Over the past few days, you have all been voting in our annual by-election to decide who will represent you this academic year! We hold these second round of elections in order to fill any positions that were left vacant after the first Autumn Elections. You can see below the results from each election, if…
Over the last few days, your newly elected Course Representatives have been voting to elect your Faculty Representatives for the 20/21 academic year. We can now announce that the results are as follows: Faculty Representative for Sciences: Chris Murray – 5 votes Harry Whish – 2 votes RON (RE-Open Nominations) – 1 vote Chris…
The GSA Student Council met on the 3rd of February in order to discuss our position on the forthcoming industrial action. We would like to communicate that we have decided to reiterate our decision from November 2019 to support the staff members at the University of York. As declared in the previous statements, the GSA…
Hello everyone! It has been a really short holiday season, right? Like everyone else in social media, I have been making a recap of the year these past few weeks, in my case, about my first months as a sabbatical officer. I know that everyone has deadlines over the next few days, so here…
There are a few words that I’ve been using a lot this term. Hectic, challenging and a huge learning curve are the ones that I usually say when I’m asked how my first term has gone. The learning curve has been steep; I’ve spent a significant proportion of my days running from meeting to meeting,…
Hello everyone! Before all of us go to a well-deserved break, I would like to share with you what I have been up to since coming into office in September. It has been both amazing and challenging to adjust to my new role and I apologise for not being around much. Here is my new…
Dear everyone, On behalf of the council of the GSA, we would like to communicate that we have decided to actively support staff members at university in their dispute pursuing better living conditions through pay and a better future via an affordable pension. We want to show solidarity with the University and College Union members…
Summary The GSA Student Council has decided to strongly support the upcoming industrial action following a Council meeting on Monday 18th November. The Council felt that the increasing casualisation and inequality of Higher Education was too important an issue to remain neutral, but wish to emphasise that staff, support and services of the GSA will…
Industrial Action at the University of York Members of UCU (a Trade Union for academic staff) have voted to take industrial action on pay, pensions and working conditions. UCU have announced eight days of strikes will get underway from Monday 25th November to Wednesday 4th December. At this stage, it is hard to say exactly…
We are happy to announce the results of the GSA Council and Student Trustee elections, and introduce your new GSA Council for 2019/20: Council Chair – Suzanne SL Communities Officer – Minko EM Equalities Officer – Jessie S Events Officer – Charlotte L Volunteering Officer – Sameer J Student Trustee – Hannah I K Thank…
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