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  • Not drinking? Not a problem!

    8 October 2024 by Sikander
    4 minute read

    University can be a challenging time. Despite the seemingly endless amount of socials, loneliness is rife among students. Almost one in four students are lonely most or all of the…

  • My Experience Studying MSc Management at York

    6 March 2024 by Pranmayee
    4 minute read

    Hi there! I am Pranmayee, a postgraduate student studying MSc Management at the University of York. Since childhood, I always dreamt of pursuing higher education in one of the British…

  • 3 Things to Look forward to as a Joint Honours Student

    19 October 2023 by George
    4 minute read

    So you’ve chosen a joint honours course and you might be sat there thinking “oh no, what have I gotten myself into?”. Well banish those second thoughts and feast your…

  • Three things to look forward to about studying Social Work at York!

    5 July 2023 by Mary
    4 minute read

    Hello reader! I am currently a Social Work student at the University of York and I have just finished my first year (it really has gone by so quickly). As…

  • Joining the York community: an interview with our students

    3 July 2023 by Katrina, James and Kabeer
    19 minute read

    What’s it like to settle into the York family? We sat with three students to talk ducks, dreams, dinners, and the everlasting magic of friendship. So, looking back to the…

  • Living away from home for the first time

    20 June 2023 by Sine
    4 minute read

    I just finished my first year of uni, so I thought it would be good to tell you about my experience living away from home for the first time. I’m…

  • Freshers’ Week as a student who doesn’t drink

    19 June 2023 by Amelia
    4 minute read

    Hi! I’m Amelia (she/her) and I’m a first year French and German student, living in Halifax College. Before university, I was worried about Freshers’ Week. A lot of what you…

  • How to make the most of your first week at uni

    20 April 2023 by Iza
    4 minute read

    The first few weeks of uni are both terrifying and exciting. It’s a new situation and, like everyone, I was slightly stressed. However, I had a great time and it…

  • York’s extracurricular Music community

    27 February 2023 by Holly
    3 minute read

    Hello! My name is Holly, and I’m a 3rd-Year student at Vanbrugh College, reading for a BA in Music at the University of York. In this blog post, I’ll talk…

  • Choosing Economics at York: societies and internships

    26 February 2023 by Daian
    3 minute read

    Hello! I’m Daian. I started studying Economics at York in 2020, just a few months after the pandemic led the world to a standstill. But despite this, that didn’t hinder…

  • Studying Global Development at York

    2 February 2023 by Alice
    4 minute read

    Hi, I’m Alice, and I’m in the third year of my BA Global Development degree. I’m currently on a study-abroad year at the University of Denver, but I wanted to…

  • Three reasons why Philosophy at York is great!

    25 January 2023 by Mia
    4 minute read

    The course One fantastic thing about university is that everyone has chosen to be there, and has chosen a course that they really want to do. Students are actually interested…