The Human Rights Centre, in Shoreditch, London, is not a space of sorrow, but one of creation, activism and young people. We felt this the moment the team of Amnesty International Durham walked through the doors. The colourful art, motivational quotes on the walls and positive ambience in the building would sink into your pores…
One of the reasons I feel so proud to be at Durham University is that I constantly see my fellow students empowering themselves to stand up for what they believe is right. It’s inevitable that sometimes, we will feel that the university should make certain changes or update old policies.
Last Friday, the issue on the table…
For most final-year students at Durham, the start of Michaelmas term is dominated by talk of three things: dissertations, exams and job applications. I’ll be honest, I say most students because some of us have had our attention firmly fixed elsewhere. Whilst I’m sure my laid-back attitude to job-hunting will eventually catch…
Welcome back to another video. Here I take you round a whole bunch of exhibits on the press tour of Lumiere 2019. For those of you who haven’t started at Durham yet, Lumiere is an incredible light show that happens across Durham City every two years and transforms the city into a number of works of art. Here I share just a…
Contrary
to popular belief, I can confirm that living in Gilesgate is not that
bad. Yes, students do live here and yes, we have fun too. My biggest worry when
signing my house in an area that is often joked about on Durfess was the hills.
Durham is a hilly place and it seems in Gilesgate you still have to continue
the climb to…
Hello everyone!
Welcome to my latest video. I am sharing with you what it is like to prepare for a new year at uni and what the week before lectures involves. I hope you enjoy the video and don’t forget to like, comment and subscribe.
You can check out the full video over on my own channel, Carina Mae here…
I’d like you all to think back to a time where you got
royally p*ssed off at something. Was it today, yesterday or last week? For me,
it was the 6th of May 2019.
At this point, I was a 2nd year and living out of college,
which meant I was unable to get food from college (but this didn’t stop me
trying). On the 6th, I came…
While my fellow blogger Marina has been compiling her top tips for navigating the UK’s biggest lights festival (now in its tenth year), I’ve taken up the challenge of recollecting the last time Lumiere took over Durham. One of the reasons I call it a ‘challenge’ is that when the festival last took place, I was only a…
I’m addressing you, freshers and second years. You, for whom the word Lumiere still means nothing, or you French-speakers who still simply think it signifies light.
From 14 – 17November 2019, Durham illuminates its streets with artwork in its biennial festival: Lumiere. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the…
Cover photo credit lillyrose92
Reaching the end of the first week
of term is always a good feeling, but nothing quite beats spending Friday
afternoon standing in the Great Hall of Durham Castle, wearing my gown, and
helping a new cohort of students to be sorted into their houses. If like me you’re
a bit obsessed with Harry…
