Student Voices

Get the inside view on student life at York.

Category: Politics

  • Life as a student in York

    Life as a student in York

    In this month’s blog post, I thought I’d tell you some more about the life of a student in the city of York. If you want to read my last…

  • Studying Politics at York

    Studying Politics at York

    Hello again! In my last blog post I told you about some of the fantastic extra-curricular activities available to students in the School of Politics at the University of York. This…

  • York Politics Society

    York Politics Society

    Hi! I’m Sam. I’m a third year Politics with International Relations student and this is my first blog post for Student Voices. I wanted to tell you a little about…

  • Keeping up with deadlines

    Keeping up with deadlines

     Hello all, I’m Freddy. I’m a second year Social and Political Sciences student, and I’m going to be blogging about all things York this year. For my first post, I…

  • Events at York

    There are many events held at the University throughout the year. Here are a couple of highlights: * SPiKL is an intra-university language exchange platform for university students based in…

  • The Wonderful World of Joint Honours

    The Wonderful World of Joint Honours

    Although I’m an SPS student now, back in the heady days of UCAS applications, that wasn’t what I had put down to try and study. I was originally going to…

  • Third Year Dissertation Poster Sessions

    At York, students get the chance to showcase their initial research into their dissertation topic. In the autumn term, there were dissertation workshops to help third years start researching; this…

  • Politics@York

    It can be very overwhelming looking at different universities and the way they structure their courses. Above all, you have to pick the one that you think will be best…

  • Creating a Better World!

    One of the best things about the University of York is the opportunity to hear from some of the most intelligent people in the world. For example, Professor Amartya Sen…

  • Politics Work Experience

    First term in third year for me has been about applying for graduate schemes. To keep with that theme, I thought I’d give you a quick whirlwind tour of what…

  • Finding the Fun in Formatives

    Finding the Fun in Formatives

    With November rolling around, many students will be recovering from their post Hallowe’en hangovers, enjoying one of the many firework displays in York, and getting in a frenzied panic about…