York St John and the beautiful game – Part two
The FIFA World Cup may be fading into memory but the English 2018-19 domestic season has swung into action and so we continue to explore the role football has played throughout the history of...
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York St John and the beautiful game – Part one
Love it or loathe it, a World Cup makes football almost impossible to ignore, so we couldn’t resist taking a look at the role the beautiful game has played at York St John over...
The Magnificent Seven
When York St John first opened its doors in May 1841, it opened them only for male students and continued to do so for more than 120 years, until 1962 when seven women were...
Exciting changes for the Chapel
In 1964, at the centre of the York St John campus, ground was being cleared in preparation for construction of a new Chapel. Designed by the Architect George Gaze Pace, this Chapel was to...
Sports teams update – 2017/18
Sport has always played a big part in the lives of students at York St John University, with the history of many of our sports teams stretching back well over 100 years. The vast...
The York St John World Cup 2018: Tournament Review
If you follow us on twitter, the chances are you may have seen or even voted in our recent #YSJWorldCup which took place in January. 32 well known buildings, rooms or locations from across...
Celebrating YSJ Alumni – Sophie Unwin and Lydia Cottrell
Throughout 2017 we featured a number of York St John alumni across our social media and online magazine who have achieved great successes in their chosen careers, done amazing things in their local communities,...