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.
A pioneer in the field of electron microscopy, Howie played a vital role in the conception of York JEOL Nanocentre, which is unique in its electron microscopy capability. Howie is currently a fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge and was made a Commander of the British Empire in 1998 for services to electron microscopy.
On Saturday January 22, two more honorary degrees will be awarded to Dame Emma Kirkby, a soprano singer and celebrated early music specialist and Penelope Worsley, a prominent charity fundraiser.
Dame Kirkby is a highly respected performer in classical music, appearing worldwide with orchestras and chamber ensembles. She made her debut in London in 1974, before specialising in early music. Since then Dame Kirkby has made over a hundred recordings, from madrigals of the Italian and English Renaissance to works of Mozart and Haydn. In November 2000 she received the Order of the British Empire, and in June 2007 was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Furthermore, she has performed and taught in York regularly for more than 30 years.
Worsley, the final recipient, has dedicated 45 years of her life to volunteer and charity work.
She worked with St John Ambulance from 1967 to 1988, becoming County President for North Yorkshire. In 1999, following the death of her son, Worsley set up a charity in northern Thailand to help the Karen hill tribe people to build a better future.
Since then she has raised over £3 million and is now working with over 40,000 people in northwest Thailand. She aims to improve health through the provision of clean water, blankets and mosquito nets, improve education by providing transport, accommodation, food and sponsorship of students to university, and improve income generation by regenerating land.
Each year 30 to 50 UK students work as volunteers in Thailand, as did her son Richard.
Kirkby will be presented her honorary degree by Professor Peter Seymour, of the Department of Music in Ceremony Three at 9.30am on Saturday.
Worsley will be presented her honorary degree by Professor Dianna Bowles of the Department of Biology in Ceremony Four at 12pm on the same day.
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