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  • York – A French Student’s Perspective

    York – A French Student’s Perspective

    1 July 2016
    2 minute read

    My decision to come to the University of York, quite frankly, was a bit random. At the last minute, I went into Clearing and called York without much hope of…

  • The 5 most popular student apps, tried and tested!

    18 April 2016 by Elise
    3 minute read

    Ever wonder how you can improve your life by using your phone, tablet or laptop? I do, too. All of the time. A simple search in the ‘productivity’ tab on…

  • Ba beh? From the Mallorca field course

    Ba beh? From the Mallorca field course

    13 April 2016 by Cecilia
    3 minute read

    If I wrote that I were trying to simultaneously finish an essay, reply to messages and plan my summer, it would sound like a normal Tuesday. If I added that…

  • Finally approaching the end of third year- Some top tips

    11 April 2016 by Alex
    4 minute read

    So the end is finally in sight for all third year students here at the university. Numerous questions are flying around including, what are you doing after university? The answer…

  • Problem Based Learning

    7 April 2016 by Katie
    3 minute read

    I have had a lot of questions about PBL so I thought I’d go into a bit more depth about what it entails. Example Scenario- recent news article about an…

  • How To Survive A Library Study Session

    5 April 2016 by Sam
    4 minute read

    It’s a Sunday afternoon in the middle of the Easter holidays, and here I am, in the library, working on my essays and dissertation. Welcome to the third year. During…

  • Exams Approaching…

    4 April 2016 by Ranjit
    2 minute read

    If you have been keeping up to date with my blogs, you will know that I chose to stay in York for the Easter holidays instead of going home. This has…

  • A Typical Week

    21 March 2016 by Cecilia
    5 minute read

    Hello from the other side…of term! Sorry, that was terrible, but I am happy enough to be done with Spring term that I’ll forgive myself a bad Adele intro. First…

  • How do I choose which University?

    How do I choose which University?

    21 March 2016 by Chloe
    2 minute read

    So, you’ve got your offers from various universities and now comes the task of choosing which one you will be spending the next three or four (or more) years of…

  • Easter Vacation Begins… Kind of…

    16 March 2016 by Ranjit
    2 minute read

    Now that term two is over, this is the time students normally go home, see friends and family and start the revision for final exams there, but I’ve decided this year…

  • Education, Education, Education

    16 March 2016 by Joshua
    2 minute read

    For most people (including me), questioning education is not something one does as they grow up. The bells, the uniform, the timetable, what you are taught and who decides this.…

  • Time flies when you are having fun…

    15 March 2016 by Kimberley
    2 minute read

    So it’s nearly the end of Term Two. I am half-way through my second year and about to finish my third placement. Where has the time gone? This term we have…