Research into the specific health and wellbeing benefits of singing is actually still in its infancy…[but] evidence is growing of psychological and physical improvement effects, with an indication that group singing is particularly beneficial over other social and community activities

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Introducing Studio Blue
After winning £40,000 from the Big Alumni Project fund in 2018, University Radio York (URY) started the next stage of their project: to build a new studio here on campus.
On Monday 7th January 2019, University Radio York completed their project and unveiled a new second studio, named ‘Studio Blue’.
National recognition for the University’s 1960’s architecture
Dr Duncan Marks takes a look into what a bus shelter in West Dorset and our very own Central Hall have in common…
It may sound like the start of a joke, but what does a sculpture of Robin Hood and his merry men in Nottingham, a thatched […]
Researchers unravel secrets of medieval life up North
A nun who faked her own death, an archbishop who went into battle with an army of clergymen, and why a priest was the most dangerous job in the Middle Ages…
These are just some of the stories beginning to emerge from fourteenth-century records held in the University of York’s archives. Joan of Leeds was fed […]
Where are you now?
We caught up with Victoria (Toria) Morris, MA English Literary Studies, 2011, to find out how she got to her rewarding position developing an exciting new Homeshare project for the city’s residents.
There are 1.2 million chronically lonely older people in the UK and that half a million older people go at least five or six days a week without seeing or speaking to anyone at all.
Schools need to teach pupils skills to maintain good mental health
Dusana Dorjee a lecturer in the Department of Education at University of York, looks into the complexity of child mental health
Schools are often where children’s and adolescents’ mental health problems are identified. While there is ever growing demand for mental health support for pupils, such […]
Ticket to Success
Need help with your career?
Anyone can find themselves needing careers advice, but for recent graduates it’s often difficult to know where to turn. The good news for University of […]
Removing all barriers
Some of our young people face difficult barriers when entering higher education
The late Peter Whelpton (Economics, 1969) had a vision to transform the lives of young people living with some of the most extreme hardships. He […]
So you want to be a mentor?
Find out how you can get involved
Mentoring plays a crucial role in preparing students for that vital next step. Whether it’s helping them to explore career options, or to research a […]
Yucall. How do the students benefit?
Tierney explains how Yucall helped her through university
I joined York as an English Literature student who had absolutely no clue what career I wanted to do after university. I joined lots of […]
Goodricke’s Golden Jubilee
2018 sees York’s fifth college turn fifty, but what do you remember about Goodricke College?
Goodricke College is named after amateur astronomer John Goodricke (1764-1786), who is best known for presenting conclusive proof that the brightness of stars varies over a period of time in a cyclical nature.
Theatre Review: Check, Please
Nouse review of Drama Barn production
The Drama Barn is back for summer term and heading to the Edinburgh Fringe with two original plays.