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Category: Study

  • Life in Chile: A guide for your year abroad

    17 April 2024 by Karina
    4 minute read

    Hi! My name is Karina (she/her), I’m a Spanish and Linguistics (BA) student, and I’m currently completing my year abroad in Santiago, Chile. Having been in Santiago for more than…

  • Studying the Megacities and Urbanisation module at York

    16 April 2024 by Chrysta
    3 minute read

    To study at the University of York means to be immersed in culture, community and excellence. This ideal is integral into every decision made, to fully maximise student satisfaction. Modules…

  • Grace Hodgson: Health and Wellbeing Coach

    15 April 2024 by Catriona Nunn
    7 minute read

    For World Mental Health Day Alumni Voices caught up with alumna Grace Hodgson, a Health and Wellbeing Coach for the GORSE Academies Trust. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like working in Mental…

  • Fred Alldridge & Abbie Wright: Enactus York

    12 April 2024 by Catriona Nunn
    8 minute read

    To coincide with National Volunteer Week Alumni Voices caught up with alumni, Fred Alldridge (President) and Abbie Wright (Vice President), from Enactus York about the social enterprise projects they have been running around York.…

  • How to chill out a bit as a young carer at uni – things will get better!

    9 April 2024 by Katy
    3 minute read

    My main aim with this piece is to comfort Freshers joining York in September. If you’ve left your family for the first time in your lives, and are feeling sort…

  • Lessons in living abroad: a placement student’s perspective

    9 April 2024 by Rosanna
    4 minute read

    Hi! I’m Rosanna (she/her), and I’m now six months into my year in industry at a research institute in Belgium. I’m working in a lab that researches cellular changes in…

  • Dr Bethany Norman: Junior Doctor

    4 April 2024 by Catriona Nunn
    10 minute read

    To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hull York Medical School (HYMS), Alumni Voices caught up with recent graduate Dr Bethany Norman about her experience and thoughts on studying Medicine and starting her…

  • Studying Sociology as a first year student

    22 March 2024 by Kate
    3 minute read

    Hi, my name is Kate and I am currently a first year student at the University of York studying Sociology with Social Psychology. I am enjoying studying my degree so…

  • Graduate success stories: where a degree from York took them

    20 March 2024 by Guest User
    6 minute read

    Last month we welcomed the class of 2023 to our alumni network and to celebrate this we caught up with five alumni to see where their degree from York took…

  • My experience studying elementary Italian through the Languages for All programme

    15 March 2024 by Nigel
    3 minute read

    Hi, I’m a member of the public who lives between Leeds and York. I am studying LfA Elementary Italian this year at the University of York as an adult student.…

  • Transitioning to studying postgraduate Biology at York

    Transitioning to studying postgraduate Biology at York

    14 March 2024 by Lubna
    3 minute read

    PhD student Lubna answers some questions about what it was like moving from undergraduate to postgraduate study in the Department of Biology at York. What part of transitioning to postgraduate…

  • My Experience Studying MSc Management at York

    6 March 2024 by Pranmayee
    4 minute read

    Hi there! I am Pranmayee, a postgraduate student studying MSc Management at the University of York. Since childhood, I always dreamt of pursuing higher education in one of the British…