Wishing a very Merry Christmas to our students, staff, alumni, friends and partners around the world ❄️ Whatever you're up to today, we hope it's a day full of health, happiness and joy ✨

🔈 Sound on for this one! At this time of year, it feels like you can hardly set foot on campus without stumbling across festive decor. In honour of our staff and students' creativity, here's a selection of our favourite Christmas trees from recent years. Which ones hit the right note for you? 🎄

York is one of the coolest cities in the UK, according to new research 🎉 The study ranked York the seventh coolest city in the country, ahead of Liverpool and Oxford, in recognition of it's rich food and drink scene, music events, record stores and tattoo shops: https://tinyurl.com/bdae8zep

Already left campus for winter break and wondering how it’s looking in your absence? Well we hate to brag, but the answer this morning is: "particularly resplendent" 🌅

Take care as you move around campus in the winter weather ❄️ Choose sturdy footwear, stick to clear gritted paths, avoid the lakes and give yourself extra time to get around safely. Find out how we're keeping campus safe this winter: tinyurl.com/winter-safety-on-campus

And just like that, the winter break is upon us ❄️ Whether you're leaving York or staying on campus, student support continues over the winter break. We've rounded up everything you need to know about accessing support over the break: https://tinyurl.com/muv6ctk9

Visiting (or staying on campus) over the winter break? Opening hours for some of our on-campus outlets will be altered until Sunday 4 January. View the latest at: https://www.york.ac.uk/eat-drink-shop/opening-times

To every member of the York community: thank you. As we approach the end of another busy year, we're taking a few moments to celebrate the incredible array of achievements and efforts we've seen unfold in 2025 🎉 Find out more about what our community has been up to in 2025 at: tinyurl.com/2zzwa6h2

At Christmas, many students look forward to going home to family, warmth and love. But some students won't have this support network to rely on. Our Christmas Stocking appeal is here to change that 🎄 (1/3)

We've been ranked among the top 2% of institutions in the world for our work on social and environmental sustainability ✨🌳 (1/3)