News Category: Academic

Jane Baston - VP Academic - End of Year Blog

Jane Baston – VP Academic – End of Year Blog

Write a blog covering everything you’ve done in two years, they said. You’ve been here for two years, there must be loads to talk about. However when I think back over the last two years most of it blurs into one long line of meetings, email and lots of papers to read. That’s probably what…

24th August 2021

VP Academic Reducing GSA Working Hours Throughout August

VP Academic Reducing GSA Working Hours Throughout August

It’s been quite a while since I’ve written a blog post for the GSA. They’re normally long and contain information about the work I’ve been doing as VP Academic. This one contains some personal news. I’m incredibly lucky to be offered and to be taking up a position as College Life Coordinator within Halifax College…

19th July 2021

GSA Official Statement on UCU Strike Action Update 11/02/22

GSA Official Statement on UCU Strike Action Update 11/02/22

Update 11th February 2022 At an extraordinary Council meeting called on 10th February, the Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) Council supported the motion put forward by the GSA sabbatical officers on behalf of our postgraduate members to support the upcoming UCU industrial action from Monday 14th February.  This is also mirrored by student responses to a…

11th February 2021

Vice President Academic Blog - Term 1 Review

Vice President Academic Blog – Term 1 Review

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,…

24th December 2019

Industrial Strike Action: Guidance for Students + GSA Response

Industrial Strike Action: Guidance for Students + GSA Response

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…

15th November 2019

Guide to Study and Assessment Q+A

Guide to Study and Assessment Q+A

During Week 2 of Autumn Term 2019, the GSA held an event to help new students learn about the differences in study and assessment at York compared to universities around the world and indeed the UK. As part of the event there was a question and answer session. We have written up some of the…

28th October 2019

Charlotte's Blog: The Augar Report

Charlotte’s Blog: The Augar Report

The Augar Review has been published! With Higher Education all over the news today, I thought I’d provide a quick briefing on the most pertinent changes. The Augar Review (Review of post-18 funding) has been looking at aspects surrounding the funding of Higher Education – the report published today is over 216 pages long, so…

30th May 2019

GSA York Postgrad Summer Forum - Call for Abstracts for Presentations

GSA York Postgrad Summer Forum – Call for Abstracts for Presentations

Integrating Interfaculty Ideas Call for Abstracts for Presentations Calling all postgraduate researchers! Are you bored over the summer? Keen to meet new people? Want to see if you can make someone from a completely different area of academia understand your research? The York Postgrad Summer Forum is a series of seminars which will take place…

1st April 2019

Jobs at the GSA

Jobs at the GSA

We have two great full-time roles now available at the GSA. Representation and Democracy Coordinator – Full-time – £22000pa Advice and Welfare Coordinator – Full-time – £22000pa Over the last few years the GSA has developed and expanded the services it offers to its members and these staff posts are part of the latest phase…

15th October 2018

Charlotte's Blog - 09/04/18

Charlotte’s Blog – 09/04/18

So it’s April, Mid-Easter break and the sun is finally out! Deadlines and exams are approaching with speed – if you find that things aren’t going as planned, please do remember to use our advice and support service, you can book an appointment here https://www.yorkgsa.org/students/welfare/arrange-an-appointment-with-the-gsa/ . The last term has been a tricky one: adverse…

9th April 2018