Being a female
student-athlete is special becausethere are oftentimeswe are overlooked
and underestimated.Growing
up,
I was usually one of the only girls on the court and I enjoyed the moments of
proving people wrong when they see that I too can play. Using this as
motivation and beingable to…
I love fashion, I really do. I think it’s an excellent way
to express yourself. I have always liked art and in another life, I would love
to have done interior or fashion design. Art GCSE was a lot of effort but
strangely enough, I still miss it. However, I am the first to admit that in the
past I have been too casual when it…
From the start of my time at Durham, careers had been on my
mind. Having studied Law, I had planned to train as a solicitor after
University. There is a rigid timeline of applications for insight days, internships,
vacation schemes in order to eventually gain a training contract.
Unlike others, the preparation for a career in…
The buzz in Redhills on the evening
of December 9th made it clear how pleased the audience felt that
David Olusoga’s lecture had been successfully rescheduled, after being
postponed from its original date during Black History Month. However, as
Olusoga rightly pointed out, perhaps its new date was even more poignant…
Cover shot – The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope – with myself barely visible in front. Photo credit: Ugnė Dudzevičiūtė.
As a PhD student in astrophysics, an exciting possibility is being sent to a telescope in some exotic, faraway location for observing – making sure the telescope operates properly and…
More memories of Congregation 1970
6th January 2020
David Breeze, University College
The interviews at Castle and the History Department in 1961 clinched it for me; I was captivated by Durham. When I arrived in September 1962, my first tutor was Eric Birley, Professor of Romano-British History and Archaeology. Towards the end of term he mentioned that the university…
Fifty years of memories - Congregation 1970
1st January 2020
Angela Braga (nee Hall), St Mary’s College
The view from Durham station is surely one of the finest in the world, and arriving there for my interview as a nervous 17 year old, I was blown away. I knew I had found my place.I loved it all: the trunks being sent on ahead by rail, two weeks before term: the cosy…
Why Great British Bake Off’s Henry Bird will celebrate Christmas in an organ loft
20th December 2019
Earlier this month, student and Bake Off star, Henry Bird was interviewed by The Times. With Henry’s kind permission, we can share this with you.
And so it begins. Frantic phone calls from relatives asking what you want for Christmas, questionable arrangements of carols ringing out in shops, and the irrational impulse…
‘The Arctic’, a location deemed wild and pristine; a land so North that jumpers are mandatory all year round. As a BSc Geography student, The Arctic module offered a field trip to Tromso, Norway. I can honestly say that the people I have met on the field trip both on and off the geography course along with the experiences…
