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Category: School for Business and Society

  • Criminal Justice and Social Policy – what is it?

    2 February 2023 by Kavil
    5 minute read

    Hi, I’m Kavil! Today, I’m going to try to answer some questions that I know I had before starting my Criminal Justice and Social Policy degree. Although Google is a…

  • Reflections on placement life at York: five months in

    2 February 2023 by Iona
    4 minute read

    Hi everyone! I’m Iona, and I study Social and Political Sciences with Philosophy at York. I’m now on my placement year at GSK. I’ve been working in the Communications and…

  • My placement experience at Goldman Sachs

    1 February 2023 by Andrew
    3 minute read

    I began my placement year in June 2021 at Goldman Sachs, and was based in their London Office. I worked within the Internal Audit division, spending half my placement in…

  • From UK to HK – My year away in Hong Kong

    28 October 2022 by Victoria
    4 minute read

    Hiya! I’m Victoria and I study Business and Management (BA) at the Uni of York… though at the moment I’m on a year away at the University of Hong Kong!…

  • Reflections on the first month of my placement

    13 July 2022 by Iona
    4 minute read

    Hi everyone, I’m Iona, and I study Social and Political Sciences with Philosophy at York! I’m now a month into my Communications and Government Affairs placement year at GlaxoSmithKline. The…

  • Studying a Masters in Global Marketing: What to look forward to

    11 May 2022 by Verna
    4 minute read

    York is well known for being a historical city. Students can explore Roman and Viking features in the city. In addition, they can expand their interests at the university. My…

  • Studying Social and Political Sciences (SPS) – a week in the life

    27 February 2022 by Iona
    4 minute read

    Hey! I’m Iona, and I’m a second year Social and Political Sciences with Philosophy student at the University of York. I’ve loved my time here so far, and I wanted…

  • My week as a Management student

    24 February 2022 by Rhiannon
    3 minute read

    Hi, I’m Rhiannon, and I’m studying BA Business and Management here at the University of York. In my blog, I’ll be letting you guys know about my week as a…

  • Meet MA Social Work student, Kshira

    7 February 2022 by Kshira
    2 minute read

    I came onto the Social Work MA after finishing a degree in Psychology. I wanted a space to explore and apply different theories and make a real difference with my…

  • A chat with third year Social Work student, Kashi

    22 January 2022 by Kashi
    3 minute read

    When I was 18, I started volunteering in refugee camps in Calais, first as a volunteer, and then later as a coordinator for one of the charities there. Towards the…

  • Meet Social Work student, Ryan

    21 January 2022 by Ryan
    3 minute read

    From a young age in secondary school, I knew that I wanted to work with young people as I loved seeing my younger family members. This passion developed throughout my…

  • My experience as a Social Work student

    19 January 2022 by Charlotte
    2 minute read

    I have always been the type of person to care about those around me and always wanted a career where I could help people to improve themselves and/or the situation…