Welcome to Unheard Words, an online library documenting the untold stories of the University of York’s students and staff.
Click the information icon at the top for more details on how to find these stories.

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The digital books are located on the library shelves and areas around the campus. The map will help guide you to the locations of the stories. Once you have scanned the QR code, the stories will appear here. When a question appears on the screen, click the play button to hear the response.
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Explore and collect ten unique stories - told in the words of the University of York's students and staff. Each story is hidden within xxx Library - look for the QR codes dotted around campus screens to uncover them all. Use the map function to navigate to the bookmark, scan the bookmark's QR code to play the story.
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Karisha's Story
Find me in the library and scan my QR code
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Click me to help you find the stories
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The digital books are located on the library shelves and areas around the campus. The map will help guide you to the locations of the stories.
Reveal clues
01 Charlie - Tap to reveal 01 Charlie - Near a big window
02 Jamie - Tap to reveal 02 Jamie - Found in the math section
03 Karisha - Tap to reveal 03 Karisha - Found near the Cafe
04 Liz - Tap to reveal 04 Liz - Found in the archive
05 Phoebe - Tap to reveal 05 Phoebe - Found near the stairs
06 Simon - Tap to reveal 06 Simon - Found in the art section
07 Tanisha - Tap to reveal 07 Tanisha - Near computers
08 Thomas - Tap to reveal 08 Thomas - Found by the entrance