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.

Firefly Festival 2026

Saturday 23 May 2026 7pm - Thursday 28 May 2026 11pm

Organiser: School of ACT Events
Open to: Everyone

Firefly Festival is a celebration of all performance and theatre. This festival is centred around community and celebrating each other through live performances, music, cinema and new writing. Firefly not only platforms up and coming talent but also provides opportunities to work with and hear from established local artists in theatre.

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Applying Critical Thinking to Writing

Wednesday 27 May 2026 10.30am - 12pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

This workshop helps students strengthen their academic writing by applying critical thinking skills at every stage of the process. Participants will learn how to question assumptions, evaluate evidence, identify logical connections, and construct well‑reasoned arguments. Through practical examples and guided activities, the session supports students in developing clearer, more analytical writing that demonstrates depth, independence, and academic rigour.

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The Distractibles Meetup

Wednesday 27 May 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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Men and suicide: A cultural scripts perspective

Wednesday 27 May 2026 6pm - 7pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Location: LMB/002 Lecture Room (Law and Sociology Building, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

Department of Sociology Lecture

This talk challenges universal myths of male suicidality, highlighting how cultural scripts and domestic involvement influence risks and prevention strategies.

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Breastfeeding and Climate Change: A public health and sustainability solution

Thursday 28 May 2026 6pm - 7.30pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Location: V/N/045 Lecture Theatre (Vanbrugh College, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Department of Health Sciences Lecture

Breastfeeding is a vital, low-carbon public health solution. This talk links it to climate resilience, critiquing formula's impact and calling for systemic support to protect our environment.

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National Biscuit Day: Biscuit tasting and Biscuit Decorating

Friday 29 May 2026 2pm - 4pm

Organiser: School for Business and Society
Location: Church Lane Building (Campus West)
Open to: The York Management School/Social Policy and Social Work

Do you have an appetite for sweet treats & creativity?

Love biscuits? Want to try some new ones? Help us settle the ultimate SBS biscuit debate with a fun poll - then dig in with tasty tasters!

Get messy with icing and decorate your own biscuit, meet new people, and enjoy a little sugar boost to keep you going through assessments with some serious biscuit fun!

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Swing Dance Festival

Saturday 30 May 2026 11am - 4pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Open to: Everyone

Venue: Belfrey Hall, Stonegate

York Lindy invites you to a free one-day swing dance festival, featuring a pop-up exhibition, dance classes, music and history talks. Don’t miss the opportunity to try Lindy Hop, Charleston and Jazz dancing.

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Confluence for Change: Making the invisible visible

Saturday 30 May 2026 11am - Friday 12 June 2026 4pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Open to: Everyone

Venue: Sliding Water, 64 Marygate, York YO30 7BH

Discover the hidden story of Yorkshire’s waterways at Confluence for Change, a thought-provoking multimedia exhibition revealing the silent crisis of chemical pollution in our rivers.

Powered by cutting-edge science from the NERC ECOMIX project, this audio-visual experience blends stunning photography with immersive audio to make the invisible visible. Drop by, gain a deeper understanding of the science behind river health and leave empowered to help protect our rivers.

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Power of Punctuation

Monday 1 June 2026 1pm - 2.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

What are the most frequently used punctuation marks in academic writing and how can they be used effectively to convey the exact meaning you want to communicate? We will explore the answers to these questions in this sessions. Find related online resources here:https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/academic-writing

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Stroll the University of York Solar System!

Monday 1 June 2026 1pm - 3pm

Organiser: Postgraduate Student Communities
Open to: Postgraduates

Postgraduates, get your walking boots on and join the Postgraduate Communities team as we explore the University of York’s Model Solar System!

Did you know that The University has it's very own Solar System Model, featuring the Sun, the eight planets and the dwarf planet Pluto?

On the afternoon of Monday 1st June, tag along with our resident astronomer, Thom, for a relaxing guided tour of the Solar System as we gently amble the two-mile route from Campus West to Campus East, taking in some of the many sights of campus along the way.

We’ll meet at the York SU building at 1pm before setting off together!

Man Up: The new misogyny and the rise of violent extremism

Monday 1 June 2026 6pm - 7pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Join leading expert on extremism Cynthia Miller-Idriss as she reveals how an explosion of misogyny is driving a surge of mass and far-right violence throughout the West.

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Tap Dancing Classes: Beginners

Monday 1 June 2026 7pm - 7.45pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Open to: Everyone

Venue: Southlands Methodist Church, Bishopthorpe Road

Whether you are a complete beginner or a seasoned tap dancer, why not come along and have a go at a tap-dancing lesson with York Rhythm Tap?

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York SU Summer Ball: Pre-Party at The Courtyard and The Glasshouse

Tuesday 2 June 2026 3.45pm - 8pm

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

Start off your Summer Ball in style at the Summer Ball Pre-Party at The Courtyard and The Glasshouse, entry is completely free! Join us from 3:45pm to get in the party mood. We've got some great drinks deals lined up for you, such as a free "little Narstie" shot with every Sumer Baller cocktail!

Don't forget you can also get your free bus to York Racecourse from outside James College. Buses start from 5:45pm for priority ticket holders and 7:45pm for evening ticket holders!

Evening ticket holders can also get a bus from the Campus East Interchange from 7:45pm.

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Summer Ball 2026

Tuesday 2 June 2026 6pm - 11.45pm

Organiser: York Students' Union
Open to: Everyone

The York SU Summer Ball is back and tickets are on sale now!

Hosted at York Racecourse, the York SU Summer Ball 2026 will see a sell out crowd of four thousand students take over the Grandstand and adjoining suites for the biggest party of the year!

What to expect

• Live music over two stages featuring big names as well as student talent
• Fairground rides, carnival games, and street food
• In house casino with roulette, blackjack and more
• Silent Disco and late night entertainment
• Glitter Artists (in case you need that extra sparkle!)
• Street Performers

And loads more!

Please be aware that due to increased costs the price of Summer Ball tickets will be increasing by £5 from 1 March 2026. Find out more about the Summer Ball price changes

Full details available on the York SU website.

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Love Machines: How AI is transforming our relationships

Tuesday 2 June 2026 8pm - 9pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Friends. Lovers. Therapists. ‘Deathbots’. Sociologist James Muldoon explores what happens to our relationships with each other as AI enters our personal lives.

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The Distractibles Meetup Online

Wednesday 3 June 2026 12.30pm - 1.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Students/staff

Finding it hard to focus and plagued by distractions? Join The Distractibles Meetup online on the first Wednesday of each month, 12:30pm to 1:30pm. We are a support group of staff and students with small group chat and an ideas bank of things 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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Postgraduate Pub Quiz!

Wednesday 3 June 2026 7pm - 9pm

Organiser: Postgraduate Student Communities
Location: The Courtyard, café and bar (Derwent College, Campus West)
Open to: Postgraduates

Put your knowledge to the test with fellow postgrads! Compete for prizes, chat with new people, and enjoy a chilled evening of trivia across a range of topics.

The quiz will start at 7pm and will last around 90 minutes - entry is free, and no sign-up is required! The event is BYOB. We will have plenty of soft drinks, but you're welcome to bring beers and wines if you want to get into the spirit!

This is a social, relaxed event - you’re welcome to come with friends or join a team on the night. It’s a great chance to unwind, have fun, and connect with other postgraduates.

Where: THE COURTYARD When: 7pm on Wednesday 3rd June

Free entry – all welcome!

Space: The final frontier

Thursday 4 June 2026 10.30am - 12.45pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Open to: Everyone

Venue: Tempest Anderson Hall, Museum Gardens

With Astronomer Royal for Scotland Catherine Heymans and cosmologist Carlos Frenk, our panel asks where our knowledge, gleaned from our own small blue planet, fits in the vastness of an ever-expanding universe.

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Serious Play: Adult learning through games

Thursday 4 June 2026 12pm - 1pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Specialists in playful learning explore how new or ‘hacked’ games can enhance adult learning experiences and add value to organisations’ in-person training sessions.

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Place: The sky’s the limit

Thursday 4 June 2026 1.45pm - 4pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Open to: Everyone

Venue: Tempest Anderson Hall, Museum Gardens

Join our expert panel as they debate if it’s possible to imagine new spaces and places into existence in ways that are sympathetic to the needs of future generations while respecting our heritage and environment.

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Chaos or Revolution? AI and Job Seeking

Thursday 4 June 2026 6pm - 8pm

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

Dive into how AI is shaking up job hunting—are we facing chaos or a career revolution?

Chaos or Revolution? AI and Job Seeking Generative AI is throwing recruitment into chaos. Applications are soaring, competition is fiercer than ever and trust is eroding. Recent University of York research – Applying for jobs and generative AI: What do employers really think? – exposes a growing disconnect between employers and jobseekers. Our expert panel asks: are we witnessing a recruitment revolution or descending into a stalemate of AI assessing AI?

Join us for a panel Q&A discussion followed by a drinks reception where we can continue to chat informally.

We hope this event will be of particular interest to employers, job seekers, professionals involved in careers guidance and/or recruitment but anyone is welcome!

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National Fish and Chip Day!🐟🍟

Friday 5 June 2026 11.30am - 2pm

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

National Fish and Chip Day!🐟🍟 Friday 5 June Celebrate National Fish and Chip day with lunchtime specials at Vanbrugh Cafe and Piazza Restaurant. Vanbrugh Cafe is serving fish and chips or scampi, and a selection of sides including mush peas, tartar sauce, gravy and curry sauce from 11.30am to 2pm. Piazza Restaurant is serving fish and chips with mush peas from 11.30am to 2.30pm

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National Fish and Chip Day!🐟🍟

Friday 5 June 2026 11.30am - 2.30pm

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

National Fish and Chip Day!🐟🍟 Friday 5 June Celebrate National Fish and Chip day with lunchtime specials at Vanbrugh Cafe and Piazza Restaurant. Vanbrugh Cafe is serving fish and chips or scampi, and a selection of sides including mush peas, tartar sauce, gravy and curry sauce from 11.30am to 2pm. Piazza Restaurant is serving fish and chips with mush peas from 11.30am to 2.30pm

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Summer Ragnarok

Friday 5 June 2026 12pm - 11pm

Organiser: York Students' Union
Location: The Glasshouse, café and bar (Langwith College, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

Friday 5 June | The Courtyard and The Glasshouse | Free Entry

As the sun warms, the old Norse Gods set their eyes on campus once more. By their decree, Ragnarok will descend upon The Courtyard and The Glasshouse once more on Friday 5 June.

For one final time before the end of the academic year, help us to drink the bar dry with deals that even Thor would approve of. Such as…

• 25% off all food and drink [Glasshouse 25% off food only]

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

Glasshouse exclusive deals...

• House Vodka & Mixer £2.00 -
• Any 2 Cocktails - £8.00

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

Your free ticket guarantees entry until 4pm (Glasshouse 6pm).

Walk-ins welcome any time dependent on capacity.

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York’s Three Minute Thesis Competition

Friday 5 June 2026 6pm - 7.30pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Location: RCH/037 Lecture Theatre (Ron Cooke Hub, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

Join us for a challenge against the clock as competing finalists each have just three minutes to outline the power of their research in the annual York Three Minute Thesis competition.

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Step Aboard: Rail’s journey to a responsible future

Saturday 6 June 2026 12pm - 1.15pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Location: RCH/037 Lecture Theatre (Ron Cooke Hub, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

At this special Festival Focus event, discover how train operator LNER is leading the charge to be a truly responsible business: embracing cutting-edge technologies, supporting communities and embedding sustainability to create a better journey for people, places and planet.

Step aboard and explore how rail is enabling a cleaner, greener way to travel across the UK.

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Soapbox Science

Saturday 6 June 2026 1pm - 4pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Open to: Everyone

Venue: Parliament Street, York

Listen to inspirational women and nonbinary scientists as they take science to the streets of York - while standing on a soapbox.

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The Numbers Game: Data and modern football

Saturday 6 June 2026 1.45pm - 2.45pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Location: Law and Sociology Building (Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

Discover how data-driven decisions are revolutionising every facet of football - from player performance evaluation to scouting and strategy development.

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The Future’s in Our Hands: Reclaiming our rivers

Saturday 6 June 2026 4.30pm - 6pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Location: LMB/030 Lecture Theatre (Law and Sociology Building, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

Antibiotics, cosmetics, insecticides, and herbicides: our rivers are exposed to thousands of chemicals every day. But the story doesn't have to end there. Join our panel of experts as they decode the chemical cocktail in our waterways and share actionable steps we can all take to restore the health of our rivers.

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Democracy on Trial: The promise of democracy

Sunday 7 June 2026 10.45am - 1pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Location: RCH/037 Lecture Theatre (Ron Cooke Hub, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

Democracy is in the dock. Looking back at its origins, was the system always flawed? Is the current crisis simply the result of an economic model that was always at odds with political equality – the ‘one person, one vote’ ideal?

Our keynote speaker, Big Tech insider-turned-critic Dex Hunter-Torricke takes to the stand, with a cross-examination by journalist and author Gavin Esler. Dex is followed by other expert witnesses, including Claire Ainsley, Director of the Center-Left Renewal Project at the Progressive Policy Institute; Danny Dorling, a leading UK geographer; Paul Cartledge, an expert on Ancient Greece; and journalist Daniel Trilling. Our chair for this section of the proceedings is Sam Fowles, a barrister specialising in public and constitutional law.

Join our citizens’ jury as we put our system on trial. Hear the evidence, witness the cross examination and cast your vote. The defendant is democracy. The verdict is yours.

Keynote: 10.45am to 11.30am

Panel: 11.45am to 1pm

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Democracy on Trial: The stress test - can democracy survive?

Sunday 7 June 2026 2pm - 3.30pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Location: RCH/037 Lecture Theatre (Ron Cooke Hub, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

Digital disruption, the rise of authoritarianism and polarisation, a failure to deliver for marginalised groups and future generations. Is democracy fundamentally incapable of navigating 21st century threats? Expert witnesses present the evidence of modern-day collapse.

Speakers taking to the stand include digital journalism strategist Emily Bell, Founding Director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School, New York, US; Saad Mohseni, Chairman and Chief Executive of Moby Group; John McDermid, Director of the Centre for Assuring Autonomy at the University of York; Elizabeth Seger, Senior Policy Advisor at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change; and barrister Sam Fowles who specialises in public and constitutional law. Our session is chaired by journalist, author and political commentator Gavin Esler.

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Democracy on Trial: The verdict and the road ahead

Sunday 7 June 2026 4pm - 5.30pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Location: RCH/037 Lecture Theatre (Ron Cooke Hub, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

Every day it feels like the world is fracturing. Trust in leaders is gone, money dictates politics and the future can seem bleak. Has democracy outlived its usefulness – or is it our only hope?

Join our citizens’ jury as we put our system on trial. At this session we decide: is democracy too flawed to save or can it be reclaimed? Our expert witnesses examine whether a radical shift to hyper-local, citizen driven action could be the way forward. Speakers include Kate Pickett, co-author of the award-winning and best-selling The Spirit Level and The Inner Level, historian Patrick J Houlihan of Trinity College Dublin and journalists Gavin Esler and Alexander Hurst. The session is chaired by Joan Concannon, Chief Reputation and Stakeholder Relations Officer at the University of York.

After the summing up, the verdict is yours.

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Taylor Swift: Out of the woods - or into them?

Monday 8 June 2026 6.30pm - 7.30pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Open to: Everyone

Venue: Ron Cooke Hub, Campus East

Is pop megastar Taylor Swift an eco-icon or an environmental villain? Elly McCausland of Ghent University, Belgium, dives into the friction between the star’s massive carbon footprint and her ability to tackle ‘plant blindness’ through song.

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Songs of Nature: An evening of words and music

Tuesday 9 June 2026 6pm - 7.35pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Location: Central Hall (Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Join one of Britain’s favourite storytellers, Michael Morpurgo, for a spellbinding evening of words and music exploring our deep connection to the natural world.

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Postgraduate Online Open Day

Wednesday 10 June 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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Directing Generative AI: Control, realism, and creative workflow

Wednesday 10 June 2026 10.30am - 3.30pm

Organiser: Open Lectures
Open to: Everyone

Venue: CoSTAR Live Lab, Production Park, South Kirkby, Pontefract WF9 3NR

This workshop explores how AI can move beyond impressive but unreliable outputs towards tools that are controllable, editable, and genuinely useful in creative production. Bringing together perspectives on physically grounded generative models and steerable, node-based production workflows, it considers how AI can better support diverse creative practices.

The workshop will cover controllable and production-ready generative AI, physically grounded and steerable AI methods, creative AI workflows for content generation and editing, and reliable, repeatable, editable, and directable AI outputs.

SPEAKERS

Giuseppe Claudio Guarnera, Chief Scientific Officer at Lumirithmic Patrick Lewis, Specialist in AI for the Creative Industries Alan Pedrassoli Chitayat, Postdoctoral Research Associate, CoSTAR Live Lab

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Our Future, Our North: From local roots to regional wealth

Wednesday 10 June 2026 11am - 1pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Location: RCH/037 Lecture Theatre (Ron Cooke Hub, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

How can York and North Yorkshire become the premier region for investment and new opportunities in the UK? Our expert panel explores how a ‘ground up’ approach – uniting local talent, businesses, government and universities – can spark a new era of regional success, creating better jobs and putting more money in people’s pockets.

Our event begins with a keynote address by prominent economist Lord Jim O'Neill who will discuss the conditions for growth. Afterwards, join our expert panel including Ben Pykett, author of the Demos/PwC Good Growth for Cities Index; Darren Pirie, Head of NatWest Group Accelerator and Strategic Partnerships; and Kiran Trehan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Enterprise, Partnerships and Engagement at the University of York.

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Our Future, Our North: Regional growth - the new tech trio

Wednesday 10 June 2026 1.45pm - 3pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Location: RCH/037 Lecture Theatre (Ron Cooke Hub, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

Where will the next generation of high-quality jobs in York and North Yorkshire come from? Join us for a dynamic session spotlighting the ‘growth opportunity trio’ – BioTech, RailTech and CreaTech – as our speakers demonstrate how a powerful partnership between government, business and universities is driving success.

Speakers include Edward Twiddy of Northstar Ventures, Abi Broadley, a consultant specialising in the rail industry, and Helena Daffern and James Chong of the University of York. Helena is Co-Director of CoStar Live Lab, which will develop new technology to support innovations and experiences that will enrich the UK’s creative industries, economy, and culture. James investigates how anaerobic microbes can turn waste into valuable products. The session is chaired by Sarah Thompson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research at the University of York.

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Our Future, Our North: Good growth - from strategy to your street

Wednesday 10 June 2026 3.30pm - 5pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Location: RCH/037 Lecture Theatre (Ron Cooke Hub, Campus East)
Open to: Everyone

How do we ensure economic success isn’t just a headline, but a reality for every York and North Yorkshire neighbourhood? Our expert panel reveals how regional collaboration – and tailoring national policies to local needs – can secure the investment we need, creating jobs and lasting opportunities for all.

Following a keynote address by Tom Riordan, the government’s first envoy dedicated to northern growth, hear from speakers including Jessica Bowles, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Impact at Bruntwood; Praful Nargand, Founder and Director of the Good Growth Foundation; Charlie Jeffery, Vice-Chancellor of the University of York; and Toby Reid, Executive Director of the Pioneer Group. The session is chaired by James Coe, Senior Partner at Countercultural Partnership LLP.

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From Space Exploration to Understanding Earth

Wednesday 10 June 2026 6pm - 7.15pm

Organiser: York Festival of Ideas
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

n the run up to the Space Summit in Paris this year, our panel of experts from France and the UK explores the scientific, geopolitical, security, environmental, and societal issues and challenges related to space exploration.

Our speakers include Clement Albergel, Head of the Actionable Climate Information section at the European Space Agency (ESA), and Jean-Christophe Mauduit of University College London (UCL), an expert in science diplomacy.

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Learn to code: Introduction to coding

Thursday 11 June 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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Beyond Campus: Summer in York

Thursday 11 June 2026 1pm - 3pm

Organiser: School for Business and Society
Location: Church Lane Building (Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Are you ready to make this your best summer in York?

Beyond Campus: Summer in York is a relaxed, in-person session all about making the most of your summer in the city. Whether you’re staying in York or just here for part of the break, we’ll share ideas and opportunities to help you get involved beyond campus - from crafts and creative workshops to live music, festivals, and local events.

Come along to discover what’s happening in and around York, meet new people, and find inspiration for a fun, fulfilling summer.

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International Picnic Day

Thursday 18 June 2026 12pm - 2pm

Organiser: School for Business and Society
Location: Church Lane Building (Campus West)
Open to: The York Management School/Social Policy and Social Work

Summer Chill Out in the University Grounds

Take a break, soak up the sun, and enjoy time with friends - or make some new ones! Bring your favorite snacks and something comfy to sit on, and relax for a few hours in the beautiful university grounds. Sunshine, good company, and tasty treats - what more could you ask for?

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