2017

• York St John attracts Indian academic ambition

  

  York St John University welcomed a delegation of prestigious Indian education providers to the city this week to develop a new international partnership in higher education.

  Publish Date: 
  • 6 February 2017
  Categories: 
  •   Community
  •    Vice Chancellor

• Honorary Fellowships awarded to inspirational staff and alumni

  

  Colin Parkin MBE, Sylvia Shepherd and Melly Still have been awarded Honorary Fellowships by York St John University for their outstanding contribution to the university community.

  Publish Date: 
  • 30 June 2017
  Categories: 
  •   Alumni
  •    Awards
  •    Staff

• Foster care course celebrates success

  

  A group of foster carers from York celebrated success at York St John University this week after successfully completing a specialist award - the Foundation Certificate in Trauma and Attachment for Foster Carers. 

  Publish Date: 
  • 16 May 2017
  Categories: 
  •   Awards
  •    Community

• York St John University appoints first Theatre Artist-in-Residence

  

  Alexander Kaniewski has joined the School of Performance and Media Production, as they celebrate the 50 years of Theatre at the University, to take the position of the first Theatre Artist-in-Residence.

  Publish Date: 
  • 21 September 2017
  Categories: 
  •   Community
  •    Events
  •    Staff

• £40k for York partnership to promote healthier student relationships

  

  A joint bid between York St John University, York College and local charities has won funding from the Higher Education Funding Council of England (HEFCE) to strengthen student safeguarding.

  Publish Date: 
  • 15 March 2017
  Categories: 
  •   Community
  •    Students

• Imagining Futures

  

  A group of primary school children from York has launched an inspirational book of writing and drawing following a project with York St John University, City of York Council and Richard O’Neill, acclaimed English travelling author and storyteller.

  Publish Date: 
  • 6 July 2017
  Categories: 
  •   Community
  •    Vice Chancellor

• Discover inspiring stories with York St John University

  

  York St John University will host a variety of thought-provoking events as part of the York Festival of Ideas, including a performance about the history of mental health treatment and an event focusing on how Britain’s historic international

  Publish Date: 
  • 6 June 2017
  Categories: 
  •   Community
  •    Events

• Improving employment prospects for young adults on the autism spectrum

  

  York St John University is proud to be hosting a workshop about exploring the challenges and potential solutions in gaining graduate level employment for young adults on the autism spectrum.

  Publish Date: 
  • 1 June 2017
  Categories: 
  •   Community
  •    Staff

• Looking to the future: Art symposium at York St John University

  

  York St John University is excited to be hosting the Aesthetica Magazine’s Future Now Symposium 2017, which will be considering the arts ecosystem within a broader social context.

  Publish Date: 
  • 25 May 2017
  Categories: 
  •   Community
  •    Events

• Improving access to university education

  

  Widening participation to higher education is a core part of York St John University’s strategy and we are proud of our historic record of improving access for students of all backgrounds since our foundation in 1841.

  Publish Date: 
  • 24 August 2017
  Categories: 
  •   Community
  •    Students
  •    Vice Chancellor