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Not all services have dedicated web pages. This list reflects key teams within our organisational structure, but doesn’t show every internal reporting line. For more teams, browse our list of Professional Services.

Name	Category
Academic Quality and Development	Professional service
Academic Skills	Professional service
Access and Outreach	Professional service
Access and Participation	Professional service
Accommodation Services	Professional service
Admissions	Professional service
Apprenticeships	Professional service
Archaeology Data Service (ADS)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Arts and Humanities Faculty Research Operations	Professional service
BioArCh	Research centres, institutes and networks
Biological Physical Sciences Institute (BPSI)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Bioscience Technology Facility	Research centres, institutes and networks
BioYorkshire	Research centres, institutes and networks
Borthwick Institute for Archives	Professional service
Business Development and Enterprise Team	Professional service
Campus Kitchen	Professional service
Campus Safety	Professional service
Campus Services	Professional service
Careers and Employability	Professional service
Catering and Hospitality (Eat and Drink)	Professional service
Centre for Actuarial Compensation and Valuation of Life (CAVOL)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Advanced Scholarship in Management Education	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Advanced Studies in Language and Communication (CASLC)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Advanced Studies in Language and Education	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Applied Human Rights	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Artefact and Materials Analysis	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Assuring Autonomy	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Blood Research	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Comparative Study of Civil Wars	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Conservation Studies (CCS)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Contemporary Business History and Society	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Digital Heritage	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Digital Innovation in Philanthropy and Fundraising	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies (CECS)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Energy Efficient Materials	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Evolution of Global Business and Institutions	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Health and Population Sciences	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Health Economics	Academic department
Centre for Health Research Inclusion (CHERI)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for High Altitude Platform Applications	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Human Palaeoecology and Evolutionary Origins (PALAEO)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Hyperpolarisation in Magnetic Resonance (CHyM)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Indigenous and Settler Colonial Studies	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Lifelong Learning	Academic department
Centre for Linguistic History and Diversity (CLHD)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Medieval Studies (CMS)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Modern Studies (CModS)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Music Education and Human Flourishing (web presence coming soon)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Novel Agricultural Products (CNAP)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies (CREMS)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Research on Education and Social Justice	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination	Academic department
Centre for the History of Philosophy (CHiPhi)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for the Study of Christianity and Culture (CSCC)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Urban Research	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Women's Studies	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre of Excellence for Anaerobic Digestion	Research centres, institutes and networks
Centre of Excellence for Mass Spectrometry	Research centres, institutes and networks
College Life	Professional service
Commercial Services	Professional service
Commercialisation	Professional service
Communications	Professional service
Continuing Professional Development Unit	Professional service
Crime and Criminal Justice Network (CrimNet)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Department of Archaeology	Academic department
Department of Biology	Academic department
Department of Chemistry	Academic department
Department of Computer Science	Academic department
Department of Economics and Related Studies	Academic department
Department of Education	Academic department
Department of English and Related Literature	Academic department
Department of Environment and Geography	Academic department
Department of Health Sciences	Academic department
Department of History	Academic department
Department of History of Art	Academic department
Department of Language and Linguistic Science	Academic department
Department of Mathematics	Academic department
Department of Philosophy	Academic department
Department of Politics and International Relations	Academic department
Department of Psychology	Academic department
Department of Sociology	Academic department
Design and Print Solutions	Professional service
Digital and Creative Services	Professional service
Digital Creativity Lab	Professional service
Digital Skills	Professional service
Disability Services	Professional service
Economic Development Team	Professional service
Enterprise Architecture	Professional service
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Research Centre	Research centres, institutes and networks
ESRC Vulnerability and Policing Futures Research Centre	Research centres, institutes and networks
Estates and Capital Development	Professional service
Estates Operations	Professional service
Events	Professional service
Experimental Medicine and Biomedicine	Research centres, institutes and networks
Facilities Helpdesk	Professional service
	Professional service
Faculty of Arts and Humanities	Academic department
Faculty of Sciences	Academic department
Faculty of Social Sciences	Academic department
Faculty Operations	Professional service
Faculty Research Operations for Faculty of Sciences	Professional service
Faculty Research Operations for Faculty of Social Sciences	Professional service
Finance	Professional service
Global Opportunities Team	Professional service
Global Partnerships Team	Professional service
Global Recruitment, Marketing and Admissions (formerly External Relations)	Professional service
Governance and Assurance Office	Professional service
Group Finance/Accounting Services	Professional service
Health Professions Education Unit	Research centres, institutes and networks
Heritage for Global Challenges Research Centre	Research centres, institutes and networks
HR Operations	Professional service
HR Systems	Professional service
Hull York Medical School (HYMS)	Academic department
Human Resources (HR)	Professional service
Humanities Research Centre	Academic department
Inclusive Education	Professional service
Information Governance (Data Protection)	Professional service
Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past (IPUP)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Institute for Trusted Data Science	Research centres, institutes and networks
Institute of Safe Autonomy (ISA)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Insurance Office	Professional service
Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre (iGDC)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Interdisciplinary Institute of Mental Health Research at York (IMRY)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Internal Communications and Engagement	Professional service
Internal Funding and Programmes Team	Professional service
International Pathway College (IPC)	Professional service
International Recruitment, Partnerships and Mobility	Professional service
Involvement @ York	Professional service
IT Services	Professional service
Jack Birch Unit for Molecular Carcinogenesis	Research centres, institutes and networks
Legal Services	Professional service
Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity (LCAB)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Library, Learning, Archives and Wellbeing	Professional service
Mailroom	Professional service
Marketing	Professional service
Marketing, Recruitment, Admissions and Outreach (MRAO)	Professional service
Media and Research Communications	Professional service
Mental Health Social Care Research Centre	Research centres, institutes and networks
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) School for Social Care Research (SSCR)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Norwegian Study Centre	Academic department
Office of Philanthropic, Partnerships and Alumni (OPPA)	Professional service
Open Door and Disability	Professional service
Payroll	Professional service
Pensions	Professional service
People and Organisational Development (POD)	Professional service
Policy, Integrity and Performance	Professional service
Procurement	Professional service
Professional Services Support Officers	Professional service
Psychology in Education Research Centre	Research centres, institutes and networks
Quantum Communications Hub	Research centres, institutes and networks
Reception Services	Professional service
Reputation, Economic Development and Advocacy (REDA) (formerly External Relations)	Professional service
Research and Knowledge Exchange Contracts	Professional service
Research Culture and Researcher Development	Professional service
Research Development	Professional service
Research Operations Hub	Professional service
Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (RIKE)	Professional service
Retail (Shop)	Professional service
RoboStar	Research centres, institutes and networks
School for Business and Society	Academic department
School of Arts and Creative Technologies	Academic department
School of Philosophy, Politics and Economics	Academic department
School of Physics, Engineering and Technology	Academic department
Science and Technology Studies Unit	Research centres, institutes and networks
Senate	Professional service
Skin Research Centre	Research centres, institutes and networks
Social Policy East Asia Exchange	Research centres, institutes and networks
Social Policy Research Unit	Research centres, institutes and networks
Space Services	Professional service
Stockholm Environment Institute at York (SEI-Y)	Research centres, institutes and networks
Strategic Planning and Performance	Professional service
Student Administration	Professional service
Student Education and Experience	Professional service
Student Life and Wellbeing	Professional service
Student Recruitment	Professional service
Student Success	Professional service
Student Support	Professional service
Student Systems	Professional service
Student Wellbeing	Professional service
Sustainable Transport	Professional service
The Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Global Heritage (CAUGH)	Research centres, institutes and networks
The Interdisciplinary Centre for Narrative Studies (ICNS)	Research centres, institutes and networks
The Morrell Centre for Legal and Political Philosophy	Research centres, institutes and networks
The York JEOL Nanocentre	Research centres, institutes and networks
The York Policy Engine	Professional service
Timetabling and Room Bookings	Professional service
University Council	Professional service
University Executive Board (UEB)	Professional service
University Subcommittees	Professional service
University of York Science Education Group	Research centres, institutes and networks
University Records and Records Management	Professional service
Vice-Chancellor's (VC) Office	Professional service
White Rose Libraries	Professional service
Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories	Research centres, institutes and networks
Workplace Health and Safety	Professional service
York Biomedical Research Institute	Research centres, institutes and networks
York Campus Nursery	Professional service
York Centre for Conflict and Security	Research centres, institutes and networks
York Centre for Quantum Technologies (YCQT)	Research centres, institutes and networks
York Centre for Social Justice and Democracy	Research centres, institutes and networks
York Centre for the Americas (YCA)	Research centres, institutes and networks
York Conferences and Events	Professional service
York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI)	Research centres, institutes and networks
York for Life	Professional service
York Graduate Research School (YGRS)	Professional service
York Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence	Research centres, institutes and networks
York Law School	Academic department
York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC)	Research centres, institutes and networks
York Plasma Institute	Research centres, institutes and networks
York Robotics Laboratory	Research centres, institutes and networks
York School of Architecture	Academic department
York Science Park	Professional service
York Sport	Professional service
York Structural Biology Laboratory	Research centres, institutes and networks
York Trials Unit	Research centres, institutes and networks
Yorkshire Country House Partnership (YCHP)	Research centres, institutes and networks
YorRobots	Research centres, institutes and networks

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