Digital and Creative Services team blog

Updates and case studies from our team in Communications

Tag: web

  • Proudly presenting our three new School web branches!

    Proudly presenting our three new School web branches!

    We’ve just completed a mammoth project to deliver web presences for three new academic schools while putting content strategy to the test.

  • Representing REF

    Representing REF

    The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 results were released earlier this year, with York in the top 10 of universities across the UK for the quality of our research work. …

  • Building our Graduation Twinkler

    Building our Graduation Twinkler

    In the run up to January’s graduation ceremonies we were tasked to come up with something fancy to celebrate. The winning idea was to replace the main homepage banner with…

  • How to tame your Content Management System

    How to tame your Content Management System

    Sometimes, our Web Content Management System (CMS) can seem like a mysterious mythical creature. It can look a little complex when you’re less experienced in editing web content, but that’s…

  • Schools and departments web content – introducing the project

    Schools and departments web content – introducing the project

    We’re excited to introduce a new project we’re working on to help showcase the University’s three new schools and existing departments to the outside world through attractive, engaging and informative…

  • Getting a handle on site search

    Getting a handle on site search

    Have you ever visited a website looking for a specific piece of information; maybe a swimming pool timetable, or a specific recipe?  Have you ever used a search function within…

  • Growing Global

    Growing Global

    More changes are afoot among the University’s webpages as we’ve spruced up our Global Partnerships pages. With new images, streamlined content and clear calls to action, we’re promoting Partnerships with…

  • A new line of support for the CMS

    A new line of support for the CMS

    There are currently over 800 users with access to our Web Content Management System (CMS). That’s a lot of people to support – whether troubleshooting a bit of content or…

  • Feast your eyes on the new Campus Kitchen pages

    Feast your eyes on the new Campus Kitchen pages

    Half of good food preparation is presentation, and the same is true for our work in the Communications team. As part of the rebrand of the University’s in-house caterer from…

  • Show me the money: making scholarships more visible

    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.…