Your Year With York
The stories you loved

#1 The Professors who shaped us

Our top read article this year featured the personal memories of professors at York who challenged, guided and inspired you!

#2 Gigs on campus

Who could forget the gigs that brought campus to life? Our second most-read article revisited some of the most iconic performances in York’s history, from Bob Marley & The Wailers to Paul McCartney & Wings.

#3 Generations of York

Your third top story was from Debbie and Charlotte, a mother-daughter duo who recreated their graduation photo underneath the same tree🫶

Heather and Davi as a young couple at York, wearing formal clothing
Heather and David more recently, they are older and smiling together inside a restaurant
There was one love story that stole your hearts...

Many of you shared your alumni love stories from York, but your top pick celebrated 28 years of marriage!

Heather and David first met in Langwith in their first week at York in 1992 and look just as loved up 28 years later 🫶

Celebrating success
Sara Davies is wearing a graduation outfit and smiling

SARA DAVIES

Stepped out of the Dragon's Den to receive an honorary degree from York 🐉

Samantha Harvey is smiling, holding a copy of her book 'Orbital' and an award in her other hand

SAMANTHA HARVEY

Launched into literary orbit and won the Booker Prize for her novel set in space, 'Orbital' 🚀

Daron is a man with short dark hair who is smiling and wearing glasses

DARON ACEMOGLU

Won the Nobel Prize in Economics for his game-changing research 🌏

Your social media top hits
A college of different social media posts, featuring the Long Boi statue, the Bake Off tent, a young Allen Samuels, early James college, snow outside of Heslington Hall and Long Boi while he was still alive

This was the year you swiped and shared throwback pics of James College, tributes to Long Boi, York love stories and a life changing gift from alum Allen Samuels ❤️

Your top events
Over 1,700 of you signed up to one of our events across the globe
Whether it was in London, Paris, New York, Shanghai, Beijing or Yorkshire
A group of older men and women all stood together in formal clothing, inside Derwent dining room

Helping hedgehogs, walking for Mental Health or Winning a pub quiz
Outside York Minster, a group of five people are spelling out the word 'York' with their bodies

Or even attending the funeral of a duck
Greg James is wearing a veil and talking into a mic in front of the bronze Long Boi statue
Your impact in 2024

OVER 1,700 OF YOU DONATED TO HELP STUDENTS AND RESEARCH AT YORK

Your top fund donated to was the University of Opportunity, which helps students from disadvantaged backgrounds succeed at York. Thanks to you, even more future students will be able to thrive at York!

50 OF YOU BECAME ALUMNI AMBASSADORS

Completing over 400 volunteering sessions 🎉

What's next for 2025?

get ready for YORK FOR LIFE

In 2025 we'll be launching York for Life, a digital platform shaped around you, your interests and your career!

YORK TALKS

Want to hear exciting research from York in easy-to-digest talks? Come along to York Talks this January, where the theme this year is 'Doing Things Differently.'

60TH ANNIVERSARY OF ROSES

2025 marks the 60th anniversary of the Roses sports competition, right here on our home soil in York! Sports societies will be preparing by raising funds for their clubs in Challenge Week in March.

THE GREAT YORK WALK

Fancy a challenge? Why not take on the Great York Walk in summer 2025! Walking 25 miles around the city of York in one day, you'll help raise money for desperately needed mental health research at York.

FESTIVAL OF IDEAS

In the summer we'll be hosting our annual Festival of Ideas, where you can access 200 mostly free events designed to educate, entertain and inspire.

2024, it's been a blast

Thanks for being part of our alumni community. See you next year!

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