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.
Jarvis, aged only 22, was found hanged in his flat on July 12 after he slipped whilst tying ropes onto his beams and the ropes became tangled around his neck, killing him instantly. The coroner’s office has ruled out foul play or self-harm.
A funeral service was held on July 25 at York Minster, including tributes from Jarvis's brother and father, and was followed by a gathering at King's Manor for refreshments and a toast to Jarvis’s memory.
Jarvis was a postgraduate student in the university’s Centre for Medieval Studies and was about to complete his MA in medieval history. He was due to start a PhD course in museum history at Nottingham Trent University in October.
He was also deeply involved in university life at York as a passionate member of DougSoc, a swordplay teacher for the Medieval Society, and he enjoyed amateur dramatics.
A Facebook group, called 'Remembering James', has been created in dedication to his memory and already has tributes from over 146 members.
Jarvis's family has set up the James Jarvis Bursary fund at the University of York in his memory to help fund future students, putting money that would have been spent on Jarvis’ PhD towards the scheme.
A spokesman for the University of York said: “We are greatly saddened by James’s tragic death and we are offering support to his friends here.”
Dr Katy Cubitt, chairman of graduate studies in the department of history, added: “James was a genial personality, with so much enthusiasm for medieval history. Thoughtful and lively, he was a stimulating student to teach, who thought for himself and had strong historical interests which he pursued with gusto.”
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