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Category: Study

  • A day in the life of a History student

    15 January 2019 by Rebecca
    4 minute read

    Hi! I’m Rebecca and I’m in my first year of studying History here at the University of York. I’ve had a great start to uni and I’ve been able to…

  • A Day in The Life of an English Student

    A Day in The Life of an English Student

    15 January 2019 by Sam
    4 minute read

    Morning My morning usually starts between 6:30 and 7. Admittedly I’m naturally what my old head teacher referred to as ‘a frightening morning person’. I throw together some breakfast and…

  • An insight into the life of a biology student

    15 January 2019 by Lottie
    4 minute read

    At the very beginning of your life, when you were just learning how to tie your shoes and how the sun is something the planet orbits around, life was like…

  • A Day in the Life of an English and History Student

    12 January 2019 by George
    4 minute read

    For joint honours students, there are two myths you will hear from your fellow students: you’re either doing double the work or you’re doing barely any of the work for…

  • Week in the life of a chemistry student

    Week in the life of a chemistry student

    9 January 2019 by Lily
    4 minute read

    The usual reaction I get when I tell people I’m a chemistry student is “Wow that must be really hard!”. I’m not going to lie, chemistry is not an easy degree…

  • A Week in the Life of a Sociology Student

    9 January 2019 by Rosie
    3 minute read

    Sociology at York is a super fun and varied degree. The subject matter is vast, one week you could be in a lecture about memes and the next a lecture…

  • A Day in the Life of a Psychology Student

    A Day in the Life of a Psychology Student

    8 January 2019 by Tara
    3 minute read

    Psychology is the perfect subject for me. My contact hours give my days some structure, making it a lot easier to plan around them. Generally speaking, I’ll have 15-20 contact…

  • Staying in York over the Christmas holidays

    Staying in York over the Christmas holidays

    5 December 2018 by Lily
    4 minute read

    Hi, I’m Lily, a 2nd Year Chemistry student. Now, I may not be staying in York over the holidays myself but I live with a few international students who are.…

  • Venturing Down Under – the start of my study abroad journey in Australia

    Venturing Down Under – the start of my study abroad journey in Australia

    4 December 2018 by Rebecca
    3 minute read

    G’day mate! (Just kidding, I’ve not been here long enough to be saying that seriously). Hi everyone. I’ve been living in Australia now for 4 months, studying at the University…

  • Introducing our student bloggers

    19 November 2018 by Student Content Team
    5 minute read

    Hi! We’re the student blogging team for 2018/19. In our own words, we’ll give you an authentic insight into what life as a York student is really like. Let’s introduce…

  • 5 reasons to choose York

    18 November 2018 by Sarah
    3 minute read

    It can feel overwhelming when it comes to weighing up the pros and cons of the many different universities you may be looking at applying to this year. So, let’s…

  • Five Reasons Why York is Right for You

    17 November 2018 by Finn
    3 minute read

    York’s a sleepy cathedral city in Northern England… …with a different nightclub for every day of the week, over 200 unique student societies and easy access to some of Britain’s…