here

This ticket covers return travel between the University and Hull, and entry to the aquarium. We leave the University Library bus stop at 8:00am and return by 5:30pm. A staff member will check your details before boarding and a reminder of the return time. Please ensure you arrive on time for both departures. The coach leaves promptly and cannot wait for late comers. If you miss the return coach, you are responsible for arranging and funding your transport back to York. No refunds can be issued.

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Trip to Durham| International & Postgraduate Students

Saturday 18 April 2026 8am - 5.30pm

Organiser: International Student Communities
Open to: Everyone

Postgrads and International Students! Durham is a city steeped in history, renowned for its dramatic Cathedral, Castle, cobbled streets, and scenic riverside walks. Explore the city at your own pace and soak in its unique heritage.

Tickets £10 at the online store

This ticket covers return coach travel between the University and Durham. We depart from the University Library bus stop at 8:00am and return to campus by 5:30pm. A staff member will check your details before boarding and provide a reminder of the return time. IMPORTANT: Please ensure you arrive on time for both departures. The coach will leave promptly and cannot wait for late arrivals. Should you miss the return coach, you will be responsible for arranging and funding your own transport back to York. No refunds will be issued.

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BAME Showcase

Saturday 18 April 2026 7pm

Organiser: York Students' Union
Location: The Lounge (James College, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Join us for a night of performances at the BAME Showcase! With singing, dancing, poetry recitals, and more, it’s a night to celebrate the talent of BAME students and staff here at the University of York. Head to The Lounge on 18 April, grab a drink, and enjoy!

Tickets are free, but please reserve one in advance.

Find all the details and reserve your free ticket on the York SU website.

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