Articles by Nanki Chawla

Nanki Chawla

Deputy Web Editor (2009/10)
Nanki has written 30 articles for Nouse


Despite a national downturn in student satisfaction, York’s ratings have seen a significant increaseSurvey shows students increasingly more satisfied with York

The University of York has made several significant increases in the National Student Survey, including in the feedback and student satisfaction categories

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York breakthrough in cancer research study

Scientists at the University of York have made significant breakthroughs in the field of cancer research.

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Being a fresher is an experience hard to replicate, hard to leave and impossible to get back

It’s an experience every uni student goes through and almost always regrets moving on – a growing experience that changes you completely, for better (or occasionally for worse!)

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International Students Guide

In most respects, I imagine this guide won’t vary much from the home students’ guide. International students are after all just normal students (despite the massively increased cost!)

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A Brief History of York

York has changed hands several times in its history.

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It’s unfair to be struggling with exams when others are swanning about at home

I have no great aversion to the summer. Good weather somehow makes the lake, the geese and the fairly ugly buildings seem a lot more appealing. But it just seems unfair to still have to be struggling with exams and essays when students from other universities were swanning about at home and sipping Pimm’s long [...]

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ISA President accused of imposing ‘biased’ penalties

ISA President Adam Malik has been accused of personally deciding vote deduction penalties.

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Labelling the human condition

There seems to be a name for everything, the very fact of being human suddenly equates you to some sort of health disorder.

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York Samba Band to play at the Ashes

York’s samba band, consisting of people from York University’s band Mendigo Surda and students from York St. John, is to play the Ashes this year.

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First Woodstock lineup released

The line-up for this year’s Woodstock festival is beginning to take shape, with local bands Death Defying Life, Magic P and the Innuendos and Magnapow all set to perform.

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UGM sees new term dates and ID cards proposed

Motions proposed last week at Union General Meeting (UGM) could result in earlier term dates and NUS-style University cards for York students.

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Will the Courtyard alter YUSU’s poor reputation?

The Times Higher Education’s Student Experience Survey rates the University of York’s Student Union as one of the worst in the country.

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New Private Rented Sector Policy

The concept of “studentification” has been much talked about in recent months.

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First-years win entrepreneur title

A Team of four York students have been named the winners of the York Entrepreneur’s competition.

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Students are not at the bottom of the food chain

The concept of “studentification” has been much talked about in recent months. Residents claim that the “ghettoes” formed by our student take-over are disruptive and dangerous. In contrast they also complain that these areas are undesirably deserted during the summer months.

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