Category: Blog
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How to really get results from your next video project
We’ve all heard about videos that required loads of time and effort to create, but just didn’t receive enough views to have the desired impact and get results. So, what…
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New prospectus shapes up for 2022 students…
Hot off the press, our new-look Undergraduate Prospectus 2022 is out now – and we’ve got some sizable changes to tell you about.
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Creating SEO friendly web pages
The success measures of Search Engine Optimisation are often divided into three categories; technical, user experience and content. This is a really helpful way of showing that we all contribute…
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New video assets in the image library
Our videographer Joe has been with us for a number of years working on a wide variety of projects, ranging from accommodation, graduation, York Unlimited, departmental projects, and the list…
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Remote usability testing
Last month we carried out our first remote usability testing. I was worried that it wouldn’t work as well as when we run them in person, but it turned out…
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A more accessible website
We’re reaching the end of our project to improve the accessibility of the CMS templates we use on the York website, and we’re pleased to report that we’ve made some…
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Support team – a day in the life
The working environment might have changed since many of us started working from home in March, but after the initial upheaval, many of our day-to-day duties haven’t. For us in…
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Show me the money: making scholarships more visible
The University offers about 100 different scholarships every year, but you wouldn’t necessarily know it. There’s no central scholarships office, so no central database of what’s on offer to who.…
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Going live on Instagram
Usually an Open Day is a hive of activity as prospective students begin to discover York, and throughout the academic year you can normally see Student Ambassadors delivering campus tours.…
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Promoting Philosophy by provoking thought
In the lead up to this year’s recruitment events we identified video as a way of showcasing our Department of Philosophy. We set out to make engaging content to intrigue…