The British empire no longer exists and the British government is instead managing a declining British presence worldwide. Alongside the devolution of powers within the UK, it’s unclear what the term British is now meant to describe.
Tag: Politics
Successful peace agreements
Dr Nina Caspersen sets out the essential elements of a lasting farewell to arms.
In Bosnia, nearly 100,000 people lost their lives in three years of bloodletting. But wars do come to an end – often with the help of a peace agreement.
YAA professional network focus on Brexit and the General Election
Join us at the Royal Academy of Engineering as our eminent panel provide independent and politically impartial analysis.
Focusing on British electoral politics and the question of Europe, our next YAA Network event will examine how Brexit will affect the outcome of the 2017 general election and what the general election will mean for Brexit.
To move forwards on inequality we must not go back to grammar schools
Children should have equal opportunities to ‘achieve their potential’
Income inequality is strongly correlated with low social mobility, with lower average educational performance and with bigger gaps in educational attainment between rich and poor children.
Technically minded
Introducing successful York alumna Guste Sadaunykaite
The PPE grad shares her journey from York student to becoming Head of Brand and Communication for TransferGo, the fastest growing fintech company in Europe, at the age of 24.
Networks for life
How York alumni can boost your career
Networking is essential if you want to make the most of your opportunities as a new graduate. As a York alum, you can network with thousands of experienced, well-connected alumni at the top of their professions.
In my book…
A few alumni books and publications highlights
Published works by York alumni this year range from cookbooks to contemporary novels and from teachers’ guides to textbooks. See our selection here.
Spotlight on justice and equality
York has played a pivotal role in putting inequality on the political agenda. Now the challenge is to design the solutions.
Research Champion Professor Kate Pickett outlines the challenges and opportunities facing researchers within the research theme of Justice and Equality at York. All around the world world […]
Documenting a tragedy
The University has launched major research projects which count the human cost of the refugee crisis
In a local cemetery on the Greek island of Lesbos, rows of hastily-dug graves contain human remains, barely covered with earth and marked only with broken stones on which is written a nationality, date of death and a number.
Meet the three York grads working at the British Embassy, Stockholm
Thinking about a career in the civil service?
The Embassy co-ordinates the activities of the UK government in Sweden, and works with the Swedish government and other institutions on international political and economic issues.
A sporting business
Greg Dyke and the future of sport
The event, run by the York Alumni association and hosted by Greg Dyke, took place under the auspices of law firm Howard Kennedy. It proved an invaluable opportunity for York graduates to chart the current climate of the sector.
Reddit’s Quentin Blake
Shitty Watercolour’s Reddit sketches have grown the York student a fanbase that includes Barack Obama
Charming, extraordinarily talented and utterly in love with Quentin Blake, Hector Janse van Rensburg is an artist of the internet generation.
