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  • Physics at York: How Your Journey Evolves from UG to PhD

    Physics at York: How Your Journey Evolves from UG to PhD

    15 April 2026 by Rhoen
    4 minute read

    Hi, This is Rhoen from the Student Content Creators at Uni of York. I’m currently a PhD student, researching plasma diagnostics for fusion energy at the York Plasma Institute. In…

  • Three Minute Thesis: Trees vs tsunamis

    Three Minute Thesis: Trees vs tsunamis

    5 March 2026 by Jenny
    4 minute read

    The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition doesn’t just celebrate great research. It sharpens the skills of our students, helping bring their research to life. Jenny, the 2025 third place winner,…

  • My Arrival in Germany – The Do’s and Don’ts of Crying

    11 November 2022 by Will
    4 minute read

    Hey everyone, I’m Will, a fourth year Physics student on an MPhys programme. I’m just over a month into my additional year abroad. Specifically, I’m undertaking a research project at…

  • A week in the life of a second year Theoretical Physics student

    19 February 2022 by Elliott
    4 minute read

    My name’s Elliott, and I’m a 2nd year Theoretical Physics student at the University of York. This blog will give you some fresh insight into what it’s really like to…

  • My experience with the Nuclear Physics masterclasses

    14 January 2022 by Talia
    3 minute read

    Hi! I’m Talia, and I’m a fourth year Physics student at the University of York. I’m really interested in robotics and computational physics, and I’m currently completing an MPhys project…

  • On placement with Physics at York

    14 June 2019 by Finn
    3 minute read

    Hi, I’m Finn, a Natural Sciences student. I’m currently doing a placement as a Medical Microwave Imaging Research Technician & Project Coordinator in Physics here at York. Why did you…

  • A beginner’s guide to Physics at York

    A beginner’s guide to Physics at York

    16 January 2018
    4 minute read

    Writing on blackboards here and there, a door that says ‘Danger! 14,000 Volts,’ and labs with endless rows of electronic equipment. It does seem like the natural habitat of a…

  • A little bit about me!

    19 December 2016 by Emma
    4 minute read

    Hello there! I’ve been writing these blog posts for a little while now but realised I’ve never actually introduced myself. So for those of you new to the site here’s…

  • Internships, work experience, student placements, etc, etc…

    22 November 2016 by Emma
    4 minute read

    Internships, work experience, student placements, I’m sure you’ve probably had six million careers talks all about the merit of doing them. The ‘transferable’ skills you’ll gain and how great it’ll…

  • A little bit about labs

    A little bit about labs

    21 January 2016 by Emma
    3 minute read

    In my last post I mentioned that I was doing a lab report but I realised that you guys probably don’t know what that, or labs in general, really involve. So…