News Archive: October 2016

Kate’s Blog – Unstructured ramblings

Okay I have some thoughts, they are pretty disparate, but some of them have the potential to be interesting, so here goes. In no particular order… Unstructured ramblings aren’t usually your thing, Kate You’ve clearly never been on the receiving end of one of my ‘let me tell you everything about my life, without any…

26th October 2016

Council Elections 2016 – Results

We are happy to announce the results of the GSA Council Elections 2016: Council Chair – Saad Alzahrani, with 83% of the vote Communities Officer – Gracia Paramitha, with 86% of the vote Events Officer – Joseph Willis, with 86% of the vote Equality Officer – Annis Stead, with 85% of the vote Colleges Officer – Momchil…

24th October 2016

Council Elections 2016 – Candidates Announced

We are happy to announce the candidates for the GSA Council Elections 2016: Saad Alzahrani – Council Chair Gracia Paramitha – Communities Officer Joseph Willis – Events Officer Annis Stead – Equality Officer Momchil N. Kyuparski – Colleges Officer Danielle Watkins – Sports Officer Chow Christopher Wui Hang – Student Trustee Dan Chen – Student…

14th October 2016

Postgraduate Tuition Fees

The first instalment of tuition fees for postgraduate courses is due by the end of October. This is usually 50% of the total cost for the year. If you are in receipt of one of the new government postgraduate taught loans, or other funding which comes through in instalments (such as PGCE bursaries but not…

14th October 2016

Rasha’s Blog – New Beginnings

New beginnings! It is true that new beginnings have a special beauty and charm. Maybe it’s the enthusiasm, the passion and the hope for a new start. This adrenalin rush that accompanies the beginning of a new academic year is truly amazing. It gives you a burst of energy to declare it out loud to…

12th October 2016

GSA Council Elections – Extended Deadline – Wednesday 12th October

Due to technical difficulties with the elections nomination form published on the GSA website over the weekend, the GSA Elections committee have decided to reopen nominations for the GSA Council Elections until Wednesday 12th October at 23:59. Positions available in our Council Elections include: – Events Officer – Colleges Officer – Volunteering Officer – Equality…

10th October 2016

Good Landlord Awards 2016

The Good Landlord Awards are back and are looking for your nominations! Students in York have the opportunity to nominate their landlords for the third annual Good Landlord Awards, a student-led scheme which seeks to recognise and celebrate the best in student landlordship in the city. Run by York’s Student Community Partnership, a long-standing project…

6th October 2016

Kate’s Blog – My time on the GSA Council

So basically the reason I’m involved with the GSA now is because fairly-keen first year PhD Kate showed a vague interest in the GSA and this was pounced on by the then CEO of the organisation and the next thing I knew my housemate and I were running for Council positions. This, as it turns…

5th October 2016