Category: Study
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Great places to eat, drink and be merry in York
Being a student can be very stressful at times, so we all need to blow off steam every now and again. Myself, like a lot of other students, often turn…
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A dozen top tips for getting the most out of your internships
Internships are like test drives. They give you an opportunity to test out different industries and to weigh up their pros and their cons, before you decide which one to…
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A Coffee Lover’s Guide to York
It is a well-known fact that a lot of students require coffee to function. The City of York has caught onto this. If you’re like me and coffee shops serve…
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What to do over the holidays
The length of the holidays when you’re at uni is slightly absurd, by real-world standards, but its existence is well justified. What you choose to do in your 3 months…
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Wait, so you’re an elderly nurse? But you look so young!
“No, LD, a Learning Disability nurse!” A couple of colleagues and I, all Learning Disability student nurses, went to a recent conference with Health Education England (HEE). We met fellow…
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Christmas in York
In previous years, I have returned to my home town for my Christmas holiday. However, this year I decided to stay in York, as it is my last year where I…
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Philosophy at A-Level and Degree – What’s the Difference?
If A-Level is difficult – is a Degree Still for Me? On the one hand, I loved studying A-Level Philosophy. The chance to explore the ideas of some of history’s best…
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Top 5 tips for revising for January exams (and Christmas fun!)
Although it may not be the most action packed of topics to cover in my blog, we all know that revision is utterly unavoidable and very important. Therefore I thought…
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Why I love Music at York
This being my first blog post here, I’d better start basic… I love being at York. Corny as it might sound, I really have been so grateful for my time…
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Supporting refugee rights on placement in Malaysia
I decided to apply for this LLM due to its focus on international human rights law and the placement opportunity. At the time of application, I was not sure if…
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Expanding the support for sex workers through a placement in York
I worked on behalf of Survive, a York-based charity looking to expand their services into offering support for sex workers. My team and I took on the task of researching…