The transition from undergraduate to postgraduate study can be a little overwhelming. Here’s what it’s been like for me. I'm currently a Masters student in the Department of Language and Linguistic …
Working with North Yorkshire Police on a human rights placement
I was one of a team of 4 students working with North Yorkshire Police on a human rights placement in York. We looked at the impact of framing of rights on their implementation and on the …
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Interviewing front-line officers on placement with North Yorkshire Police
A considerable motive behind me joining this course was its unique feature of placing students for two weeks with different human rights organisations within the UK and abroad. Perhaps no university …
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A placement in Kuala Lumpur with the Women’s Aid Organisation
The opportunity to do a placement in Malaysia was one of the reasons I chose to do my human rights law degree in York. Nowadays concrete work experience is essential, but gaining experience in the …
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Evaluating Rape Crisis services in Cape Town
The opportunity to go to Cape Town on placement was a key reason I chose to come to the University of York for my Masters, and the experience did not disappoint. I chose this course because I hoped to …
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Supporting Voices of Africans for Change on placement in South Africa
When I was first looking into a masters at the University of York, I was attracted to the possibility of going for a two week placement in South Africa. South Africa and Malaysia (my home country) …
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