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Category: Politics

  • My experiences as a PPE student – studying and socialising!

    12 January 2023 by Michael
    3 minute read

    Hey, my name is Michael, and I’m a 3rd-Year Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) student in Vanbrugh College. Studying PPE has allowed me to develop skills in multiple areas, make…

  • A week in the life of someone studying Politics and International Relations

    14 February 2022 by Malaikah
    3 minute read

    Hi, I’m Malaikah and I’m a second year student studying International Relations here at the University. I wanted to give you an insight into the life of a student within…

  • A week in the life of a Global Development student

    10 February 2022 by Olivia
    3 minute read

    Hi! I’m Olivia and I study Global Development at the University of York. I just wanted to let you know about what a typical week could look like as a…

  • Politics at York: Studying topics that matter!

    8 January 2022 by Deborah
    2 minute read

    Hey! My name is Deborah and I study Politics and International Relations at York! In my blog I’m going to explain how I have learnt about topics that matter to…

  • Studying Global Development at York: a Field Trip to Saltaire

    3 January 2022 by Isla
    3 minute read

    Hi! I’m Isla and I study Global Development at the University of York. I wanted to let you know what it’s like to study this degree at York. One of…

  • Things to look forward to about Politics at York

    14 June 2021 by Kirsten
    1 minute read

    I’m Kirsten and I study Politics at the University of York. I wanted to let you know a few more reasons why you should be excited about your time at…

  • A week in the life of a Politics student

    30 January 2020 by Evie
    4 minute read

    Monday I start off the week with a 9am political philosophy lecture. This is one of my favourite modules, but it’s always a struggle to wake up on time! After…

  • 3 things to get excited about Politics at York

    26 February 2019 by Clemmie
    3 minute read

    Hi! I’m Clemmie and I’m a second year studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics, but I spend most of my time in the Politics Department. So you’ve got your offer (congrats)…

  • Welcome to Politics at York!

    5 February 2018
    4 minute read

    Hello! My name is Salman and I am a second year Politics with International Relations student. In this blog, I will share the broad range of activities that you can…

  • Moving on from York

    Moving on from York

    6 July 2017 by Samuel
    3 minute read

    In this blog post I’m going to give my personal advice about moving on from university – I hope you find it helpful. Start early  It might seem a long way…

  • Dissertation, Dissertation, Dissertation

    Dissertation, Dissertation, Dissertation

    1 March 2017 by Samuel
    3 minute read

    Hello again! In my blog post last month I told you about some of the things I get up to in my spare time at York – spare time which…

  • HELP! I’M HALFWAY INTO MY DEGREE…

    26 February 2017 by Tomas
    2 minute read

    If I’m halfway that means that… I only have half of my three years left! As Donald Trump would say, ‘SAD’! No, I’m not using it in the same way…