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  • 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…

  • Social life and activities at Anne Lister College

    15 December 2021 by Libby
    4 minute read

    Second year student Libby tells us about her experience of the activities and events at Anne Lister College at the University of York.

  • A year in the life of a college student association member

    8 February 2021 by Kathryn
    3 minute read

    The University of York is one of only a handful of UK universities that have a collegiate system – and we take it pretty seriously! Although every college at York…

  • How the colleges made me feel at home in York

    8 February 2021 by Rebecca
    4 minute read

    University of York’s colleges are the jewels in its crown. From the courts of James, the leafy village-feel of Halifax, the resident cat of Alcuin, to the sleek heights of…

  • Staying social during the second lockdown

    19 November 2020 by Elizabeth
    3 minute read

    A second lockdown was the last thing any of us wanted. Having said this it doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom. There are plenty of things we as…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Baking Society – Ready, Set, Bake!

    10 January 2020 by Kirsten
    2 minute read

    The first society I joined during Freshers’ Week was Baking Society, and I have loved being a part of it ever since! I love to bake at home, and I…

  • Roses are not red and other things you might learn when arriving at the university

    8 January 2020 by Marta
    4 minute read

    I am sitting in my room and looking up at the pinboard calendar. Just realizing that almost two months have passed since I first arrived. A lot has happened, including:…

  • Life at University – Myths vs Reality

    6 December 2019 by Xavier
    4 minute read

    Life at Uni – Myths vs Reality Moving to University can be a daunting concept. As prospective students, many people worry about commonly voiced (and not necessarily accurate!) ideas about…

  • Rowing at the University of York

    Rowing at the University of York

    15 April 2019 by Rosie
    4 minute read

    My name is Rosie and I am a third year sociology student. In my first year, I picked up rowing as a novice and haven’t regretted it since! Prior to…

  • 3 things to look forward to about Philosophy at York

    22 February 2019 by Anika
    4 minute read

    Staff and lecturers The first thing to look forward to is how friendly everyone is. From my experience, I think that the staff definitely understand that Philosophy can be quite…