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News

CWS & friends Feb-March 2026 event roundup

Friday 20 February 2026

CWS and English staff and students are thrilled to announce our Feb-March 2026 event roundup, celebrating LGBT History Month and International Women's Week (or Month, as March should be!).


Calling all GEMMA graduates - PhD Studentship in the Centre for Women's Studies

Tuesday 3 February 2026

Applications are open for 2026/2027.


Highly Commended Award for Centre for Women’s Studies Director, Dr Rachel Alsop, at University of York Inclusive Impact Awards

Monday 1 December 2025

Dr Rachel Alsop along with colleagues Professor Sara de Jong and Professor Simon Parker from the Department of Politics received a highly commended award in the 'Bridge Builder' category at the fourth annual Community Without Limits Inclusive Impact Awards held at the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall on Tuesday 25 November.


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Events

Fri
6
Mar

Ways of Feminist Knowing PGR Conference

The Centre for Women's Studies hosts PGRs from across UoY to reflect on using feminist frames in their knowledge creation.

Fri
6
Mar

The Centre for Women’s Studies: International Women’s Day Keynote Lecture

Words and Matter: Notes Toward a Collective Intersectional Feminist Vocabulary. Juliana Mensah, English and Related Literature, UoY

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