IMPORTANT: Apply now for Student Finance for 2025/26
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Full-time UK undergraduate student finance applications for the 2025/26 academic year are now open. If you’re continuing your studies next academic year then you need to apply for your 2025/26 student funding now.
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Save energy, save resources - switch off before you leave
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The University’s annual utility bill amounts to a staggering £13 million. If you’re leaving campus accommodation for the Easter break, please follow our switch-off checklist to help us meet our energy and cost-saving targets. Small changes by everyone can have a big impact.
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1. Support over the Easter break
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- Things you need to do if you are leaving York
- What’s open and what’s happening on campus - including what to do in an emergency and campus accommodation updates
- Changes to bus services
- Academic support available over the break
- How to connect to campus remotely
- Who is available to help (wherever you are)
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2. Your chance to take part in key York research into student wellbeing
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You can play a part in important research taking place right here at York by completing our SWANS survey into student wellbeing. By letting us know in the survey how you have been feeling over the past couple of weeks, you’ll contribute to much-needed research into student wellbeing so that we can develop effective strategies to support students. Check your UoY inbox this week for your invitation to take part in the SWANS student wellbeing survey.
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Could you use the Easter break to get ready for job hunting for the summer? Careers and Placements offer a range of resources to help you apply for jobs. There are a number of tools provided free of charge:
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Use your UoY username to get free access and perfect your pitch.
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4. International Transgender Day of Visibility
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Trans Day of Visibility takes place today (31 March) to celebrate trans and non-binary people and raise awareness of discrimination faced by trans people worldwide. See information about local events and advice on practical matters and support.
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5. Your new York SU team for 2025/26
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You decided! See the outcome of last week’s York SU Sabbatical Officer elections to find out who will be representing you next academic year. Your new Officer team will take up their roles over the summer, but in the meantime your current Sabbs will continue to work and advocate for you in every area of student life.
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Offers, competitions and opportunities
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Log on to Handshake, our careers platform, for jobs and opportunities:
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Find out more student news
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See all updates for students on our website:
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Things to know this week is produced and distributed by the University's Internal Communications Team. Please email any feedback to
student-communications@york.ac.uk.
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