News Category: News
![Your New Union Survey](https://www.yorkgsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/GSA-logo-2.png)
Last month, the GSA and YUSU announced a statement that both Unions would work together to move towards ‘establishing a single, unified Students’ Union for all students at the University’. We want to ensure that students are front and centre of this new Union. That’s why we need your input and why today, together with…
![A statement from the YUSU and GSA Presidents on the future of the Unions](https://www.yorkgsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/GSA-logo-2.png)
Announcing our ambitions for a single and unified Students’ Union Dear Students, The University of York is one of a very small number of Universities to have two students’ unions: the University of York Students’ Union (YUSU), for all students registered at the University, and the Graduate Students’ Association (GSA), reserved for taught and research…
![Jane Baston - VP Academic - End of Year Blog](https://www.yorkgsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Jane-Headshot-Jane-Baston-225x300.jpg)
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…
![GSA Annual General Meeting - 28th July 2021](https://www.yorkgsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GSA-Hexagon-white-sq-300x300.png)
The York Graduate Students’ Association Annual General Meeting which will be held at 6pm on Wednesday 28th July. Please sign up to the event here. To recieve the Zoom link for the event, you must sign up before 12 noon on Wednesday 28th July. The AGM is a chance to find out what we have…
![VP Academic Reducing GSA Working Hours Throughout August](https://www.yorkgsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Jane-Headshot-Jane-Baston-225x300.jpg)
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…
![York GSA By-Elections Announcement](https://www.yorkgsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GSA-Hexagon-white-sq-300x300.png)
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…
![Continuation Fees Waived](https://www.yorkgsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Purnur-Altey-340x340-1-300x300.png)
Hello everyone, l hope you are all well. Due to my candidacy in the GSA Elections for 2020/21 Academic year, l was unable to share with you the great news that l had over the past few weeks. We ticked off another item from my list of current projects and l am extremely happy about…
![GSA Student Council Statement on Industrial Action: 13/02/20](https://www.yorkgsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/GSA_RepresentationIcon-300x255.jpg)
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…
![University of York, YUSU and GSA Statement: Showing respect to each other](https://www.yorkgsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/GSA_RepresentationIcon-300x255.jpg)
A joint statement from the Vice-Chancellor and the presidents of YUSU and GSA. The University is a global community, with one in every four people on our campus (both staff and students), coming from outside the UK. We value, celebrate and are proud of our inclusive and diverse community. Unfortunately, we have had some reports…
![YUSU and GSA: Coronavirus updates](https://www.yorkgsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/GSA_RepresentationIcon-300x255.jpg)
Tuesday 4 February, 6pm Public Health England (PHE), as part of its on-going investigation into coronavirus in York, has now confirmed that the diagnosed student has a tenancy at Vita Student, a private student accommodation provider located in the City. PHE has also confirmed that the student was not in Vita Student accommodation when they…