Events

'The Single Lady’ London run as told by the single lady doing the tech.

13th October 2021

How it started Somewhere deep in the wonderful Flo Lunnon’s (cast, Queen Elizabeth I) camera roll there exists a very staged photo of me ‘passed out with excitement’ on the stage of the Assembly Rooms Theatre (ART) having just been told by Flo that a mysterious Lauren would like me to Tech direct her new musical. Being…

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Women in Tech Global Conference - a student perspective

By Khansa Ismail

16th September 2021

In this blog, I will reflect on my personal experience of attending the Women Tech Global Conference which took place from 7th – 11th June 2021. What’s the conference about and where did it take place? Women Tech Global Conference is one of the largest events that celebrates women in technology and emphasises the…

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FAQs from @thedurhamstudent

By Lizzie English

11th August 2021

Hi everyone! I’m Lizzie, the admin of @thedurhamstudent Instagram. Recently I asked prospective students to send in their questions about Durham University life. With four years of experience as a student at Durham, I hope my answers will give you an insight into what it’s really like to live and study here. Do you have…

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Irreplaceable experiences and connections

By Akansha Agrawal

9th July 2021

We began this year with a lot of uncertainties. We weren’t sure about being offered the ‘International Study Tour’ module because of travel restrictions. Nonetheless, some of the optimists amongst us (one being me!) chose the module with hopes of a better future. Within a week, the Business School team informed us that…

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Taking Shakespeare on tour

By Imogen Usherwood

7th July 2021

Castle Theatre Company’s summer Shakespeare Tour is an annual tradition going back decades at Durham. Every year, a group of student actors, musicians and creatives, prepare a Shakespeare comedy and take it on tour, performing it at venues around the south of England in July. While affiliated with University College, the team…

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Climate change, COP26 and Environmentalism in Law

By Felicity Checksfield

1st July 2021

What is COP26 and why is it important? A series of serious, adverse effects have forced global warming to the forefront of policy makers considerations; these include rising sea levels, increasingly unpredictable weather patterns, floods and droughts. One way in which global actors have responded to climate change is through…

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From Tennis to Cycling: My lockdown story

By Olivia French

25th June 2021

Hi! It’s been a while since I last wrote a blog and so much has changed. If you want to read my pre-Covid blog about life as a student-athlete click here. Covid has affected us all in different ways and I consider myself to be incredibly lucky that myself and all my family and friends have managed to stay healthy or…

Events Music

Performing live at Sage Gateshead with Sir Tom!

By Emma Farmer

23rd June 2021

Following a (surprisingly) successful audition in late-September 2017, I first rehearsed with Durham University Orchestral Society (DUOS) in my very first week of university. I was immediately overwhelmed by the high standard of the orchestra, as well as the quantity of exciting opportunities on offer. That year, we performed in…

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The 'fashion' show must go on!

By Louise Gould

16th June 2021

I began planning the Durham University Charity Fashion Show (DUCFS) along with my colleagues in May 2020 when we believed Covid-19 to be a short-lived reality. Over a year later I am still planning the event during a worldwide pandemic. It is not the final year I expected or desired however, I have come to learn a lot about…

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24 hours of fundraising football!

By Louis James

10th June 2021

This year, for the 5th year running, the men and women of Collingwood College AFC are back at it, another 24 hours of football to be played in support of Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre (RSACC) for Darlington and Country Durham. We want to raise as much money as we can and we need YOUR support. When? This Friday…