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York welcomes new Chancellor

Professor Sir Malcolm Grant takes over from Greg Dyke as sixth in the role

The University of York welcomes its sixth Chancellor, who was inaugurated last week (27th October). Professor Sir Malcolm Grant officially became Chancellor in a day of […]

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Yorklife / 22 October 20155 November 2015

YorNight is back

The European Researchers’ Night will stage over 80 free events in York

by Alfie Packham

It can be easy to overlook the amazing scientific and historical research going on all around us in York – but it will be hard to miss during YorNight, an international event to showcase research in 300 cities across Europe on the same evening.

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Yorklife / 1 September 20159 April 2016

Morpurgo & Mozart

The former Children’s Laureate performs The Mozart Question at York’s Festival of Ideas

by Chris Owen

‘Sound needs space to breathe, just as we need air’. Michael Morpurgo’s words reverberate around the towering ceilings of the York Minster. A lone violin joins as […]

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Centre stage / 8 July 20159 July 2015

Tech Talk

Digital is the future of big business, say York’s tech entrepreneurs

by Ricky Jones

A report from one of the Alumni Association’s popular networking events.

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Open minds / 8 July 20159 July 2015

Event: Behind the scenes at London’s Hampstead Theatre

York alumni are invited to take a tour at the venue in autumn 2015

In March a small group of London alumni were granted privileged access to the backstage world of one of London’s leading theatres. Organised by Jocelyn […]

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All about yu / 22 June 20158 July 2015

Artistic censorship

Secret art provides ‘a temporary relief’ from the horrors of repressive regimes.

by Angelica Curzi

On the 6th of June, the Festival of Ideas opened with “Artistic Censorship in Repressive Regimes”, chaired by Julia Farrington (Head of Arts, Index on […]

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Centre stage / 22 June 20151 September 2015

Mysterious Alice

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland remain a mystery 150 years after publication

by Deborah Lam

Professor Hugh Haughton interviews Professor Robert Douglas-Fairhurst at 2015’s York Festival of Ideas

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Centre stage / 22 June 20158 July 2015

Best events

for a nostalgic return to York

Coming to visit? Missing York? Here are just a few ideas for your return to town…

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Yorklife / 5 May 201514 May 2015

York Festival of Ideas 2015

The June festival’s must-see events

Joan Concannon, Director of External Relations at the University, gives us her top picks of events at the 2015 York Festival of Ideas…

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Yorklife / 29 April 20158 July 2015

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