News Archive 2010
16/12/10 Staff sing swing to support student
funds
Staff at York St John University raised over
£1,300 in a musical swing fest for its student hardship fund,
SPARK, in the first ‘Staff Big Band Idol’...
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swing to support student funds
15/12/10 Spreading festive cheer to homeless
neighbours
Christmas gifts donated by York St John
University staff and students were presented to Arc Light charity
on Wednesday 15 December, as part of an...
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Spreading festive cheer to homeless neighbours
15/12/10 York St John appoints new
Chair of Governors
Ann Green CBE FCMI FRSA has been appointed as
the new Chair of the Board of Governors at York St John University.
Ann, who lives in York, brings extensive experience of the
commercial world, the public sector and also of governance to the
role...
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new Chair of Governors
09/12/10 Graduate artwork sold at Hugo
Boss launch exhibited in York
Artwork by York St John graduates was shown at a private viewing
at Bar Lane Studios in York on Wednesday 8 December, held to
celebrate the success of...
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at Hugo Boss launch exhibited in York
07/12/10 Student Clubs and Societies
say thank you
York St John students’ union hosted a special
celebration on Monday 6 December to thank the University’s Vice
Chancellor for his sustained support in raising funds for York St
John Clubs and Societies...
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Student Clubs and Societies say thank you
25/11/10 York St John Business School
appoints four new leaders
York St John Business School, which has just
launched its first MBA programme, has extended its teaching team
with the appointment of four new lecturers...
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John Business School appoints four new leaders
22/11/10 Graduation
celebrations
This year over 1,500 York St John graduating students celebrated
their academic achievements in York Minster. The ceremonies took
place on 18 and 19 November...
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celebrations
16/11/10 Ex-pro footballer to graduate as physio from
PFA funded programme
Tom Wilkinson, an ex-professional footballer
and the first Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) funded
student to complete a BHSc Physiotherapy degree at York St John
University, will graduate this week...
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footballer to graduate as physio from PFA funded programme
11/11/10 Ripon Cathedral lecture to give Jewish
perspective on politics and religion
Rabbi Dr Tony Bayfield, Head of the Movement for Reform Judaism,
will discuss whether religion and politics mix at the final St
Wilfrid lecture in the current series at Ripon Cathedral on
Thursday 18 November...
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give Jewish perspective on politics and religion
10/11/10 York St John students scoop Royal Television
Society student awards
Film & Television students from York St
John University have scooped two awards at the Yorkshire Royal
Television Society (RTS) Student Awards, taking the top spot...
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John students scoop Royal Television Society student awards
09/11/10 Expert on foreign policy to speak at Ebor
lecture
Professor Christopher Hill, an expert in foreign policy, will be
the guest speaker at the next Ebor lecture being held on Wednesday
17 November at York St John University...
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speak at Ebor lecture
05/11/10 Learn how to market cultural assets
effectively at tourism conference
The key challenges and opportunities that cultural tourism
presents will be discussed at the fourth annual “Tourism Futures”
conference on 17 November...
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assets effectively at tourism conference
02/11/10 Vice Chancellor celebrates exceptional
university in the heart of the city
Professor David Fleming, Vice Chancellor of York St John
University, was inaugurated at a formal ceremony held in York
Minster on Tuesday 2 November, in front of an...
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exceptional university in heart of the city
26/10/10 York St John to welcome Vice Chancellor at
inauguration ceremony in York Minster
Professor David Fleming will be officially
welcomed as the Vice Chancellor of York St John University at a
special inauguration ceremony on Tuesday 2 November in York
Minster...
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John to welcome Vice Chancellor at
inauguration in Minster
15/10/10 Leading academic advises Archbishop of
Canterbury on religious conversion in India
An expert from York St John University has
advised the Archbishop of Canterbury on the issue of religious
conversion, prior to a visit to India being made by the Archbishop
in October 2010...
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Archbishop of Canterbury on religious conversion in India
12/10/10 Tackling Islamaphobia in the Media
On Tuesday 19 October, as part of York St John University’s Town
& Lecture series, Professor the Baroness Haleh Afshar will give
the lecture'Widening participation: does teaching about Islam
and Minority have a role to play in bringing Town and Gown
Together?'
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Media
11/10/10 Vice Chancellor joins Board of
Directors at Science City York
Professor David Fleming, Vice Chancellor at York St John
University, is to join the Board of Directors at Science City York.
The move formalises the close links forged...
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of Directors at Science City York
06/10/10 Dragons’ Den investor amongst those honoured by
York St John
James Caan, best known as one of the
all-powerful investors in the successful BBC series ‘Dragons’ Den’,
is one of three exceptional individuals to be awarded Honorary
Degrees by York St John University at its graduation ceremonies at
York Minister on Thursday 18 and Friday 19 November this
year...
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amongst those honoured by York St John
30/09/10 Demand for better business leaders prompts
Business School to launch MBA
Demand for better qualified business leaders and managers has
prompted York St John Business School to launch a Masters
in Business Administration...
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prompts Business School to launch MBA
28/09/10 Hilary Benn MP to launch new Ebor lecture
series on terrorism
The Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP will launch the new
series of Ebor lectures on Wednesday 6 October in York Minster,
speaking under the series theme of ‘Politics of Fear, Politics of
Hope? Terrorism in the 21st Century’...
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Benn MP to launch new Ebor lecture series on terrorism
27/09/10 York St John Dean elected
General Secretary of leading research body
Professor Julian Stern, Dean of the Faculty of
Education & Theology at York St John University, has been
elected General Secretary of ISREV...
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John Dean elected General Secretary of leading research
body
23/09/10 Former Education Secretary to give lecture
on faith schools debate
Baroness Estelle Morris, former Education
Secretary, will enter the heated debate over faith based schools
when she gives this month’s St Wilfrid lecture at Ripon Cathedral
on Thursday 30 September...
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Education Secretary to give lecture on faith schools debate
22/09/10 New start all-round at York St John
University
Welcome Week is in full
swing at York St John University as hundreds of fresh-faced
students arrived at the city-centre campus marking the start of the
new term...
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St John University
22/09/10 Olympic champion Jonathan Edwards visits York
St John
Jonathan Edwards CBE, Deputy Chair of the
Nations and Regions Group of the London Organising Committee of the
Olympic and Paralympic Games, took part in...
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Edwards visits York St John
21/09/10 York St John University wins gold in the
Yorkshire in Bloom awards
York St John University’s gardeners have once again achieved
Gold Medal Award status at this year’s Yorkshire in Bloom
competition announced in September...
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Yorkshire in Bloom
awards
13/09/10 Have a break, Have a lecture
York St John University marks the start of its Town & Gown
public lecture series, on Monday 20 September with a chocolate
themed lecture given by David Rennie...
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lecture
08/09/10 New student halls open at Gray's
Wharf
York St John University celebrated the
official opening of Gray’s Wharf on Wednesday 8 September, its
latest development of high quality sustainable...
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student halls open at Gray's Wharf
02/09/10 Clinical researcher joins York St John as new
Dean of Health & Life Sciences
Professor Pam Dawson has joined York St John University as the
new Dean of the Faculty of Health & Life Sciences...
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York St John as Dean of Health & Life Science
24/08/10 Hall on time
Keys for York St John's £12 million phase of new student
accommodation in York have been handed over to the developers, on
time and on budget – ready for the new intake of students in
September...
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18/08/10 Business School secures funding to deliver
vital support for Yorkshire businesses
A partnership between York St John University
Business School and The Alternative Board (York) is set to enable
businesses to benefit from valuable support at significantly
subsidised rates...
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secures funding to deliver support for businesses
17/08/10 Six Lips tread the boards
Three York St John University theatre graduates and their
all-female theatre company Six Lips are this month settling into
their internship at Bar Lane Studios...
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boards
16/08/10 Open for Clearing
A-Level results will be received across the UK on Thursday 19
August, which will also mark the start of Clearing 2010...
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12/08/10 Vice Chancellor champions head to head
fundraiser
Two staff members from York St John have stepped up their
training to compete in a fundraising battle of the fittest, racing
down the Ouse on foot and by boat...
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head to head fundraiser
04/08/10 Education has a role to play in action for
social justice
York St John University signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) with the Centre for Global Education York on Wednesday 4
August, signalling further...
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in action for social justice
22/07/10 Yorkshire Ballet summer school return to York
St John
York St John’s campus is alive with more than 100 young ballet
dancers this week and next, as the University hosts the Yorkshire
Ballet’s annual summer school...
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school return to York St John
20/07/10 Norton College students challenge hoodie
stereotypes
More than fifty media students from Norton
College descended on York St John last week, taking part in a
project to design posters aimed at challenging commonly...
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College students challenge hoodie stereotypes
14/07/10 Students step up to the wagon for the York
Mystery Plays
York St John University has once again stepped into the place of
a medieval guild and taken responsibility for producing and
performing one of the wagon plays which make up the great York
Cycle of Mystery Plays...
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wagon for the York Mystery Plays
07/07/10 Sgt Major puts pupils through their paces at
languages showcase
Hundreds of students from local primary and secondary schools
were put through their paces at a special language showcase event
held at Yorkshire Air Museum...
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puts pupils through their paces at languages showcase
07/07/10 York St John deliver Goalball sessions in run
up to 2012 Paralympics
Coaching staff from YSJ Active and York St John Inclusive
Activity Club provided support to visually impaired athletes at the
2010 Goalball World Championships...
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Goalball sessions in run up to 2012 Paralympics
07/07/10 York St John supports North Yorkshire Youth
Games
On Sunday 4 July, 1,000 young people from North Yorkshire
competed in the 11th annual North Yorkshire Youth Games
held...
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Yorkshire Youth Games
05/07/10 Inclusive theatre project awarded
funding
A project based at York St John comprising of
theatre and other arts-based courses aimed at people who use mental
health services has been awarded funding to develop its provision
as a social enterprise...
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awarded funding
02/07/10 York Central MP meets York St John new Vice
Chancellor
Hugh Bayley, MP for York Central visited York
St John on Friday 2 July and met with the new Vice Chancellor of
the University, Professor David Fleming...
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Central MP meets York St John new Vice Chancellor
29/06/10 New training scheme for York
governors
York St John University has joined forces with City of York
Council to allow York’s school governors to gain access to a brand
new training and development scheme...
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governors
24/06/10 Professor Susan Orr awarded a National Teaching
Fellowship
The Higher Education Academy has awarded Professor Susan Orr,
Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Arts at York St John University, a
National Teaching Fellowship...
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a National Teaching Fellowship
23/06/10 Yorkshire based technology consultant boosts
skills with business programme
Entrepreneur Damien Bove has grown his specialist healthcare
technology...
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consultant boosts skills with business programme
21/06/10 York St John Professor applauded for his
contribution to widening participation
Professor Stuart Billingham, Pro Vice Chancellor of York St John
University, was recognised for his outstanding contribution to
widening participation initiatives...
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contribution to widening participation
21/06/10 New halls set to bring new life to the
city
“This latest addition of sustainable student accommodation is
yet another stage in the development of the prestigious York St
John University...
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life to the city
18/06/10 York St John Admissions Team wins national
award
York St John University has won a prestigious accolade at the
Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2010 held
on 17 June...
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wins national award
15/06/10 Up and coming theatre company take to the
stage
A York St John University based theatre company, comprising of
people who use mental health services, will take to the stage in
their debut performance at York Theatre Royal from 1-3 July in
Tales from Kafka...
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company take to the stage
14/06/10 What's the big idea?
York St John University proudly supports Universities Week, a
national campaign which aims to engage with the public about higher
education's...
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02/06/10 Final Town & Gown lecture in current series
at York St John
York St John's Town & Gown lecture series draws to a
close on Thursday 10 June with its Annual Chaplaincy lecture
focussing on how universities can help society...
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lecture in current series at York St John
01/06/10 New Vice Chancellor takes up role at York St
John
Professor David Fleming has taken up his role as the new Vice
Chancellor of York St John University. Professor Fleming has wide
experience of university leadership...
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role at York St John
27/05/10 York St John creative business event final line
up
York St John’s upcoming one-day creative business conference on
8 June will feature an event in the style of Japanese ‘chit chat’,
introduced as a new way of networking and boosting business
contacts...
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business event final line up
19/05/10 Final Ebor Lecture in current
series
The final Ebor Lecture in the 2009-10 series focuses on the
vision of a former Archbishop of York, William Temple, to
introduce a talk on how post credit crunch Britain can learn
from the past to shake off the traumas of the global crisis...
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current series
18/05/10 Celebrating student volunteering in
York
The contribution of thousands of student volunteers to their
communities was celebrated at a special awards ceremony at York’s
National Centre for Early Music...
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volunteering in York
17/05/10 York St John Business School heralds new era
for leadership
More than 100 of North Yorkshire's business leaders gathered in
York to discover the new rules of leadership, according to a top
leadership guru...
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School heralds new era for leadership
13/05/10 Kay Mellor promotes Yorkshire as creative
centre
Yorkshire-based scriptwriter Kay Mellor is the latest high
profile media celebrity confirmed to attend the forthcoming
Create Sustain Innovate seminar at York St John University on 8
June, where she will be promoting the region as an ideal location
to base a creative enterprise...
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Yorkshire as creative centre
10/05/10 Graduate arts showcase at York St
John
Friday 21 May sees the start of Create10 at York St John, where
the campus comes alive for a week packed full of performances,
concerts, screenings and exhibitions...
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at York St John
04/05/10 Valentine's ongoing fight for education earns
her award
Valentine Nkoyo, aged 26, has suffered an ongoing fight for
education all of her life, but her determination to succeed means
she is now studying for a degree in Business Studies at York St
John University...
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fight for education earns her award
30/04/10 Vice Chancellor leaves York St John after more
than ten years service
Professor Dianne Willcocks CBE enjoyed her
final day as Vice Chancellor of York St John University on Friday
30 April, after more than ten years of dedicated service at the
institution. Her last day was celebrated at a special farewell with
staff at students on campus, after a week of formal farewell
engagements...
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Chancellor leaves York St John after more than ten years
service
26/04/10 Institutions unite to push beyond walled
boundaries
York St John University, Canterbury Christ Church University and
the University of Chester signed a significant Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) on 26 April 2010, signalling future
collaborative links between the institutions...
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push beyond walled boundaries
20/04/10 Politics and Faith - are they
compatible?
14/04/10 York St John International – a Centre of
Excellence
The English Language provision within York St John’s
International department has been cited as a ‘Centre of Excellence’
alongside some of Britain’s leading language schools, according to
the sector’s most widely read publication, the EL Gazette...
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International - a Centre of Excellence
29/03/10 Fine art graduate unveils her first public
commission
Catherine Scriven, a Yorkshire-based artist and Fine Art
graduate from York St John University, unveiled her first public
commission of artwork on Friday 26 March, marking the start of a
historic heritage trail at York St John...
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her first public commission
23/03/10 ALPS shortlisted for ICT Initiative of the Year
in THE awards
Assessment and Learning in Practice Settings (ALPS) has been
shortlisted for a prestigious learning accolade...
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Initiative of the Year in THE awards
22/03/10 York St John admissions team shortlisted for
national award
York St John University has been shortlisted for the prestigious
Times Higher Education (THE) Leadership and Management awards
within the Student Admissions Team category...
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shortlisted for national award
18/03/10 National award recognition for York St John
design graduate
A York St John product design graduate has picked up two
prestigious prizes for his unique furniture design 'Embrace' at the
Homes & Gardens Classic Design Awards...
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recognition for York St John design graduate
17/03/10 Royal Literary Fellow to give exclusive reading
of new crime novel at York Literature Festival
Rebecca Jenkins, Royal Literary Fellow and writer in residence
at York St John, will share an exclusive glimpse of her new crime
novel Death of a Radical, on Wednesday 24 March as part of this
year’s York Literature Festival...
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to give exclusive reading of new crime novel
12/03/10 Chief Executive of HEFCE visits York St
John
The Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for
England (HEFCE), Sir Alan Langlands, made a special visit to York
St John University on 12 March 2010...
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HEFCE visits York St John
12/03/10 Tony Benn to address the next Ebor
lecture
05/03/10 York St John band are chart bound after
Facebook campaign victory
Un-signed York band,
Digital Earth, are on a mission for chart success after beating
hundreds of others to finish joint winners of a Facebook campaign
‘Let’s get a genuine unsigned band into the charts’...
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Facebook campaign victory
03/03/10 Vice
Chancellor's farewell lecture at York St John University
On Tuesday 9 March, Vice Chancellor
Professor Dianne Willcocks of York St John University will present
a farewell lecture as part of the Town & Gown lecture
series...
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about Vice Chancellor's farewell lecture at York St John
University
24/02/10 Design guru Wayne
Hemingway to give tips to business start-ups in York
Leading designer Wayne Hemingway
will speak at York St John University on Thursday 4 March to help
Yorkshire graduates set up their own creative business...
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Design guru Wayne Hemingway to give tips to business start-ups in
York
18/02/10 The historic films
of Mitchell and Kenyon come to York
An exciting opportunity
to explore emerging practices in the creation and use of film
archive materials...
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come to York
11/02/10 York St
John student scoops Regional Enterprise Award
A talented York St John design
student has won the Regional Enterprise Award at this year’s
Venturefest Yorkshire, held on Wednesday 10 February...
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York St John student scoops Regional Enterprise Award
11/02/10 More than 1,000 attend Robert Peston
lecture
The BBC’s Business Editor, Robert Peston, gave a personal
insight into the global financial crisis and credit crunch when he
spoke to some 1,300 people in York Minster last night...
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Robert Peston lecture
10/02/10 Powerful partnership brings results for
Keighley women
York St John University held a special presentation ceremony on
Tuesday 9 February to acknowledge participation in a recent Every
Child Matters course by members of the Sangat Community Centre in
Keighley...
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results for Keighley women
08/02/10 Soaring applications for University
courses
York St John University has experienced a
record 31% surge in applications for its courses starting this
autumn, according to official statistics published today...
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applications for University courses
05/02/10 York St John student enterprise
talent
04/02/10 Put your networking fears behind you at
Venturefest
For some people it’s as easy as pie; others say it’s their most
dreaded new business activity. Delegates at this month’s
Venturefest Yorkshire will be challenged to get over their
networking fears and pick up some valuable tips...
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behind you at Venturefest
03/02/10 York St John University and City of York
Council launch new partnership
York St John University has launched a new partnership with City
of York Council to accelerate the development of a citywide
re-ablement service...
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City of York Council launch new partnership
28/01/10 Robert Peston to speak at Ebor
lecture
Robert Peston, Britain’s leading journalist and commentator on
the financial crisis, is to speak at the next Ebor Lecture which
takes place at York Minister on Wednesday 10 February 2010...
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Ebor lecture
27/01/10 University leaders supported to respond to
challenges of a multi-faith society
York St John University is leading a major project to equip
universities to respond to the challenges of a multi-faith
society...
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to respond to challenges of a multi-faith society
25/01/10 Theatre acts as aid to recovery
York St John University is offering theatre and other arts-based
courses to people who use mental health services in York. The
University is working with North Yorkshire and York Community and
Mental Health Services ...
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recovery
13/01/10 Signing choir joins forces with York St
John
Hands and Voices, a York based choir for
people with learning difficulties and disabilities, has been
engaged as York St John University’s first ever “Community Ensemble
in Residence”...
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choir joins forces with York St John
12/01/10 Business School snaps up top female coach to
help business owners
York St John University Business School is
looking for business owners who are willing to be challenged and
stretched by their peers - and by the country’s top female coach -
to help them take their businesses forward...
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School snaps up top female coach to help business owners
04/01/10 International conference sheds light on
cultural faux pas
In Holland people are expected to introduce themselves, not wait
to be introduced; and women in particular give three kisses on the
cheek to greet acquaintances, not two as elsewhere in Europe...
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sheds light on cultural faux pas