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BBC director-general Greg Dyke will become York 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ's chancellor next summer.

Since graduating in 1974 with a degree in politics, after being accepted as a mature student with one grade E A level, Mr Dyke has maintained links with York and was awarded an honorary Doctor of the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ degree in 1999. He succeeds Dame Janet Barker, who was appointed in 1991.