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.
The university had planned to link the two campuses with a road that passed through Dean’s Acre, a piece of land at the north western corner of Field Lane and Windmill Lane.
Parish councillor Jeffrey Stern has complained that the proposed route passed within yards of Heslington Church.
Stern argued: “Such a road will destroy the peace of a holy site that is central to the people of Heslington and its core values.”
Following a meeting of the University Liaison Forum, the university agreed to consider a new route that would not pass through Dean’s Acre.
Vice-Chancellor Brian Cantor said: “We had always understood that protecting the junction at the heart of the village, where University Road finishes, would be important to local people.”
In defence of the university’s proposed route, Cantor added: “We hear differing views on priorities, and valid points are made not only about Dean’s Acre, but also how students will travel around the larger campus, and how we can protect and enhance the main village road junction. Satisfying all these demands simultaneously is not straightforward.”
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