Peter Davenport (Grey) & Francesca Warner (St Aidan’s)
After graduating from Durham having studied Geology, Peter Davenport moved to Canada in 1970 where he obtained a PhD in Geochemistry from Queen’s University, Ontario. Francesca (Fanny) Warner, studied English at Durham and went on to gain a B.Mus in…
Richard Townsend (Castle)
Durham holds many fond memories for Richard Townsend and his family. He met his wife, Christine, while studying Mathematics and got married in Durham Castle. His younger daughter also went to Durham as a member of Castle (University College) and studied Classics. Richard remembers, “We…
Durham Joint Anglican and Methodist Society is thrilled to have been invited to be a part of Durham Interfaith activities, as part of National Interfaith Week
Along with the Islamic Society, Jewish Society and Durham University Chaplaincy Network, we’ve been busy organising events to celebrate and share some of the wonderful…
Following our visit to the International Commission for Missing Persons, we headed to Srebrenica (see Remembering Srebrenica part 1). The site of Potoćari (the base of the Dutch peacekeepers during the war) it has been converted into a memorial, a museum and multi-media suite built to commemorate the dead and remember the…
Durham Global Security Institute (DGSI) students, taking either the Masters in Diplomacy, Defence and Development, or the Masters in Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding, visited Bosnia Herzegovina for a full week. They met non-governmental organisations, international organisations, and citizens in order to get a…
The Durham University Charity Fashion Show (DUCFS) is one of the most highly regarded student-run, annual events at Durham University. Dating back to 1982, the show raises funds for charity through Durham University Charities Kommittee (DUCK), the fundraising arm of Durham Students’ Union, a registered charity.
DUCFS hosted…
Every year, St. Mary’s Arts Society run an Arts Week. This week aims to get students involved in art events over the week and try something new. This year, the events included a life drawing class, a live lounge, dance session and a movie screening. The week culminated in the spectacular Arts Society Masquerade Ball.
Life…
For the 43rd year in a row over 120 students have come together to produce the Durham Drama Festival. From the 4 -11 February the student theatre community of Durham will perform nine full length shows and five extracts, all written, directed, teched and performed by students. The annual Drama Festival is a wonderful…
Ing. Emeritus Professor Victor Esehwanu Heathcote Strasser-King,
Bsc. (Durham), PhD (Manchester), FGS (London), CGeol (London), Minst.MM (Britain), CEng (Britain), PEng, FRC, FSLIE, Dip.
It is an honour and privilege to join the Durham University family to celebrate 50 Years of my graduation. My degree (BSc. Geology and…
When I was approached by a vintage-clad stranger in my hometown a couple of years ago, I only had a vague idea of what swing dancing might be. Due to my love of the 1940s (and the effect that had on my wardrobe) people had mentioned swing dance to me a couple of times before, but it was only after finding myself near-obsessively…
