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  • Why York Was the Right Place to Begin Again: A Mature Student’s Story

    26 November 2025 by Mathyn
    4 minute read

    A Mature Student’s Take on Community, Coffee, and Starting Over Coming to university a little later in life can feel a bit like joining a film halfway through. Everyone else…

  • A week in the life of an Education student at York

    4 February 2022 by Yunuo (Hathaway)
    4 minute read

    Hi, I’m Hathaway, and here is an example of a week in my life as an Education student! Monday As an English in Education student, I don’t have early sessions…

  • Studying from a distance: why I chose York for my PhD

    12 March 2020 by Laura
    3 minute read

    I’m now in the final year of my part-time PhD with the Department of Education at York. It has been a long and interesting journey so far. Studying part-time has…

  • 3 Things to Look Forward to about Education at York

    25 February 2019 by Nicole
    2 minute read

    The staff I think the most important thing about any university is the staff. The staff within Education at York are second to none! They are all experienced in their…

  • A day in the life of an Education student

    15 January 2019 by Nicole
    3 minute read

    Morning A typical day in my life at York starts with my Monday morning Educational Research Methods lecture, in which we are taught how to analyse data through gaining an…

  • A week in the life of an Education student

    20 March 2018
    4 minute read

    Hi, I’m Mollie and I am a second year student at the University Of York studying Psychology In Education. Going to uni can be both nerve-wracking and exciting at the…