Category: Social and Political Sciences
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Three Minute Thesis: Why we trust misinformation
5 March 2026 by Lily
5 minute readThe Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition doesn’t just celebrate great research; it sharpens the skills of our students, helping bring their research to life. Lily, the 2025 winner, stepped up…
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Three things to look forward to studying Social and Political Sciences at York
31 July 2024 by Teddy
3 minute readHi! I’m Teddy. I’m going into my third year of studying BA Social and Political Sciences (SPS) at the University of York. Here are three things to look forward to…
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Studying Social and Political Sciences as a mature student
5 March 2024 by Tugba
4 minute readHi! I’m Tugba. I am a final year mature student studying BA Social and Political Sciences. I am going to share my experiences as a mature student who has no…
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My experience as a Social and Political Sciences student
27 February 2023 by Christa
3 minute readHi, my name’s Christa, and I study Social and Political Sciences (SPS) here at York. SPS covers learning across three core departments at the University: politics, sociology and social policy.…
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Reflections on placement life at York: five months in
2 February 2023 by Iona
4 minute readHi 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…
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Reflections on the first month of my placement
13 July 2022 by Iona
4 minute readHi 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…
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Studying Social and Political Sciences (SPS) – a week in the life
27 February 2022 by Iona
4 minute readHey! 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…
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My Year in Industry… at a Small Company
9 January 2022 by Vinnie
3 minute readHi, I’m Vinnie, I study Social and Political Sciences, and I did a Year in Industry. I would love to tell you about my work placement, and whether you should…
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Things to look forward to about SPS at York
11 June 2021 by Alikee
1 minute readI’m Alikee and I’m a second year student studying Social and Political Sciences here at the University of York! I wanted to let you know about why I love studying…
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Things to look forward to about Social and Political Sciences (SPS) at York
6 March 2020 by Jen
3 minute readThe range of content With an SPS degree you’ll be studying across three different subjects, so naturally the breadth of subjects you cover is super broad. The course gives you…
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A week in the life of an SPS student
31 January 2020 by Jen
4 minute readHi, I’m Jen and I’m a second year Social and Political Science (SPS) student here at York. Trying to write about an average week at uni is tricky; although we…
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Three Things to Look Forward to in Social and Political Sciences
20 February 2019 by Heidi
2 minute read1. The SPS Forum The Social and Political Sciences (SPS) Forum is an event run by staff and can manifest itself in a number of different ways. Twice a term,…