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  • Your Essential Guide to Securing Placements and Jobs at UoY

    9 January 2026 by Nimra
    3 minute read

    The pressure to balance degree demands with career planning can be daunting. As students, we often feel we lack the professional experience employers demand. However, the University of York’s Careers…

  • Societies to College Sport: Student Leadership Opportunities at York

    9 January 2026 by Emily
    4 minute read

    Uni is about so much more than lectures, deadlines, and working your way through an ever-growing reading list. For me, some of the most valuable things I’ve gained at York…

  • Why apply to become a student ambassador?

    19 August 2024 by Victoria
    4 minute read

    Hi! I’m Victoria, a postgraduate student from Canada studying Medieval History. For the past year, I have been working as an International Student Ambassador alongside my studies. It is a…

  • Bridging cultures: how my degree shaped my career and future

    22 January 2024 by Kexin
    2 minute read

    Hi, I’m Kexin from China, and I’m excited to share my York journey with you. Having graduated from the Department of Education in 2021, my time at York has been…

  • Navigating the Unknown: My Journey with Career Coaching

    13 December 2023 by Alessia
    3 minute read

    Seeking help In the midst of my final year as a Psychology student, the future started to look a bit daunting. Conversations with friends were centred around job applications and…

  • How York’s careers service helped me find my dream job

    17 July 2023 by Gary
    3 minute read

    Hi, I’m Gary and I’m from Hong Kong. I had the privilege of studying at the University of York from 2006 to 2009, where I pursued a degree in Economics.…

  • Where my York degree has taken me

    29 June 2023 by Najwa
    3 minute read

    Hello, I’m Najwa from Malaysia and I graduated from the Department of Language and Linguistic Science at the University of York in 2018. Here’s how I progressed from gaining a York…

  • 5 ways Computer Science students can boost their employability!

    22 June 2023 by Ben
    5 minute read

    This post is primarily aimed at those looking to study computer science at the University of York. If you’re interested in studying here and curious about how you could make…

  • Getting work experience without having previous experience

    21 April 2023 by Navin
    6 minute read

    Hey hey hey. Before joining Uni, I had never had any work experience. I had spent almost all my teenage years just studying, so securing part-time work and internships seemed…

  • How to manage your money

    30 June 2022 by Zulekha
    4 minute read

    I will be covering ways of making money at university to help fund your studies, as well as sharing my top tips for managing your money. Part-time jobs Part-time jobs…

  • What’s it like being an International Student Ambassador?

    16 May 2022 by Mi Chelle
    2 minute read

    International Student Ambassadors are responsible for helping at events and representing the university from an international student’s perspective. I’m currently a postgraduate student, but I’ve been an International Student Ambassador…

  • International student ambassador: The perfect Job!

    24 April 2022 by Luise
    3 minute read

    Hi, I’m Luise from Germany! I signed up to be an international student ambassador in my first year at the University of York. I have since answered students’ queries online…