Coffee Mornings
The LGBTQ+ Staff Network will be holding Coffee Mornings on the last Friday of every month from 10am till 11am in the Dining Room Extension. These will occasionally be centred on a particular topic...
Category: Internal news and updates
Posts about internal news and activity
Recruiting steering group members!
In November, I will be stepping down as Network Secretary as I am leaving York St John for a new position at Loughborough University. I have been secretary of the network since I started...
YSJ at York Pride – coordinator needed!
YSJU York Pride Coordinator: Call for expressions of interest We are delighted to announce that York Pride is coming back on 18 June 2022! York St John is a main sponsor and...
Chair’s Update
As many of you will be aware, Phill Gray left York St John at the end of July to take on new challenges. On behalf of the LGBT Staff Network, I’d like to note...
Staff development opportunity: Staff Network Secretary
Would you like to develop your administrator skills, work with colleagues across the university, and contribute to an LGBT-inclusive university? The LGBT+ staff network is looking for a secretary who would support the network...
York St John is a Top 25 Stonewall Employer!
We are 24th on Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers this year – and in the Top 5 universities! Happy and proud is an understatement of the roller-coaster of emotions going through the LGBT+ community at...
Update: Stonewall Top 100, Staff Network, York LGBT History Month and Trans Inclusivity
Stonewall Top 100 Employer For the third year running, York St John University has secured its place as one of the UK’s most inclusive workplaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual staff according to LGBT...
Are you the next secretary?
Ynda Jas is leaving us to pursue an academic career as a PhD student in London. We will have plenty of time to say goodbye to Ynda and to recognise their fantastic contribution to...
#byyourside for IDAHOBIT
On 18 May 2016, students and staff at York St John University, both allies and LGBT people, marked the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia by sending their support to LGBT people here...
Update: IDAHOBIT; Stammtisch; Stonewall award
Today is International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia Vice Chancellor Professor Karen Stanton has spoken out against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. Click here to read her message. Staff are encouraged to visit the...
