From finding Long Boi on an evening walk around campus to dancing along to a high-energy performance by Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon, Freshers Week …
Freshers Week: Then and Now
New Grads
Umami Bros: How we got our product on Selfridges’ shelves
Turning a shared university spark into an award-winning food business, York alumni have a lot to celebrate with the rise of The Umami Bros (Elliot …
What I Wish I’d Known: First Year Lessons in the World of Work
From first emails to finding your feet in a new workplace, these alumni reflections offer honest, practical advice for anyone about to take their first …
Careers In… Cybersecurity
Kicking off our new ‘Careers In…’ series, Alumni Voices brings together three York alumni whose careers show just how varied and meaningful the cybersecurity sector can …
The Physical Art of Belief: Life as an International Puppeteer
Theatre, Film and Interactive Media graduate, Alice Bravery (Writing, Directing and Performance, 2014), discusses how York prepared her for a specialist career in international puppetry. …
Where are they now? Four graduates share their advice for finding a career path that works for you
Finding a job that uses skills from your degree and gets your foot in the door is no easy feat. Life after graduating can feel …
Mehdi Bouhassoune: Understanding Markets and Ourselves
Why do we reach for a Coke without thinking or feel oddly loyal to brands we barely remember choosing? In Why Did You Buy That …
Illuminating York’s Stained Glass Legacy
York’s legacy as Britain’s stained glass capital is kept brilliantly alive by the work of two alumnae at the York Glaziers Trust, where craftsmanship and …
York alumni share their tips for finding, surviving, and thriving in your first graduate job
The jump from studying for a degree to finding your first graduate role can feel pretty daunting. We asked our alumni for all the top …
You’ve just graduated. What next? Here’s some of the different paths you can take.
Graduating can feel exciting, scary, and completely overwhelming all at once! Don’t panic: there’s no one ‘perfect’ route to finding the best opportunity for you. …