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Tag: Day in the life

  • An insight into the life of a biology student

    15 January 2019 by Lottie
    4 minute read

    At the very beginning of your life, when you were just learning how to tie your shoes and how the sun is something the planet orbits around, life was like…

  • A Day in the Life of an English and History Student

    12 January 2019 by George
    4 minute read

    For joint honours students, there are two myths you will hear from your fellow students: you’re either doing double the work or you’re doing barely any of the work for…

  • Week in the life of a chemistry student

    Week in the life of a chemistry student

    9 January 2019 by Lily
    4 minute read

    The usual reaction I get when I tell people I’m a chemistry student is “Wow that must be really hard!”. I’m not going to lie, chemistry is not an easy degree…

  • A Week in the Life of a Sociology Student

    9 January 2019 by Rosie
    3 minute read

    Sociology at York is a super fun and varied degree. The subject matter is vast, one week you could be in a lecture about memes and the next a lecture…

  • 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…

  • Weekly Adventures of a Health Sciences Student at the University of York

    Weekly Adventures of a Health Sciences Student at the University of York

    9 May 2018 by Camila
    6 minute read

    Hi, I’m Camila. I am an international student completing a Masters in Public Health program, in Health Sciences. I’ve been at the University of York only since September. Coming from…

  • A day in the life of an MSC Fusion Energy student

    A day in the life of an MSC Fusion Energy student

    1 May 2018 by Willow
    4 minute read

    Hello, my name is Willow. I am a part-time student at the York Plasma Institute (YPI), currently halfway through my taught masters in fusion energy. I live a fair way…

  • A day in the life of a History of Art MA student

    12 April 2018
    4 minute read

    Writing a ‘day in the life of a History of Art student’ profile is a challenging task for me. As a research scholar sponsored by The Friends of York Art…

  • Day in the life of an English Literature student

    Day in the life of an English Literature student

    28 March 2018 by Kate
    2 minute read

    9am Lecture I’m up early ready for my lectures. First, I have a lecture on High Medieval Literature. Then I have my fortnightly dissertation meeting followed by a CV tips…

  • A day in the life of a Third Year Maths student

    21 March 2018
    2 minute read

    Hi, I’m Will a third-year student in my final year of studying for a degree in Maths. So far, this term has been a busy one for me. On average…

  • A Week in the Life of a Postgraduate Research Student

    19 March 2018 by Alice
    5 minute read

    My name is Alice and I’m a postgraduate research student studying for a PhD with the Department of English and Related Literature and the Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies. There are…

  • Interview with a second year Biology student

    18 March 2018 by Fanni
    5 minute read

    Hi I’m Fanni, and I’m part of the student content team. In this blog post, I’m going to interview my housemate Atalie who will walk us through one of her…