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.
The package was passed by the University Council on 24 June and now OFFA has also announced its approval.
The funding plans will come into place from October 2012, with the university joining all other Russell Group universities, except LSE, in increasing its fees to £9,000 per annum.
This will be complimented, however, by substantial reductions and financial support for home and EU undergraduate students from lower income families.
The University of York insists that support has been put into place “to ensure that able students are not deterred from applying to York”.
The University of York Vice-Chancellor, Professor Brian Cantor, said: “It is great news that OFFA has endorsed our funding proposals which will help to maintain the University of York as an institution of the highest quality.
“The measures supported by OFFA today mean we can continue to invest in providing the best possible experience for our students. We will ensure that York continues to attract and support students from a diverse range of backgrounds and that anyone who has the ability to benefit from a York education can do so regardless of their financial circumstances.”
A range of scholarships, waivers and bursaries will be available, with the university expecting to offer 171 scholarships and £4,500 worth of support to first-year students through the National Scholarship Programme.
First-years from families with an income of less than £25,000 will receive support worth £3,000 in the first year and £2,000 in subsequent years. Hardship funds for students will also be increased.
We will ensure that York continues to attract and support students from a diverse range of backgrounds and that anyone who has the ability to benefit from a York education can do so regardless of their financial circumstances
This support will be supplemented by non-repayable Government grants for students from low-income backgrounds, as well as Government loans to cover living expenses.
York’s Chancellor, Greg Dyke, will lead a public fund-raising campaign to encourage York alumni to enhance the university’s scholarships and bursaries.
This fees increase will see the university gain around an extra £25 million to spend as the University and College Union (UCU) has estimated only £6,360 of the £9,000 is required to maintain the university’s current standards.
The University of York plans to invest this money in five main areas: financial support for students, expanding already successful widening participation and access activities, enhancing the quality of the teaching experience, improving the quality of the wider student experience and providing academic and other forms of support to aid success and retention.
The university’s recent investments include refurbishment and extension of the J.B. Morrell Library, development of the £500 million Heslington East campus and the £9 million York Sports Village.
Bookings for the university’s open day in July outstripped numbers for the last two years, suggesting prospective students are undeterred from coming to university by the increase in fees.
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