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.
As reported by The Yorker, from March universities will be asked to monitor the attendance of international students.
However, academics have expressed concern over being asked to "spy" on their students.
The petition was delivered to Downing Street last week with 4,500 signatures. It was organised by Ian Grigg-Spall, the academic chair of the National Critical Lawyers Group.
Grigg-Spall, who is also an honorary fellow at Kent Law School, called the proposals "a breach of our university autonomy and... a breach of academic freedom".
The government argue that the laws are crucial for weeding out bogus students, and ensuring that the system is not exploited.
A Home Office spokesman said: "Universities have a duty of care to all their students - checking that they are attending and making progress is part of that responsibility."
However NUS Vice President for Welfare Ama Uzowuru believes the incoming laws discriminate against international students.
Uzowuru said: "By singling out foreign nationals and therefore, international students from the rest of the student population, a group already at risk of alienation will face another mark of identity different from their peers."
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