The year is 1841 and Edward Cordukes has just signed our register, officially becoming York St John’s first ever student. He was soon followed by a few others, eventually snowballing into the thriving university...
Although not discussed explicitly, this blog does contain themes that may be difficult to read. These include mentions of: overt sexism, abortion, abuse, homophobia, sexual assault, domestic abuse, murder, Jack the Ripper, non-consensual drugging...
Our first ever alumna Writing about a woman we know literally nothing about is not as easy as it sounds. We can say nothing with any certainty, but we can speculate. If we look...
Although not discussed explicitly, this blog contains references to issues that people may find difficult to read. This includes: overt sexism, death in childbirth, death through disease, homophobia, racism, financial control and abuse; and...
Although not described in explicit detail, please note that this blog covers a range of issues people may find difficult to read. This includes: overt sexism, references to historical child labour, childbirth and its...
In 1916, two years into World War One, St John’s College was temporarily closed. So many young men had either volunteered or been conscripted, that they couldn’t recruit sufficient numbers of qualified men to...
At the start of the month, we enjoyed watching Team GB compete at the Olympics in a range of sports. From Tom Daley’s emotional gold medal win to the post-final interviews, the delayed Tokyo...