Category: Blog
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Six reasons why the choice is (the) York (Marketing team)
Stuff in my life means that I’m moving away from York and so I’m coming to the end of my time with the Marketing team. I don’t know how many…
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A makeover for Equality
On Monday 7 October, the Equality and Diversity Office announced the arrival of a completely new set of webpages for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the University.
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360 captures: Seeing things from all sides
We’ve been using 360 capture to showcase our accommodation for a couple of years now, but it was only this year that we realised that they could be a great…
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Using (technical) magic to make life simpler
Every week, the Staff Digest is sent to all our staff and associate staff, sharing University announcements, details of training opportunities, chances to become involved in research, events, achievements and…
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Real-time coverage of events on social media
The purpose of the University’s social media channels is to showcase what we do as an institution, enhancing our reputation as somewhere to live, learn and work. Part of this…
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New video for York Unlimited Giving Day
We’re excited about York’s first ever Giving Day which is taking place in November. Our videographer Joe Burn worked with the Office of Philanthropic Partnerships and Alumni (OPPA) to help…
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How Phil and Sean produce illustrations
Have you ever wondered how a designer comes up with an illustration? Phil and Sean from our graphic design team discuss their process for creating an illustration, and how the…
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Improving the accessibility of our website
Our web content should be easy for everyone to access, but we need to be specifically mindful that we don’t exclude people with accessibility needs. While we’ve always tried to…
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Perked up: About the University landing page
As you might have seen, our About the University landing page has a fresh new look. The regular information is still there, only now it’s wrapped up nicely in our…
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Student wellbeing campaign
For the past few years, we’ve been working with colleagues across the University to create a student-facing wellbeing campaign. The 2018/19 campaign was bigger and better than ever, so we…