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.
First Year History Representatives Adam Shergold and Olivia Shaw met Head of Department Miles Taylor and Second Year Senior Tutor Mark Roodhouse on Tuesday to discuss their concerns.
Over 150 students have now joined the Facebook group Help us change the second-year History module system, created by First Year History Representative Adam Shergold.
As reported by The Yorker, the first and second year History students were told that module choices for their second and third years could no longer be ranked by order of preference.
The modules that students had been allocated were announced last week, with many students expressing dissatisfaction with the outcome.
I am extremely optimistic that the farcical situation that we have just witnessed will not be repeated.
The Teaching Committee decided to review the new system at its next meeting on Wednesday 18th June.
First and second year students who were unhappy with their allocated modules for next year have been given the option to exchange their modules provided they can reach an agreement with another student. It has been suggested that this will be hard to complete logistically.
A first year History and Politics student said: "It's a pain that we have to sort all this out ourselves since it is an issue with the Department. I'm sure it'll be difficult to actually find someone who wants to swap - I'm still looking - but I guess it's better than nothing."
In a message sent to members of the Facebook group, Shergold thanked people for their support. He added: "I am extremely optimistic that the farcical situation that we have just witnessed will not be repeated".
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