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Category: Campus life

  • Being a York Award Leader

    Being a York Award Leader

    6 July 2017 by Wendy
    2 minute read

    Hello again! Recently I completed a programme which is enormously valuable for my personal development, and would like to share my experience with all of you. It is the York Award…

  • YUSURF trip to Fuerteventura

    YUSURF trip to Fuerteventura

    6 July 2017 by Jake
    4 minute read

    I’ve recently got back from the annual YUSURF trip. This year, 41 surfers from the University of York spent a week in Fueteventura, in the Canary Islands.  In this blog I’m…

  • Careering into the future (ha…ha…)

    Careering into the future (ha…ha…)

    12 June 2017 by Sarah
    4 minute read

    Your life at uni hasn’t even started yet and you’re already being asked to think about life after uni?! What is this madness? Sadly, it’s rather important madness. Unless you’re…

  • How to relax during exams

    12 June 2017 by Clementine
    2 minute read

    It is a truth universally acknowledged, that as soon as exams roll in, so do the sun and the high-twenties temperature. You are probably (certainly) battling procrastination or need a…

  • University – a busy life

    University – a busy life

    9 June 2017 by Rachel
    4 minute read

    OK so I have to plan that event…I’ll do that after work today…Right then I need to go to that meeting and prepare for it…OK and that online training… Oh…

  • Top Tips to Coping With Stress

    Top Tips to Coping With Stress

    9 June 2017 by Jess
    2 minute read

    Stress and university work seem to go hand in hand. Don’t get me wrong, stress can be a good thing, motivating you to excel at work. However, often stress can overwhelm…

  • Being an International Student in York

    Being an International Student in York

    8 June 2017 by Roberta
    6 minute read

    Hi everyone! After having discussed many aspects of academic and general everyday life in York in my previous blog posts I have decided to focus on something slightly more specific today:…

  • So what’s it like to be on a society committee?

    So what’s it like to be on a society committee?

    8 June 2017 by Emma
    5 minute read

    I have just recently stepped down from being on the dance society committee (sad times!). It’s been a fantastic two years, I’ve absolutely loved being part of it! When I…

  • So much to look forward to

    8 June 2017 by Hazel
    3 minute read

    It is amazing how quickly time flies. Having just turned 21 and now well over half way through my time at university, I feel I really ought to be acting like…

  • A Day in the Life of a Linguistics Student

    A Day in the Life of a Linguistics Student

    3 March 2017 by Pollyanna
    4 minute read

    When I first came to visit the University of York, look around the campus and test out some of the student union cafés, I didn’t really know what linguistics actually…

  • Living in Halls: Day 1

    Living in Halls: Day 1

    3 March 2017 by Oli
    2 minute read

    Ahh, university halls, that place where you’ll spend a significant part of your first year; where you’ll make your first friends and where you’ll make some of your favourite memories.…

  • Societies: all or nothing?

    Societies: all or nothing?

    3 March 2017 by Rachel
    3 minute read

    Kayaking, Italian, Amnesty International, York Anti-Trafficking Student Group, Christian Union, York Model United Nations….. Woah woah woah! Slow down! There’s too much to choose from. You can get involved in…