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  • Three things to look forward to about English at York

    19 October 2023 by Sam
    4 minute read

    Hi! I’m a second year English student and from Cheshire. Before I came to uni, I was absolutely terrified and wished I could read something from a student to let…

  • Tips for writing Politics essays

    15 February 2023 by Kitty
    3 minute read

    Hiya! I’m Kitty, and I study Politics with International Relations at the University of York! In my blog post, I share the methods I’ve developed to write a good Politics…

  • English essays at York are different

    11 April 2016 by Lewis
    4 minute read

    It is with some trepidation that I admit to you the dark secret of university life: you actually have to do some work in order to gain a degree.  Horrifying…

  • Christmas as a Criminology Student

    26 January 2016 by Alex
    3 minute read

    Christmas is always the best time of the year to relax and unwind with family and friends. However when you are a student Christmas is still a time you feel…

  • Christmas, New Year and Essays!

    21 January 2016 by Katherine
    2 minute read

    Most modules for the Social Policy and Applied Social Science pathways have no exams, which is great but does mean you have lots of essays and assignments to do throughout…

  • The E.C.O.N.O.M.I.C.S of studying Economics at York

    The E.C.O.N.O.M.I.C.S of studying Economics at York

    11 January 2016 by Elise
    4 minute read

    Happy New Year and welcome back on the York Blogs page for Economics! So you want to start this year off right? Here are the top 9 skills I think…

  • Finding the Fun in Formatives

    Finding the Fun in Formatives

    24 November 2015 by Matt
    3 minute read

    With November rolling around, many students will be recovering from their post Hallowe’en hangovers, enjoying one of the many firework displays in York, and getting in a frenzied panic about…