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Stitching a Quilt of Community: Squares of hope that bring us together

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26th February 2021
During these particularly challenging and uncertain times, the role of Welfare in university has been gaining much needed discourse, as taking care of one’s mental health and wellbeing is finding itself at the top of everyone’s list of priorities. Music Durham Welfare has been working hard to continue to ensure everyone’s access to the…
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Top 10 things about student life at Durham

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10th February 2021
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From the North of London to the North of England.... Expectation v's Reality

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3rd February 2021
Stitching a Quilt of Community: Squares of hope that bring us together
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Stitching a Quilt of Community: Squares of hope that bring us together

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26th February 2021
During these particularly challenging and uncertain times, the role of Welfare in university has been gaining much needed discourse, as taking care of one’s mental health and wellbeing is finding itself at the top of everyone’s list of priorities. Music Durham Welfare has been working hard to continue to ensure everyone’s…
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Moving out in 2020
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Moving out in 2020

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25th February 2021
Granted, this year so far hasn’t been how I imagined it would be moving out. My images of going out all the time, cooking for friends, and beating any challenger to my FIFA 21 crown can’t happen under current circumstances (bar humbling any challenger to my FIFA crown!). I’m someone who last year tended to live in the…
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Student food and fending for myself
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Student food and fending for myself

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25th February 2021
In my first year – like most students here at Durham – I was in catered accommodation. St. Mary’s is a fully catered college with its own kitchen and large dining hall, and it was there that I got most of my meals last year. This year is slightly different though, I have chosen to live out of college in a privately rented…
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Being an adult - what does that even mean?!
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Being an adult - what does that even mean?!

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25th February 2021
“So, how do you work this thing”, I thought looking at the washing machines in my college laundry room. I had absolutely no idea which compartment the detergent went in, how much was necessary and who even knew that softener was a thing?! I ended up just calling my mum and having her talk me through it. That was just one of…
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Writing an essay, from start to finish
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Writing an essay, from start to finish

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25th February 2021
Going from sixth form to university is a big change in many ways, you have to learn to live independently and navigate living with complete strangers. While you may have honed your essay writing skills previously, university requires a different approach to writing essays.  Planning is essential To write a good…
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What I did last Thursday: online edition
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What I did last Thursday: online edition

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25th February 2021
It is always helpful to get an idea of what you could be doing in your day to day when starting something new. While what I tend to do varies week by week and day by day, there are some foundations that are generally the same, and make sure that I have a good balance between doing work and free time.  8am I…
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Money doesn’t buy happiness :)
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Money doesn’t buy happiness :)

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12th February 2021
“Money doesn’t buy happiness”. This age-old adage is both true and false. Personally, I think what’s closer to the truth is this “having money isn’t everything; not having it is” – Kanye West. Now, I’ll be the first to admit that Kanye maybe isn’t the best person to take financial advice from (*cough* $53…
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