Welcome

Welcome to York Loves Students, a site dedicated to showcasing the contributions students make to life in York. Throughout the year, we’ll aim to share news and information about community projects undertaken by our students. If you have anything to share, head over to our contact us page, where you can let us know about your projects!

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Community Computing

Frustrated with your computer? Or just want to learn more about what it can do? York St John’s students are offering free, one-to-one sessions for local people wanting to learn more about using computers to access email, social media and the wider internet as well as utilising programmes such as Microsoft Office. Student mentors will […]

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Business students use their skills to raise over £2,000 for charity

Since the start of the academic year, students studying Business courses at York College have raised more than £2,000 for charity. Having organised a variety of fundraising events in aid of several charities, including Macmillan Cancer Support, Help for Heroes, Cancer Research and Cry in the Dark, the Business students worked in teams arranging a […]

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Searching for stars: celebrating student volunteering in York

This week is national Student Volunteering Week, an annual celebration of the achievements of student volunteers in their local communities – and the perfect time to open nominations for this year’s Higher York Student Volunteering Awards! In York, students from the city’s universities and colleges gave at least 75,000 hours of their time to volunteering […]

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Mentoring success for York students

University of York undergraduates have teamed up with pupils from Millthorpe School and York High School for a mentoring project involving Hiscox and Aviva. The Girl’s Enrichment Scheme (GEMS) provides support to girls in Year 10 by linking them with University students and women working in business. This year, 12 students met school pupils on […]

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Turkish Ladies Buddy Project

Jessica White is a third year English Language and Linguistics student at York St John University. In her second year, Jessica volunteered to be part of the Turkish Ladies language ‘Buddy’ project. A scheme to help local Turkish ladies with their English language skills. “It was a good way to gain some informal experience teaching […]

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York students get money-smarter

Higher York partners (York St John University, the University of York, Askham Bryan College and York College) marked the start of National Student Money Week at a launch event in Bedern Hall today. York’s universities and colleges are committed to ensuring their students are equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to manage their finances effectively whilst […]

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