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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YorNight is back
The European Researchers’ Night will stage over 80 free events in York
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.
Morpurgo & Mozart
The former Children’s Laureate performs The Mozart Question at York’s Festival of Ideas
‘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 […]
Tech Talk
Digital is the future of big business, say York’s tech entrepreneurs
A report from one of the Alumni Association’s popular networking events.
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 […]
Artistic censorship
Secret art provides ‘a temporary relief’ from the horrors of repressive regimes.
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 […]
Mysterious Alice
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland remain a mystery 150 years after publication
Professor Hugh Haughton interviews Professor Robert Douglas-Fairhurst at 2015’s York Festival of Ideas
Best events
for a nostalgic return to York
Coming to visit? Missing York? Here are just a few ideas for your return to town…
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…
