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.
This, along with failures to adequately warn blind or deaf people in the case of a fire, meant that Vanbrugh was put in the “medium fire risk” category after its inspection. The results also surprisingly reveal Vanbrugh to be less safe on fires than Goodricke – despite infamous Goodricke blocks such as “Cell Block C”. Goodricke, with only 17 risk points out of 58, was deemed a “low risk” for fire and safety.
After reading the investigation, Vanbrugh chair Ryan Bennett has pledged to take up the issue of blind and deaf students’ safety with the JCR to see how many, if any, students are at risk.
He also said: “Vanbrugh is only just over the low risk level and things might have changed since then, especially with some of the modifications to the kitchens. I know in the future they hope to change the layout of the buildings so that hopefully by next year the risk level should drop significantly.”
He added: “I have trust in what Jane Whyman is doing and I know that they take things very seriously - I think it will be resolved very soon.”
The review heaped responsibility on college and students alike. Vanbrugh suffered in the review because despite all university equipment being PAT tested; often students’ equipment is not.
Vanbrugh also lost points in the assessment on inadequate safety procedures on sources of ignition. However, even with the inspector’s comments, Vanbrugh was only in the “medium risk” category by 2 points, and may well be “low risk” now the smoking ban has been imposed. The college still maintains well-run escape routes and excellent procedures for control of flammable substances.
The Yorker also conducted investigations into food hygiene in the commercial services and the testing of radioactive materials within the university. Both investigations revealed standards of excellence with 100% passes in the inspection documents obtained.
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