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  • My Year in Industry: First Steps – Getting a placement

    14 October 2020 by Kimberley
    4 minute read

    Decisions, Decisions I knew I wanted to do a year in industry even before I had chosen to study at York. Hearing about the opportunity at various open days, I…

  • Taking a placement year – best bits and top tips!

    13 March 2020 by Morgan
    4 minute read

    Trying to get a placement was a tricky part of my second year at university. Thankfully, that’s not true for everyone. Whilst some found it difficult to secure a placement,…

  • Get your scrubs on for a typical week on a midwifery placement

    22 January 2020 by Samantha
    4 minute read

    A typical week on placement can be absolutely anything! Last week I started with two night shifts on a postnatal ward, then a 7 hour day with the Screening Midwife…

  • Preparing to finish my Management placement: They think it’s all over, it is now…

    27 June 2019 by Katy
    5 minute read

    ​Hey everyone! Welcome to what is probably the final instalment of my Management placement journey. Well done if you’ve kept up with it all so far! If you’ve been reading…

  • Working as a Creative Intern at the Walt Disney Company

    26 June 2019 by Amina
    3 minute read

    Hi, I’m Amina, a Film and TV Production student here at York. I’m currently doing a Placement Year working as a Creative Intern at The Walt Disney Company. Why did…

  • My finance placement at The Walt Disney Company

    17 June 2019 by Matt
    3 minute read

    Hi, I’m Matt, an Economics and Finance student here at York. I’m currently doing a Placement Year working as a Finance Intern at The Walt Disney Company. Why did you…

  • 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…

  • My placement in advanced technologies at Merck

    14 June 2019 by Megan
    3 minute read

    Hi, I’m Megan, a Natural Sciences (specialising in Nanoscience) student here at York. I’m currently doing a Placement Year working in the Performance Materials part of Merck Group. I’m a…

  • Working at Ernst & Young for a year

    14 June 2019 by Chris
    1 minute read

    Hi, I’m Chris, an Economics student here at York. I’m currently doing a Placement Year working as an Assurance Associate at Ernst & Young. Why did you decide to do…

  • 3 things to get excited about Politics at York

    26 February 2019 by Clemmie
    3 minute read

    Hi! I’m Clemmie and I’m a second year studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics, but I spend most of my time in the Politics Department. So you’ve got your offer (congrats)…

  • 4 things to look forward to about the Languages at York

    20 February 2019 by Hannah
    4 minute read

    The department Now the first thing I’m going to say about the Department of Language and Linguistic Science is: don’t be put off by the fact that it’s a big…

  • Management placement year: halfway through

    11 February 2019 by Katy
    4 minute read

    ​It’s hard to believe I’ve reached the halfway point of my Management placement year. It feels like just yesterday I wrote my first blog, telling you how nervous and excited…