Behind the Scenes at the Archives: working on a digitisation project at York St John’s Historical Archive By Suzie McKenzie and Charlotte O’Brien, 2nd year History students at York St John Over the course of semester 1 this year, we
Black History at York St John – an archive display for Black History Month 2024 Come to the library to see our display of resources from our archive uncovering the history of early Black students at York St John. Introduction
York St John Campus Directions Videos We are excited to welcome all the students who join York St John this month, as well as welcome back our returning students. To help you navigate the Lord Mayor’s Walk campus in York,
What’s New in the Fountains Learning Centre We’ve been busy over the summer making improvements to the library study spaces and collections. Here are four new changes you will find in the library: 1. Changed opening hours The Library Information
Learning Success @ YSJ Podcast: Series 1 Episode 1: Preparing to study [transcript] [Welcome music] 00:00:15 [Host] Tom A topic that’s on the mind of every new student – preparing to study at university. Whether you’re packing your bags for
Behind the scenes at the archives: transcribing the diary of former student William Holmes, 1892-3 By Raluca-Maria Corcea, 2nd year English Literature student at York St John As part of the Literature at Work module I undertook this year, I
Othello – William Shakespeare I will confess that when I first saw the book Othello, I was baffled to how this could provide any help to my course, but this reservoir of literary techniques has blown me away! Othello is
Forbidden Island – a cooperative board game Can you help rescue the four sacred treasures from the perils of Forbidden Island? The waters lap up and over the land, covering the gardens and gates, swamping the sites where the treasures
Review of Circe by Madeleine Miller One of our personal favourites from Lucy’s recommendations for retellings of Greek myth , Circe is a captivating retelling of Homer’s Odyssey that tells the story of how Circe transforms a woman into a
York Mosque and Eid-Ul-Fitr York Mosque welcomed more than 200 guests from across the city through its doors to come and join their Muslim neighbours in breaking their fast (Iftar) during Ramadan and getting to know the deeper meaning of Ramadan. Of