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Tag: Education
Report from the York Union: Peter Hitchens on wealthy privilege in our schools
On the 29th of October the York Union, before a genuinely overflowing SLB/118, hosted writer and columnist Peter Hitchens and his views on the current state of British comprehensive education […]
Are less students going to University?
As today’s statistics from UCAS (The Universities and College Admissions Service) show, less students this year have taken up places at universities, despite a rise in the top level of […]
“We must educate ourselves” on racial privilege, YUSU President writes in response to PTO’s criticism
The President of the University of York Students’ Union (YUSU) has written a response to an incoming Part-Time Officer who criticised the election of a white former college chair as […]
The Strike Debate
The hot topic on campus and across many universities right now is the proposed strike action by the UCU (University and Colleges Union). The union has voted to take action […]
Report from The York Union: ‘Lad Culture in Higher Education’
Last week, the University of York’s Dr Vanita Sundaram conducted a talk alongside the York Union on lad culture in higher education. Dr Sundaram explored the emergence of lad culture […]
Working with adults that have learning difficulties
For the past four months, I have been participating in a York Students in Communities placement, providing one-on-one support for adults with learning difficulties by attending a weekly literacy lesson, […]
Campaigning on NSS referendum commences
Campaigning on whether the University of York Students’ Union (YUSU) should advise students to boycott the National Student Survey, in accordance with a National Union of Students’ (NUS) initiative, began […]
The Greatest Friendship
Oh, hi! I didn’t see you there! How are you? Good? That’s great! I have to tell you something very, very exciting. Hmm, how do I put it without […]
New statistics reveal York graduates are some of the most employable in the UK
The latest statistics from the Department for Education have revealed that the University of York has the highest proportion of graduates in work or further study three years after graduating, out […]