Based on feedback from previous students we have put together a guide aimed at providing information for students with children living in York. The guide is written by with input from student families and filled with the information they wish they’d known before coming to York, if there’s information missing please let us know so…
Welcome to York! If you’re reading this you’re probably a new postgraduate student due to be starting in September. The good news is we send you an email with everything you need to know about the GSA and Welcome Week before you start. The bad news is we don’t tend to get everyone’s emails until…
We’ve updated our guide for international students with more information and tips. The guide is written by international students and filled with the information they wish they’d known before coming to York. You can download a copy here: https://www.yorkgsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/GSA-International-booklet-pages.pdf
After the success of last year’s Postgraduate Experience Survey, the GSA is again running a large experience survey inclusive of ALL postgraduate students. The survey will be open between Monday 23 July and Friday 24 August 2018. Each student who completes the survey will be entered into a prize draw where we will be awarding five…
We are happy to announce our full list of winners of the inaugural GSA Awards! Thank you to all who attended our celebration evening yesterday and congratulations to all winners and nominees for your contributions to Postgraduate life at York!
The Graduate Students’ Association Awards have been setup to recognise the contributions made to student life made by postgraduate students as well as academic and support staff. There are 7 awards in total with 3 nominated by the postgraduate community. The awards are: GSA Volunteer of the year Best GSA network GSA Councillor of the…
Nominations have opened for the Graduate Students’ Associations Elections. The Graduate Students’ Association is the main representative body for all postgraduate students studying at the University of York. It is run as a postgraduate students union with elected full time officers that work over the academic year to provide representation for postgraduate students along with…
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…
The University have compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions that we know many of our members have been asking or worried about. You can find this list here https://www.york.ac.uk/student s/industrial-action/ The FAQ features an explanation of the reasons for the strike taking place from the Universities perspective in the interest of balance we also want…
As many of you will already be aware the University and College Union (UCU) has voted to take industrial action. UCU is the trade union for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers and academic-related staff working in further and higher education throughout the UK. The reason they have voted to take industrial action is because national negotiations…
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