Durham’s Lumiere light festival only comes around every two years. Having been in Durham since 2018, I have finally had the chance to experience Lumiere from the first day it was on. So, if you didn’t get a chance to see Durham’s Lumiere light festival, don’t worry, I have you covered!
Scattered Light at St…
Having joined the Durham University Choral Society (DUCS) in the midst of the pandemic last year, I wanted to help ensure that this year the choir hit the ground running when restrictions lifted, by being on the Executive Team, and so far the choir is yet to disappoint! DUCS is one of the oldest and largest music societies at…
Durham University musicians were asked to record the orchestral part of the soundtrack for a Lumiere installation. For this, a specially-created ensemble was assembled, consisting of 38 of the university’s most talented musicians. An application was sent out for a student to conduct and, as a keen conductor, I applied and…
In my final year at Durham I was lucky enough to be accepted on to the Microbiology Workshop module led by Dr Tim Blower. We spent two weeks in the research labs at the Biology site before then writing up our findings in a lab report and publishing through a scientific poster.
Isolating bacteriophage from Val Mildert…
There are a few things all university students do during their years of tertiary education. Pull all-nighters, struggle to keep succulents alive, and take aesthetically pleasing Instagrammable photos of your uni experiences.
As a Durham uni student, there are a few essential experiences, such as walking through the…
Taking part in world leading research as an undergraduate student
Having selected the Microbiology workshop in my final year of study at Durham University, I was excited to develop my understanding of bacteriophage-bacteria interactions; something Dr Tim Blower specialises in. This is, to me, a particularly interesting…
Finding out about Supported Progression (SP)
I found out about SP through my sixth form when I had just begun year 12. Prior to the assembly, I had to attend about the programme, I had never heard about Supported Progression and had no knowledge of what the programme would entail but by the end of the assembly, I was straight…
To anyone who knows me, they’ll know that one of my favourite stories I love to recount in conversation is about how I got into gaming at Durham. To cut a long story short, it all began with a Republic of Gamers duck I spotted at a Fresher’s Fair stall back in 2020 (very much during the pandemic). From there sprouted a…
Returning to Durham this academic year has provided the experience I never had during my first year. Admittedly, I lived in Durham in private accommodation over summer, meaning I had the honour of getting to experience Durham’s beauty throughout the lush summer months. However, there was an eerie quiet around Durham over this…
A new study led by a team of bioscientists from Durham University hopes to exploit the newly characterised defence systems in bacteria, to compare changes to the human genome. Bacteria have evolved a multitude of defence systems to protect themselves from viruses called bacteriophages. Many of these systems have been developed…
