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…
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…
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…
Sunita and I had the privilege of attending a poetry breakfast during the Durham Book Festival back in October in which we got to interview none other than the festival poet laureate Raymond Antrobus. An incredibly approachable and down to earth person, he made the event personal, getting everyone engaged in a conversation about…
December has arrived. The Christmas season upon us. And with
it comes a theatre season up and down the country full of pantomime and farce.
The Assembly Rooms itself is joining in the fun, as we host Ooook! Productions’
The Magistrate this week.
Of course, both of these theatrical forms have a wealth of tradition and…
Durham gets best ever result in Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2019
5th December 2019
The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge – a 3022km race across central Australia, cruising at highway speeds using less power than a hairdryer; with over 50 teams from 24 countries competing it is easily the largest and most exciting Solar race in the world. We went out as a team of 16 engineers from Durham University to race…
‘So this is Christmas, And what have you done Another year over More deadlines to come’
Ahhh, it’s Christmas time (unless you’re one of those people who refuses to listen to a carol until December the 1st). The streets are soon going to be gleaming with non-lumière lights, you’ll have an excuse to batch-buy…
Sarah Mardini was undoubtedly the highlight of the 2019 Amnesty International UK student conference that took place in London on 2-3 November. The conference was incredibly diverse and eye-opening, gathering an array of young activists from universities countrywide, with some international guests too. But the spotlight could not…
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…
