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.
Jerome Drean took Askerov’s place in exams over a year-long period until a university invigilator discovered that Drean was not who he said he was.
Jerome Drean, 34, who had an impressive resume including work at the Bank of America and Credit Suisse.
The pair appeared at court on Monday where both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the university, but denied charges of using a fake ID card. Drean also denied charges of accepting £20,000 of criminal money.
The university is expected to receive costs of about £600 which were incurred in marking the fraudulent papers.
Both men could face jail sentences of up to 20 years when they return to York Crown Court to be sentenced next month.
The case occurred in the same week that The Yorker revealed that 142 essays had been bought by York students from an essay-writing website.
The cases have brought up questions regarding the integrity of the examination process at York.
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