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  • Life as a student nurse

    22 January 2020 by Christine
    4 minute read

    For a bit of context: generally, the first term of Nursing is structured so that Mondays are dedicated to the ‘Biological and Pharmacological Aspects of Health and Wellbeing’ module, Tuesdays…

  • A Week in the Life of a Language and Linguistics Student

    21 January 2020 by Rebecca
    4 minute read

    I’m a second year French and Linguistics student. The first thing I have to say about this degree is that it really isn’t like many other French degrees out there.…

  • A week in the life of Film and Television Student

    21 January 2020 by Lee
    3 minute read

    Monday An early start. Time to get my work hat on, down a cup of tea and head to Campus East where Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media is based.…

  • A day in the life of a Law student

    21 January 2020 by Annissa
    3 minute read

    Hello! I’m Annissa, a first-year law student at the University of York. Morning As a commuting student, my ‘Day in the Life’ is slightly different. I wake up at 5.30am,…

  • A Week in the Life of an Economics Student

    18 January 2020 by Dasha
    4 minute read

    Economics at the University of York is generally a relatively contact-hour heavy course. In second year I can have up to sixteen contact hours on campus a week! Balancing the…

  • A day in the life of a 2nd Year Social Work student

    17 January 2020 by Vanessa
    2 minute read

    You hear the profession social work and what comes to mind is the busy schedule due to massive workload. This is not something that I thought I would have to…

  • Day in the life of a Natural Sciences Student

    17 January 2020 by Sifa
    4 minute read

    The typical day of a Natural Sciences student is rather full, but it’s so varied. 7am: time to organise I’m an early riser, and I like to be up 2…

  • A day in the life of an Environment student

    17 January 2020 by Alisa
    3 minute read

    Hello, my name is Alisa and I’m a first year studying Environmental Geography at the University of York. In this blog, I will shed light on the daily activities I…

  • A week in the life of a PPE student

    9 January 2020 by Cerys
    4 minute read

    Some might think that studying three subjects at university is a lot more work, but this isn’t necessarily true. In fact, the best thing about the course is the variety…

  • Is University Really Any Different To School?

    7 December 2019 by Claire
    3 minute read

    As a third-year mathematics student studying an Integrated Master’s degree, I am in my second to last year now. And I can tell you that, for me, university feels worlds…

  • My Freshers’ Week experience

    19 August 2019 by Morgan
    2 minute read

    On your first day, I would expect a lot of waiting around! You’ll probably have to wait for your Freshers’ packs and for your student card. And eventually, you’ll be…

  • Reasons to be Cheerful: Environment and Geography

    28 February 2019 by Hazel
    5 minute read

    Trips To be honest, at the start of this course the idea of frequent field trips was daunting to me. I hadn’t done a geography GCSE or A-level, so I…