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…
Last week we hosted our now annual GSA Awards, celebrating the achievements of postgraduate students and staff over the past academic year. The winners of the awards are listed below: GSA Volunteer of the Year Hugh Watmough GSA Network of the Year PhD Network – Francesco Ramponi GSA Council Member of the Year Neil Cox…
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…
WELCOME TEAM for Welcome Fortnight 2019 For work on Friday 20 September (training afternoon) – Friday 4 October How to apply Stage 1 Please fill in the application form with care. Only application forms of the highest standard are considered for interview. Applications with too few details of relevant experience and transferable skills, spelling mistakes…
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…
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