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Kate Nash, Founder of ‘Kate Nash Literary Agency Ltd’.

International Women's Day

Rowena Skelton-Wallace, Managing Editorial Director, at Vintage, Penguin Random House.

International Women's Day

Professor Marion Turner: the first female biographer of Chaucer.

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Kate Nash, Founder of ‘Kate Nash Literary Agency Ltd’.

To celebrate International Women’s Day we spoke to Kate Nash, founder of Kate Nash Literary Agency Ltd. She tells us of how she fell in …

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Rowena Skelton-Wallace, Managing Editorial Director, at Vintage, Penguin Random House.

For International Women’s Day we had the pleasure of speaking to Alumna Rowena Skelton-Wallace, Managing Editorial Director at Vintage, Penguin Random House. She talks us …

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Professor Marion Turner: the first female biographer of Chaucer.

This month we spoke to Professor Marion Turner (MA Oxon, MA York, DPhil Oxon) an alumna who is the first female biographer of Chaucer. We …

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Abisols Barber at work
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What do you do? Abisola Barber, Global Chief Operating Officer at Barclays Investment Bank

This month we hear from York alum Abisola Barber. She tells us about her career in finance and her advocacy work for diversity and inclusion …

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When Jimi Hendrix Came To Play At York

Social Sciences alum Phil Harding tells us about one memorable night in Langwith fifty-odd years ago, when Jimi Hendrix came to play.

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Cass Hebron, Founder of The Green Fix

This month we hear from York alum Cass Hebron, a recent graduate of the University of York. She currently works as a Communications Officer at …

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updated on 5 March 20214 February 2021Love Stories

University of York: Alumni Love Stories

For this Valentine’s Day, we want to help spread the love and share some alumni love stories. Since the University of York opened in 1963 …

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updated on 5 March 202129 January 2021Love Stories

A York Alumni Love Story: Rachel and Luke

They say you meet friends (and partners) for life at University and the University of York is no different. BA English alum, Rachel, tells us …

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Supporting refugees in crisis

This month we hear from York alum Philip Worthington, Managing Director of European Lawyers in Lesvos. He shares the story of his work in Lesvos, …

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Job hunting in a global pandemic

This month, we spoke to Tom Lovell, a York alum who has enjoyed a long and successful career at Reed Recruitment. He spoke to us …

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