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  • My placement in advanced technologies at Merck

    14 June 2019 by Megan
    3 minute read

    Hi, I’m Megan, a Natural Sciences (specialising in Nanoscience) student here at York. I’m currently doing a Placement Year working in the Performance Materials part of Merck Group. I’m a…

  • Placements with Careers and Placements

    Placements with Careers and Placements

    24 May 2019 by Tom Lock
    2 minute read

    Hi, I’m Maxim. For the past year I have worked at the University in the Careers and Placements team. I have been responsible for various projects such as organizing employer…

  • Actuarial modelling in Paris and London: what I’ve learned

    Actuarial modelling in Paris and London: what I’ve learned

    23 May 2019 by Rhiannon
    4 minute read

    Hi, I’m Rhiannon, and I’ve been working as an Actuarial Modelling intern for SCOR. I spent the first half of my year in SCOR’s head office in Paris which was…

  • Reasons to be Cheerful: Environment and Geography

    28 February 2019 by Hazel
    5 minute read

    Trips To be honest, at the start of this course the idea of frequent field trips was daunting to me. I hadn’t done a geography GCSE or A-level, so I…

  • Working as a Market Analyst at Sony

    5 February 2019 by Christy
    3 minute read

    Hello, I’m Christy. I am a 3rd year BSc Business and Management student. My course is quite similar to Accounting, Business Finance and Management, and there are a lot of…

  • Working for Unilever on a year in industry

    Working for Unilever on a year in industry

    29 January 2019 by Anish
    2 minute read

    Hi, I’m Anish. I study BSc Business and Management and I’m currently on placement with Unilever for my year in industry. I found out about Unilever because a business student…

  • Unilever industrial placements: my experience

    Unilever industrial placements: my experience

    23 January 2019 by Charlie
    4 minute read

    Hi, I’m Charlie, a 3rd year BSc Accounting Business and Financial Management student. Currently I am working at Unilever on their industrial placement scheme as a customer account manager. Finding…

  • A week in the life of a Social Policy student

    16 January 2019 by Tiffany
    4 minute read

    I am now in my final year, however, I have tried to fit in an awful lot whilst here! Time has flown and apart from being proud I have made…

  • A Week in the Life of a Languages Student

    A Week in the Life of a Languages Student

    16 January 2019 by Hannah
    4 minute read

    The first thing to mention is that languages at York are actually taught in the language you’re studying (that seems obvious, but it baffles me that so many other unis…

  • What it’s like to study Computer Science at York

    15 January 2019 by Toprak
    4 minute read

    Modules and lectures As a Computer Science student, my typical week starts off with lectures. First year Computer Science students have about 16 hours of lectures & practicals sessions per…

  • 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…

  • Internship Opportunities at York

    Internship Opportunities at York

    18 October 2018 by Tara
    3 minute read

    My Internship Over the summer, I had the amazing opportunity to complete an internship with the University’s social media team. The amount of independence and creative freedom I was given…