2017

• Lights, Campus, Action! Kay Mellor films at York St John

  

  The beautiful York St John University campus was transformed into a film set this week as Honorary Fellow Kay Mellor OBE returned to film part of her new series for ITV.

  Publish Date: 
  • 19 July 2017
  Categories: 
  •   Campus & Estates
  •    Community

• Paperback Writer: insights from author Jack Sheffield

  

  Bestselling author Jack Sheffield, who writes about life in a North Yorkshire school in the bestselling Teacher series, will share valuable insights into his experience of writing and publishing at a free event at York St John University.

  Publish Date: 
  • 2 March 2017
  Categories: 
  •   Events

• York St John wins joint AHRC grant with Royal College of Music

  

  York St John University and The Royal College of Music have won a joint bid for £44,264 from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

  Publish Date: 
  • 24 January 2017
  Categories: 
  •   Research
  •    Students

• York St John Graduate Receives a Fulbright Award to carry out research in the United States

  

  Joey Isaac Jenkins, a York St John University Graduate in Literature has received a prestigious Fulbright Award to enable him to carry out archival research at Duke University.

  Publish Date: 
  • 20 June 2017
  Categories: 
  •   Alumni
  •    Awards

• Theatre lecturer featured on BBC Radio 3’s The Verb

  

  Nathan Walker, a Senior Lecturer in Performance at York St John University, has been featured on BBC Radio 3’s The Verb, in an episode of the programme looking at the language of dance.

  Publish Date: 
  • 20 March 2017
  Categories: 
  •   Academic Success
  •    Staff

• York St John in Top 100 inclusive employers list for 3rd year

  

  York St John University has secured its place as one of the UK’s most inclusive workplaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual staff according to LGBT rights charity Stonewall.

  Publish Date: 
  • 19 January 2017
  Categories: 
  •   Community
  •    Staff
  •    Vice Chancellor

• Brexit uncovered by political editor Tim Shipman

  

  Tim Shipman, political editor for The Sunday Times, will speak at York Minster this week to share his insider’s view on how and why Britain voted to leave the EU, as part of York St John University’s Ebor Lecture series.

  Publish Date: 
  • 24 April 2017
  Categories: 
  •   Events

• The Military Human: supporting veterans in South Yorkshire

  

  A partnership between York St John University, Sheffield Hallam University and four South Yorkshire Councils has been awarded over £180k in funding from the Ministry of Defence’s Covenant Fund to support the armed forces community in the region.

  Publish Date: 
  • 21 April 2017
  Categories: 
  •   Community
  •    Vice Chancellor

• York St John University students exhibit art for regional hospital

  

  Photography students from York St John University have produced an installation for the mortuary area at The Northumbria hospital at Cramlington.

  Publish Date: 
  • 28 February 2017
  Categories: 
  •   Community
  •    Students

• York St John student films win hat trick of awards at Royal Television Society

  

  York St John film and television students took a hat trick of awards at last night’s Royal Television Society student awards (Yorkshire centre), in a competition featuring 10 other higher education institutions across Yorkshire.

  Publish Date: 
  • 23 February 2017
  Categories: 
  •   Awards
  •    Students