For Rob Gandy (Mathematics and Computation, 1972) ghosts began with reading A Christmas Carol, a childhood fascination with the strange and a lifelong appetite for …
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Freshers Week: Then and Now
From finding Long Boi on an evening walk around campus to dancing along to a high-energy performance by Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon, Freshers Week …
Robert Frost: Television Series Editor
From Robert’s formative days on the Film and TV Production course to shaping some of the most talked-about dramas on screen today (Slow Horses, Sex …
Moving Abroad for Love, Adventure or Study
To kick off our Moving Abroad for Love, Adventure or Study Series, we hear from Physics alum David Grove (1969) who became a science teacher …
Ainslie Harris: Zivo
Can AI truly serve society if the average person doesn’t understand how it works? For the founder of Zivo, Dr Ainslie Harris, the answer is …
Coming Full Circle: York’s first graduates return 60 years on
The University of York’s original graduating cohort came back to campus for a moving Coming Full Circle reunion, marking 60 years since their own graduation …
Jodi Norman: From Foster Care to Global Leadership in Law
Jodi Norman’s journey from a Kent mining village and a childhood in and out of foster care to becoming a partner at one of the …
Becky & Ben’s Fertility Spotlight Podcast
York’s tradition of using creativity and communication for social good is reflected in the work of alumna Becky Saer (English & Politics, 1992), co-host of …
York’s 88 Year Old Graduate: Sidney Ross
At 88, Sidney Ross (History, 2020) became the oldest person to graduate in the University of York’s history, but his story is about far more …
Testing the Claims of Power: Tom Edgington at BBC Verify
Tom Edgington (Politics and Sociology, 2005), never imagined he would one day be scrutinising the claims of prime ministers and presidents for the BBC. He …