University of York blogs

Student Voices

Get the inside view on student life at York.

Tag: seminars

  • Day In The Life of a 1st Year Interactive Media Student

    19 January 2019
    1 minute read

    I’m Zain. I’m a first year Interactive Media student and beyond loving it! I started off at The University of York as a Biomedical Sciences student (what?!) and although I…

  • SPS Round Three! A week in the life of a 3rd Year SPS student

    16 January 2019 by Heidi
    5 minute read

    Hi! My name is Heidi and I am a third year SPS (Social and Political Sciences) student. I have a pretty packed timetable, despite having relatively few contact hours as…

  • A week in the life of a Social Work student

    A week in the life of a Social Work student

    16 January 2019 by Olivia
    5 minute read

    Monday This week started with a 9am lecture on social policy, discussing marketisation on our welfare state. This lecture was an hour long so making notes was quite easy and…

  • A week in the life of a Politics and Philosophy student

    16 January 2019 by Alexander
    4 minute read

    Politics and philosophy are two of the more interesting subjects you can find yourself studying at University. Most people talk about how fast-paced and varied their life is when they…

  • A day in the life of a 3rd Year Philosophy Student

    16 January 2019 by Anika
    3 minute read

    Morning Time to wake up I start most mornings by forcing myself out of bed (like most students, I am not a morning person). I then get ready and organise…

  • Day in the life of a Natural Scientist

    16 January 2019 by Katie
    5 minute read

    9am – morning lecture I’ll try and be as honest as I can here. As a natural scientist student, you’ll get used to early mornings!! Studying multiple subjects means that…

  • A week in the life of a Social Policy student

    16 January 2019 by Tiffany
    4 minute read

    I am now in my final year, however, I have tried to fit in an awful lot whilst here! Time has flown and apart from being proud I have made…

  • A week in the life of a Law student

    16 January 2019 by Eloise
    8 minute read

    Hello. I’m going to write this blog Thursday to Wednesday to try to give you a good idea of what a typical week at York looks like for me. Law…

  • A week in the life of a Linguistics student

    A week in the life of a Linguistics student

    16 January 2019 by Lena
    4 minute read

    Studying at the University of York was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Here’s why I chose it… Learning a new language One of the main advantages…

  • A Week in the Life of a Languages Student

    A Week in the Life of a Languages Student

    16 January 2019 by Hannah
    4 minute read

    The first thing to mention is that languages at York are actually taught in the language you’re studying (that seems obvious, but it baffles me that so many other unis…

  • My Typical Day as a History of Art student – see what York has to offer!

    16 January 2019 by Aneeska
    5 minute read

    Hello, I’m Aneeska, a second year History of Art undergrad at York! Stay tuned to hear about my regular day. I hope this will give you more of an insight…

  • A week in the life of an Economics student

    A week in the life of an Economics student

    15 January 2019 by Hizzer
    4 minute read

    Hey there, I’m Hizzer; a third year Economics student at the University of York. Aside from studies, I am the President of the Economics Society; one of York’s largest societies.…