2019

• Deepening our understanding of community music making

  

  The International Centre for Community Music (ICCM) at York St John University has been awarded research funding of $480,000 to work in collaboration with global youth music non-profit, JM International (JMI), on a project focusing on global folk

  Publish Date: 
  • 29 January 2019
  Categories: 
  •   Research

• York to Host World Cup

  

  News that York will play host to three Rugby League World Cup games in 2021 was met with celebration this week. York St John University was one of many York institutions and organisations that gathered at Everyman Cinema to watch the live BBC

  Publish Date: 
  • 31 January 2019
  Categories: 
  •   Community

• Hundreds of teachers and former teachers to be awarded honorary degrees

  

  More than 700 teaching alumni will be welcomed back to York St John University next week when it awards honorary degrees to students of Ripon College and York St John who were awarded a Certificate of Education before 1980.

  Publish Date: 
  • 20 June 2019
  Categories: 
  •   Alumni
  •    Events

• York St John University announces Reeta Chakrabarti as new Chancellor

  

  Reeta Chakrabarti, esteemed journalist and BBC presenter, is to become York St John University’s Chancellor. She follows in the footsteps of The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, who retires from his high

  Publish Date: 
  • 15 October 2019

• York St John recognised in UK Social Mobility Awards

  

  York St John University’s holistic approach to improving social mobility, by widening access to higher education and ensuring students have the appropriate support and guidance to enter graduate-level employment, has been recognised in the 2019 UK

  Publish Date: 
  • 12 December 2019

• Bringing the Armed Forces Covenant to life

  

  More than 150 delegates from across the military community gathered at York St John University on 19 June to celebrate the success of a two-year project which delivered continued professional development (CPD) training to over 1,000 front line staff

  Publish Date: 
  • 20 June 2019
  Categories: 
  •   Events
  •    Staff

• York St John and NSPCC launch digital resource to tackle child sexual abuse

  

  A new national online digital learning and teaching resource tackling child sexual abuse and exploitation was launched at a special event at York St John University on 21 January, in partnership with the NSPCC and City of York Safeguarding Board.

  Publish Date: 
  • 22 January 2019
  Categories: 
  •   Alumni
  •    Events
  •    Staff
  •    Students