Category: Jobs and careers
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Making the Most of York Law School: Career Tips from an International Student
Hello everyone, My name is Fern, and I am an international student from Hong Kong. I’m currently in my second year of studying law, with a focus on healthcare law…
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Applying for the Placement Year I Never Planned
From a student who sidelined the prospect of a placement year to an intern at one of the UK’s leading dairy companies – here’s how I secured the dream role…
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Year in Industry: How I got my placement.
When I started my degree, I knew that I loved learning about ground-breaking scientific discoveries, but always wondered: what is it like to follow that discovery from start to finish?…
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From Square One to the End – my complete Placement application journey
At the start of my degree, I had absolutely no intentions of doing a Placement Year. I had wanted to focus solely on my studies and graduate as quickly as…
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Studying at York, Saving in Leeds: My life as a Student Commuter
Hi, my name’s Lucas, and I’m a mature student at the University of York, living with my girlfriend in Leeds city centre. While this was originally intended to be a…
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Thinking about a Placement Year? My experience using the Careers and Placements service
What is the Careers and Placements service, and how can they help? Careers and Placements is a specialist team within the University of York which provides eligible students with guidance…
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Studying abroad during my degree
I always knew I wanted to study abroad. The opportunity to do this as part of my degree was one of the reasons I chose the University of York. The…
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Looking back on a placement year in cancer research
Over the past 9 months I have been working to develop and test novel drugs for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer at the Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, Bradford. I…
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Reflecting on my year abroad
Hi, I’m Fletcher. I recently finished my year abroad having spent the last ten months studying third year molecular cell biology in French at the University of Strasbourg. In this…
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Starting a business with Summer Accelerator
Last year, I applied to the Summer Accelerator on a whim. I had an idea for a business that I loved – one that would combine my course and my…
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How a year in industry in cancer research is setting me up for life
It’s been six months since I began my year in industry at The Institute of Cancer Therapeutics. Time flies when you’re having fun! I began my placement search hoping to…