Digital and Creative Services team blog
Updates and case studies from our team in Communications
A short and sweet update to sum up what has been a packed couple of months since my last update in January. HR web migration A team of us migrated the HR web pages from Dreamweaver into the Web CMS in just six days! It was super satisfying and fun. It’s not live yet but … Continue reading Content design team round-up: March 2026
Over the past few months, we’ve been working on migrating the HR web pages from a legacy system (Dreamweaver) and into the main University website and our central web content management system (CMS). Having the HR content within the CMS will mean it’s easier to maintain and better aligned with our wider University website, brand … Continue reading New HR web pages coming soon
That’s a wrap! We’ve finished rebuilding the IT Services web pages. Not only did we declutter big time, we completely shifted the focus of these pages to better help our community.
Here’s a quick look at what we’ve been working on to kick off the new year.
Hello! The Content Design team in Communications consists of myself and Harriet. Our small team works on a variety of web content projects. It’s been a packed end to the year. Here is what we have been working on over the last month.
The problem: fragmented content and an unclear narrative Our previous careers and employability web content for prospective students was struggling. We knew we had a great story to tell but we weren’t articulating our ‘careers offer’ as effectively as possible to our various target audiences, plus information was fragmented across multiple pages and usage was … Continue reading Building better careers content: from discovery to delivery
On 14 July 2025, the main University of York website was updated to a new design. The content and site structure remains the same, so everything is still where you’d expect. But the overall design, page layouts and menus have had some big improvements. This launch marks an exciting milestone, as it applies our vibrant … Continue reading Introducing the new University of York website design
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our website redesign preview session on 19 June. It was great to see so many people there and show you all what we’ve been working on, and we hope you’re as excited as we are for the launch. A recording of the session and a copy of … Continue reading Website redesign – what do you need to do?
Thursday 19 June, 2pm to 3pm This summer we’ll be significantly updating the design of the University website to bring it in line visually with the rest of our established brand. Ahead of the redesign launch, the Communications team are hosting a preview and Q&A session for all members of the University. You’ll have the … Continue reading Join us for a website redesign preview and Q&A
In early summer 2025 we will start to roll out a major update to the look of the University of York website. This will align the website with the University’s updated brand identity, which has been appearing across other channels over the last few years. It also gives us an opportunity to apply expertise and … Continue reading Coming soon: a new look for the University of York website