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  • How the Borthwick Archives bring my History degree to life

    2 February 2023 by Fran
    4 minute read

    The Borthwick Institute for Archives is the third section to York’s university library, and it’s arguably my favourite part! Although the shelves stacked full of literature and academic books in…

  • 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…

  • Criminal Justice and Social Policy – what is it?

    2 February 2023 by Kavil
    5 minute read

    Hi, I’m Kavil! Today, I’m going to try to answer some questions that I know I had before starting my Criminal Justice and Social Policy degree. Although Google is a…

  • The variety of the Business of the Creative Industries course

    2 February 2023 by George
    4 minute read

    I wish I had a pound for every time someone asked me “What’s that?” when I tell them that I study BCI as my course degree at York.

  • Week in the life of a 1st-Year Chemistry student

    2 February 2023 by Jessica
    5 minute read

    When I was applying to university, I remember vividly searching for what uni life is actually like. So, I thought that giving applicants a little look into a week in…

  • 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…

  • Preparing for University Academic Work

    15 June 2022 by Oliver
    4 minute read

    Hello, my name is Oliver and I am in my first year at the University of York, studying Film & TV production. I have always loved everything Film & TV,…

  • Shaping your future career as an English Literature student at York

    6 January 2022 by Anna
    3 minute read

    Hi everyone, I’m Anna, a 3rd-year student at the University of York studying English and Related Literature. I’m here to tell you a bit about why I chose to study…

  • Music at York: things to look forward to

    Music at York: things to look forward to

    1 April 2021 by Sarah
    2 minute read

    Hi! I’m Sarah, and I’m a 1st-Year Music student at York. In this blog, I hope to highlight a few of the things that are great about studying Music at…

  • Look forward to History of Art at York

    28 January 2021 by Senah
    2 minute read

    York is an incredible place to study the history of art! Aside from the course, there are so many opportunities – like hundreds of societies to join. York is unique…

  • Things to look forward to about Social and Political Sciences (SPS) at York

    6 March 2020 by Jen
    3 minute read

    The range of content With an SPS degree you’ll be studying across three different subjects, so naturally the breadth of subjects you cover is super broad. The course gives you…

  • Three things to look forward to about PPE at York

    5 March 2020 by Cerys
    3 minute read

    Module choices Regardless of which course you take within the School of PPE, there is such a great variety of module choices. This increases as you progress so that you’ll…