On Saturday 9th March, the University of York’s Swing Dance Society will host their third annual dance competition in aid of Comic Relief. The evening of sports and entertainment at the […]
Tag: Charity
Celebrating UK Coffee Week
It is the ultimate debate – are you a coffee or tea person? Lets face it, warm beverages are essential for many of us and the caffeine can power us […]
Agape Volunteering calls for University Representatives
The charity, Agape is currently looking for university representatives as well as volunteers to assist in a variety of projects in areas such as Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa. Agape […]
York students abseil down Central Hall for charity
Students at the University of York and Sabbatical Officers from its Students’ Union have abseiled down Central Hall to raise money for charity. Students descended from the building, typically used […]
YUSU Elections 2017: Alice Driver & Jasmine Pledger (Volunteering Officer)
Alice Driver and Jasmine Pledger are running together to become the Volunteering Officers of YUSU in the 2017 elections. What inspired you to run for the position? Last year we […]
UYSWC to hold charity swim event for Target Ovarian Cancer
The University of York Swimming and Water Polo Club (UYSWC) will be hosting a charity swim event in aid of Target Ovarian Cancer. Participants will be able to get involved […]
YUSU seeks students’ consent to replace constitution and incorporate in snap referendum
The University of York Students’ Union (YUSU) is to replace its constitution and change its legal status as a charity, subject to students’ approval in a snap referendum next week. […]
My summer in Tanzania and Kenya: an interview with Laura-Autumn Cox
When I meet the former News Editor of The Yorker, Laura-Autumn Cox, on a rainy Wednesday afternoon in the university library, it does not take long for the talk to […]
RAG raises hundreds of thousands for children’s charity
At the recent 2016 RAG conference, YUSU RAG, the University of York’s Raising and Giving society, celebrated raising £443, 723.65 for the charity Childreach International, between the period of 2008 and 2016. The […]
The Yorker’s former News Editor will climb Mt. Kilimanjaro for charity
York graduate and The Yorker‘s former News Editor Laura-Autumn Cox plans to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, to raise money for charity. Alongside a team of other students from the University […]