Tag: covid-19
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Studying for my MSc during COVID19: what I’ve learned and how I’ve developed
I felt like it was yesterday when I started my first online class in Engineering Management (MSc), and definitely, it was a unique year with so many challenges. Since the…
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Why being part of the University of York is being part of one community, even through covid times
As a prospective – and even as a new (enrolled) student – you can feel doubt and fear when joining university, especially if you come from another city or country.…
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How I made the most of university life under covid restrictions
Autumn term of my second year at York (October 2020) was very different. We were out of complete lockdown and starting to navigate the tier system. Luckily, York was in…
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Welcome to Uni Life During a Pandemic
The prospect of enrolling into a postgraduate degree and resuming university life during a pandemic was something inconceivable prior to the turbulent year of 2020. However, whilst this appears daunting…
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Uni life in 2020: How lockdown brought my house closer.
University life in 2020 can seem uncertain and challenging, but who said lockdown can’t be enjoyable as well? Because of Covid-19, shops and pubs are now closed and the majority…
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The fun side of face coverings
Unless you’re exempt, measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 mean that face coverings will be an everyday part of our lives for the foreseeable future. But who said safety…
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When life gives you lemons (or lockdown)
‘Wait? What is happening?’ I was sitting leisurely on the Library swing with my housemate, reading a feminist book and sipping on coffee, when COVID-19 made global news. We started…
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Of quarantine chronicles and lockdown life on campus
Being away from home is never easy, but it is certainly a whole new level of anxiety when cities are shutting down. Countries are updating their travel ban lists, and…
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Keeping motivated with your studies online
Starting a new course or a new academic year is always an equally exciting and challenging chapter of our lives. This is especially true in the current times (during the…
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Dealing with homesickness
It’s been a really long since I was back in my home country, Pakistan. The last time I was there, my meals were still catered for, I hadn’t received a…