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My experience on the Interactive Media showcase committee 2022
What is Interactive Media? When you tell people about studying Interactive Media, the reply is usually, “oh, what’s that?”. It’s probably one of the only courses like it in the UK, so no one really knows what it’s about. Interactive Media is a multidisciplinary degree that covers all sorts. This can be from interactive games,…
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Funding your PhD
When I was thinking about doing my PhD, I started looking into my funding options and got overwhelmed quite quickly. There are a lot of different things to think about and sometimes the explanations and information can be lacking. I’ve put together some advice that I wish I’d got when I was originally starting out…
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A week in the life of a 3rd-Year Music student
A week in the life of a 3rd-Year Music student varies greatly from semester to semester, and from person to person. This variety is one of my favourite things about studying Music at York, as it never gets boring! This blog is a little look into what my ‘typical’ week looks like! Monday Mondays are…
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Studying Global Development at York
Hi, I’m Alice, and I’m in the third year of my BA Global Development degree. I’m currently on a study-abroad year at the University of Denver, but I wanted to share my experience on my course and the amazing experience I’ve had at the University of York so far. Global Development is a course that…
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My placement experience at Goldman Sachs
I began my placement year in June 2021 at Goldman Sachs, and was based in their London Office. I worked within the Internal Audit division, spending half my placement in the Compliance and Legal audit team, and the other half in the Asset Management audit team. My placement was a very beneficial experience. I developed…
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No A levels, dyslexia and PBL – my experience of studying law at York
What is PBL? Problem-Based Learning (PBL), typically used to teach students at York Law School (YLS), incorporates a ‘student-first’ approach, where students learn about foundation legal areas by working in groups to solve an open-ended problem. You stand out from the crowd compared to other top law schools, as YLS is the only law school…
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How to add Environment to Ecology
Hi, I’m Nic, a Biology undergraduate in my final year at the University of York. I began my course studying a little bit of everything. Eventually, I realised in my second year that my favourite modules were about ecology and the environment, so I took the opportunity to do an internship in the Department of…