Category: Study
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A placement in Kuala Lumpur with the Women’s Aid Organisation
The opportunity to do a placement in Malaysia was one of the reasons I chose to do my human rights law degree in York. Nowadays concrete work experience is essential,…
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Evaluating Rape Crisis services in Cape Town
The opportunity to go to Cape Town on placement was a key reason I chose to come to the University of York for my Masters, and the experience did not…
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Supporting Voices of Africans for Change on placement in South Africa
When I was first looking into a masters at the University of York, I was attracted to the possibility of going for a two week placement in South Africa. South…
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Researching refugee leadership and participation across the Asia Pacific
One of the key components of the LLM is the two-week placement period towards the end of the first semester. Students have the opportunity to conduct a research project in…
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Placement work on the Law of Asylum project in Malaysia
As a part-time student, I was eager to start my second year of the course because of the two-week placement. When we received information on the placements I was spoilt…
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Cooking at Uni
Like washing clothes or making your bed, cooking for yourself is one of those things many students don’t realise they don’t know how to do until they have to do it…And…
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Freshers’ week!!
The infamous Freshers’ Week! What’s it really like? Is it as fun as everyone says it is? Will I fit in with my flatmates straight away? These are the questions…
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Set Life (It’s not as glamorous as it sounds)
Having just finished a tiring but exciting spring term, I wanted to tell you a little bit about what I’ve been up to. In second year, every Film and Television Production…
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Moving on from York
In this blog post I’m going to give my personal advice about moving on from university – I hope you find it helpful. Start early It might seem a long way…
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Being a York Award Leader
Hello again! Recently I completed a programme which is enormously valuable for my personal development, and would like to share my experience with all of you. It is the York Award…
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Jobs and nursing…
I’ve started looking at jobs. Yes, I know I’m about to finish my second year and it’s a tiny bit early but as previously mentioned – nursing is a big…
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On placement with the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network
Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be. – Kahlil Gibran I came into this masters to throw myself into the living landscape of…