A group of York students has won the opportunity to have their very own I-phone application developed after winning The App Challenge final, held at the Ron Cooke Hub on Wednesday, January 18.
YUSU Welfare officer Bob Hughes has warned students to be vigilant after a student loans phishing scam has been revealed.
Her Majesty the Queen will be visiting York on Maundy Thursday, 5th April, as part of the 800th anniversary of York’s Charter for the traditional “Royal Maundy” ceremony.
A flood caused by a heating system “failure” forced the university IT services to shut down many essential systems on Sunday night, causing problems for many students on the eve of their exams and assignment due-dates.
Heslington residents had expressed their concerns about the expansion harming the countryside and disrupting their lives.
Such feelings led to fears of the possibility of delays in construction work as a result of negative public opinion.
One complaint has focused on the prospect of increased traffic through and around the village from students travelling between the two campuses.
We welcome the council’s decision, which clears the way for us to begin to realise our vision for the university’s future.
Nonetheless, the council has granted the University of York conditional consent to build new accommodation blocks at Heslington East.
Pro Vice-Chancellor for Estates Elizabeth Heaps said: "We welcome the council’s decision, which clears the way for us to begin to realise our vision for the university’s future."
Six buildings are set to be constructed, housing 617 students and five members of staff. Work is scheduled to begin in July, and to be completed in time for the new intake of October 2009.
As part of the expansion, Goodricke College will be moved to Heslington East. The current Goodricke buildings will not necessarily be knocked down, but plans for their future use are still under consideration.
One member of staff involved with the Heslington East project predicted that they would continue to be used as accommodation blocks following a refurbishment.
University Press Officer David Garner denied rumours that the buildings were listed and thus could not be destroyed.
The whole project is expected to take over a decade to complete. The university anticipates that by 2020 Heslington East and Heslington West will house 16,500 students.
The first academic buildings planned for Heslington East are the Law and Management Schools. Both departments are scheduled for relocation in 2011.
Other plans for Heslington East include a Department of Theatre, Film and Television, a Department of Computer Science and a Creative Technologies Hub to be used by several departments. The total cost of expansion is set to be around £500m.
It is predicted that Heslington East will create 8,000 new jobs and boost York’s economy by £185m a year.
"Work is scheduled to begin in July, and to be completed in time for the new intake of October 2009."
HAHAHA!! HAHAHA!! HAHAHA!! HAHAHA!! HAHAHA!! HAHAHA!! HAHAHA!! HAHAHA!! HAHAHA!! HAHAHA!!
(Falls over laughing.)
Oh, and Goodricke isn't a listed building - Langwith and Derwent are.
I concur with Matthew Pallas @#1
The plans are looking great guys! If anyone gets a chance then get hold of them or check them out online. It's such an exciting time, especially for Goodricke. Everything so far is going great!
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