From Tuesday to Friday next week (November 15-18) York St John University Chancellor and BBC newsreader Reeta Chakrabarti will confer degrees on than 2,000 graduates alongside three honorary graduates including Archbishop Stephen Cottrell at York Minster.
In a year in which York St John University has achieved lasting social impact through its community engagement the university is delighted to recognise the contributions made by others to their communities and wider society. Vice Chancellor of York St John University Professor Karen Bryan OBE said Graduation is a culmination of achievement as we celebrate the dedication and successes of our graduating class of 2022. It is a pleasure to also be honouring individuals who have made outstanding contributions to their fields and will graduate alongside our students.
On Wednesday November 16 writer and scriptwriter Lisa Holdsworth will be given an honourary doctorate while the Rt Rev Rose Hudson Wilkin MBE Bishop of Dover will receive hers the following day as will the Archbishop of York. Lisa is a highly successful writer and scriptwriter with credits including Call The Midwife Ackley Bridge and Midsomer Murders. Her television career began with an episode of Fat Friends in 2001. She won the Writer of the Year accolade at the RTS Yorkshire Awards 2011 for her work on Waterloo Road.
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