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.
Elizabeth Heaps, the university’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Estates and Strategic Projects, met Councillor Andrew Waller on Wednesday. Waller wanted to see an overall green energy strategy for the planned development.
Last month, a council planning committee refused to back the plan for the Theatre, Film and Television Building. Councillors were not convinced that ten percent of the building’s energy would come from renewable sources.
It's fantastic that the city are putting pressure on the university, hopefully it'll mean they'll listen to them.
The committee criticised the university, citing a lack of progress on environmental issues.
Councillor Waller said he was assured at the meeting “that by the end of the month, there will be a clear indication to the planning committee and the city as to how the university will achieve the target of ten percent”.
He added: “They went to great lengths to explain how the buildings themselves would be built, with high levels of insulation and energy efficiency, and how, in the long term, they are looking to make the whole campus more energy efficient.”
Robyn Heather, chair of the university's People & Planet society, welcomed the decision. She said: "It's fantastic that the city are putting pressure on the university, hopefully it'll mean they'll listen to them, even if they don't listen to their own students with regards to energy on the new campus site."
Last month, the university agreed to rethink the route linking Heslington East to the current campus after complaints from Heslington residents.
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