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Category: Societies

  • Getting involved at York: different activities at university

    12 July 2021 by Kate
    5 minute read

    Getting involved at York is the best way to integrate yourself and meet people. It can seem daunting but once you have crossed the bridge, your university experience will be…

  • Student societies: Continuing what you love and trying something new

    7 July 2021 by Joseph
    3 minute read

    Student societies and sports clubs at York have been an amazing part of my university experience. As I come to the end of my second year at York and look…

  • My university experience: Getting involved with societies (even if you’re nervous!)

    6 July 2021 by Elizabeth
    4 minute read

    In this blog I will talk about my university experience of joining the student newspaper Nouse. Despite my initial nerves in first year, this decision has shaped my university experience…

  • Society Life At York

    15 June 2021 by Amy
    6 minute read

    Hello everyone. I’m Amy, I’ve just finished my final year of an Archaeology and Heritage Degree here at the University of York and I’m hoping to stick around for another…

  • Joining Societies at York

    15 June 2021 by Zoe
    2 minute read

    Hi, my name is Zoe and I am a third-year Sociology with Criminology student. I love York because it is such a welcoming place that has felt like a home…

  • How student societies at York made me feel part of a community

    1 June 2021 by Mi Chelle
    5 minute read

    When I set foot in Heathrow Airport for the very first time in September 2018, I was down with a terrible sore throat and a cough. And even though I…

  • Societies – providing support and making a difference

    16 March 2021 by Nikhita
    3 minute read

    Hi, I am Nikhita, and I am in my second year of university. Last summer, I wanted to join a student society that would make a real difference. So I…

  • My Experience of Student Societies

    9 December 2020 by Rachel
    4 minute read

    I’m sure you will have heard it many times before, but university really does give you the chance to find yourself and meet your people. The way I did that…

  • Staying social during the second lockdown

    19 November 2020 by Elizabeth
    3 minute read

    A second lockdown was the last thing any of us wanted. Having said this it doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom. There are plenty of things we as…

  • SwiftSoc (Taylor Swift Society)

    23 March 2020 by Rebecca
    2 minute read

    One of the best things about university is being able to spend time with people who have the same interests as you. I have been a huge fan of Taylor…

  • Hot off the press: our Print Society

    Hot off the press: our Print Society

    18 March 2020 by Jessica
    3 minute read

    At the University of York Students’ Union (YUSU) societies meeting I found myself sitting next to a lovely member of HackSoc, the university’s Computer Science society. He asked what society…

  • An introduction to Swing Dance Society

    An introduction to Swing Dance Society

    14 March 2020 by Annabel
    3 minute read

    Coming into my first term at York, I was so excited to join new societies and meet new people. But it was hard to know where to start, as York…