We have published a suite of free training resources for practitioners that explore the complex realities facing young people caught up in county lines drug trafficking – specifically those labelled ‘alpha-victims’.
Access them on our website:
vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/project-al-v...
Students in class. Text reads: World Top 50 for Social Policy. We're ranked =38th for Social Policy and Administration in the QS World University Rankings by subject, 2026.
We're excited to share that Social Policy at the School for Business and Society @york.ac.uk, has been ranked in the global top 50 in the QS World University Rankings, by Subject 2026. 🎉
Read the news story: www.york.ac.uk/business-soc...
#SubjectRankings #QSWUR #UniRankings #UniversityOfYork
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🎧 'More than a Mark': our new podcast series by Paulina Melichova, is designed for HE students to navigate assessment feedback. 💬
Join insightful conversations with York staff, to help shift the focus from percentages towards personal and professional growth: open.spotify.com/show/13e9Jss...
Find your future at York! 🦆
Join our Masters Taster Day tomorrow, Wednesday 18 March, to explore our campus, meet your academic department and learn more about postgraduate life at York.
Learn more and book your place: york.ac.uk/taster-days
#UoYSBS #UniOfYork #UniversityOfYork
Headshot of Professor Daniel Muzio and Professor Martin O'Neill. Text reads: University of York Research. Newly elected Fellows. Two leading York academics have been awarded the title of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in recognition of their outstanding contributions to these fields.
Good news to start the week! 🎉
Congratulations to our Professor Daniel Muzio, who's been awarded the title of Fellow of the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social, along with Professor Martin O'Neill from @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social.
Learn more: www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
#YorkResearch #UniversityOfYork
Less than 2 weeks until @vp-centre.bsky.social film "Crossing the Line: Rethinking the Alpha Victim" premieres.
It follows the story of Alfie, a teenager who has become tangled in exploitation and county lines drug trafficking.
🎬 Join us on 11 March:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crossing-t...
Four students walking in a row on Greg's Place with central lake and the fountain behind. Text reads: Masters Taster Day. Wednesday 18 March, 10am to 4pm.
Find your future at York!
Join our Masters Taster Day on 18 March to explore our campus, meet your academic department and learn more about postgraduate life at York.
Learn more and book your place: york.ac.uk/taster-days
Professor John Hudson (centre) stood with Dr Jeremy Aroles and Dr Helena Pinto. Text reads: Meet the new Deans of School.
📣 We're delighted to announce that Professor John Hudson has been appointed as the new Dean of the School for Business and Society, recently stepping into the role.
Find out more: www.york.ac.uk/busin...
#UoYSBS #UniOfYork #UniversityOfYork
A silhouette image of a parent and young child printed on a pavement. Text reads: University of York Research. Lonely Parents Hub. Evidence informed approaches to tackling perinatal loneliness through policy and practice.
📢 Webinar: Launching the Lonely Parents Hub 📢
🗓️ 14 April, 12pm-1pm
Sharing practical advice for parents, guidance for professionals and policy recommendations to address perinatal loneliness.
More information and to book: york-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#UoYSBS #UniversityOfYork #YorkResearch
A person tending to some plants. Text reads: University of York. Sustainability Week is coming! Take part in Sustainability Week 2026 from 2 to 6 March. A week packed full of sustainability and environment-related events, activities, talks and workshops. Open to staff and students. Full programme of events: tinyurl.com/SustainabilityWeek26
This time next week Sustainability Week starts: 2-6 March 2026. 💚
From talks and workshops to practical activities and film screenings, it offers an opportunity to engage our University community in sustainable practices.
Find out more and get involved: tinyurl.com/sustainabilityweek26
Headshots of Claire Sinclair and Alex Alterskye. Text reads: Entrepreneurship education in action. The transition to a net-zero economy is not a distant goal, it's happening now. To meet this challenge, there lies an opportunity to bridge the green skills gap.
Claire Sinclair and students seated in an entrepreneur teaching group discussing students' business plans.
A University of York student pitching at a business fair.
Academics Claire Sinclair and Alex Alterskye from @uoysbs.bsky.social have published a blog for Advance HE, outlining how entrepreneurship education could play an important role in developing sustainability competencies among students. 🌱
Read it here: www.advance-he.ac.uk...
A fire horse rearing up on its hind legs. Text reads: Happy Year of the Horse from the University of York.
Galloping into a new lunar year! Happy Year of the Horse! 🐎
The Horse represents energy, strength and a drive for success—qualities we see every day in our students, staff and stakeholders. Wishing our global community a year filled with momentum and spirit. ✨
#UoYSBS #UniOfYork #YearOfTheHorse
A football sat on a pitch with a footballer about to kick it towards the goal. Text reads: University of York Research. EDI in English football. A prestigious new grant has been awarded to researchers, for a postgraduate student to explore regulation in English football.
York academics have been awarded a White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership Collaborative Grant. 🎉 The grant pays for a PGR student to conduct research over 3.5 years, exploring regulation for equality in English football. ⚽
Find out more and to apply: www.york.ac.uk/study... #YorkResearch
Text reads: Calling Undergraduate Finalists. Have your say! NSS National Student Survey.
Student stood on a campus. Text reads: Your views, your NSS. Complete the National Student Survey and feed back on your experience. thestudentsurvey.com Find out more
Text reads: NSS National Student Survey Find out more
Calling final year undergraduates—we need your feedback! 📢
The National Student Survey (NSS) 2026 is now open, giving you the opportunity to reflect on your student experience and for your voice to be heard.
Find out more and take part: www.york.ac.uk/students/new...
#UoYSBS #UniOfYork #NSS2026
How do multinational subsidiaries reinvent themselves when a sudden institutional shock rewrites the rules of innovation? @shamilto.bsky.social @york.ac.uk @uoysbs.bsky.social discusses:faculti.net/historical-shocks-subsid... #Innovation
Headshots of the speakers. Text reads: EDI Forum: be yourself at work. To mark LGBT+ History Month 2026, this session explores how LGBT+ people can express their identities at work while navigating shifting social and legal landscapes.
Our next EDI Forum marks LGBT+ History Month 2026 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Bringing together academic, international and lived-experiences to explore how LGBT+ people can express their identities at work while navigating shifting social and legal landscapes.
Find out more: www.york.ac.uk/business-soc... #LGBTPlusHM26
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Find your next step at York 👣
Join our Postgraduate Online Open Day on 10 February, 10am to 2pm:
🎓 Find out more about the School
📲 Join our livestream presentations and chat booths
🤝 Speak to teaching and support staff
👩🎓 Chat with current students
Book your place: www.york.ac.uk/study...
A student with a tutor in a class. Text reads: Top 125 in the world for Business and Economics in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by subject, 2026.
We're proud to share that we've been ranked in the Top 125 in the world, and 15th in the UK, for Business and Economics in the @timeshighered.bsky.social (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2026. 👏
Find out more: www.york.ac.uk/busin...
#THEUniRankings #UoYSBS #UniOfYork #UniversityOfYork
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Find your next step at York!
Join our Postgraduate Online Open Day to find your academic department and speak to current students and staff
Whether you’re thinking about applying or already have an offer, join us from anywhere with an internet connection: https://tinyurl.com/446d93fx
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It’s 2026 - the year of LEPH2026!
Registration is now open for the 8th International Law Enforcement and Public Health Conference. Connect with global leaders, share insights, and shape the future of policing & public health.
Register below 👇
leph2026.org/registration
You can read more about our no and low project in hospitality on the @uoysbs.bsky.social Spotlight Blog "Encouraging No and Low Alcohol Availability and Visibility in Hospitality Settings": blogs.york.ac.uk/sbs-spotligh...
@york.ac.uk @dremilynicholls.bsky.social
Our No&Low (NoLo) Map of York is printed & ready to go! We’d love to share it with any business that wants to promote the visibility of NoLos across our city.
Thanks to fab designer Sam Armstrong at York St John, @professorpub.bsky.social & the rest of our team. Learn more: tinyurl.com/noloyork
Was surprised and pleased that our work on pub crawls made it into the featured research projects in the @york.ac.uk Annual Review 2025 - features.york.ac.uk/annual-revie... @kathrynarnold.bsky.social
It was great to be invited to speak at the North East Regional Meeting of the Institute of Licencing about our no and low alcohol visibility project today @uoysbs.bsky.social @york.ac.uk
A schoolgirl holding up a bag of "C-Real" in a classroom in Ghana. Text reads: University of York Research. Case study: a cereal for growth. A social enterprise is tackling child malnutrition in Ghana, but can it balance purpose and profit as it expands?
Can a purpose-driven social enterprise scale nationally without compromising its mission? 🌾
Fantastic to see Dr Karolos Papadas' impactful work on the "C-Real" project - tackling child malnutrition and job creation in northern Ghana - featured in the @financialtimes.com: www.ft.com/content/0bad...
Anthony Levy at an awards ceremony. Text reads: University of York, School for Business and Society. Masterclass: Anthony Levy. Founder and CEO, Circularity First.
Latest Masterclass out now! 🔥
A big thank you to Anthony Levy, Founder and CEO of Circularity First, who joined us to reflect on his entrepreneurial experiences and to share the practical lessons learned for business planning and new venture creation.
🎤 Listen here: youtu.be/Xgni9vIdhvM
📣 Webinar: “What can we learn from domestic abuse responses in Greater Manchester and Victoria (Australia)?”, when we'll share findings from the @vp-centre.bsky.social
📅 9 December 2025
🕛 12.00-1.00pm
Find out more and register your place: 👇
🏚️ Our PHRASE project investigates how police engage with people experiencing housing precarity.
It goes beyond rough sleeping to include hidden homelessness and support services.
Read more 👇
vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/policing-hou...
@uoysbs.bsky.social @profsgrace.bsky.social
Headshot of Kevin Tennent. Text reads: University of York School for Business and Society. Theatre, Acting and Education: Part 2. Society HuB Podcast with Dr Kevin Tennent.
🎭 In the second part of our podcast devoted to the use of theatre in university business degrees, we talk to @kevindtennent.bsky.social, who shares his experience of the importance of quality control measures in innovative theatre practice in business education.
🎙️Tune in here: youtu.be/JeKtx05D2O0
Anthony Levy stood holding an award. Text reads: Masterclass: Anthony Levy. Founder of Circularity First, who'll be reflecting on his entrepreneurial experience.
💡 Join us for our next Masterclass on 20 November, 2-3pm.
Anthony Levy, Founder of Circularity First, will be reflecting on his entrepreneurial experiences and sharing practical lessons learned for business planning and new venture creation.
Find out more: www.york.ac.uk/busin...