There’s a university-wide superstition that if you climb the Durham Cathedral tower before you graduate, then you won’t graduate. This belief has existed for many years, and so a tradition was formed which led to hundreds of students climbing the tower in the week following their graduation. I, too, planned to save this…
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a student
facing the impending Easter term must be in want of a study space.
Whichever method of examination your degree requires –
whether trial-by-exam or essay-based evaluation – every Durham student will
undoubtedly find themselves in need of a place to work, write…
Durham is particularly quiet over the Easter break apart from the open days. Making the most of your time in this picturesque city over the holidays and earning a well-deserved library break is essential.
There are lots of things to do in Durham and beyond over the holidays, here are a few of my personal recommendations…
At university, there are always hundreds of things you could be doing other than working towards your impending deadlines. With friends often less than 5 metres away and Netflix even closer, it’s easy to fall into a cycle of relaxing rather than studying.
Now, being motivated to study doesn’t mean
you won’t be able to…
I have admired the United Nations for a long time. When I was at school I became involved in Model United Nations, an international initiative consisting of debating global issues at events around the world. I attended many conferences over a seven-year period, and with them, my fascination grew for the international and…
Psychological research is arguably impossible without collaboration. At the very least, it requires willing human beings to participate in your research (unless you’re studying animal behaviour, in which case, your participants may not be human!), but more often than not it is vital to collaborate with non-academics. Whether…
Last month, I had the privilege of receiving one of two Postgraduate Science Excellence in Outreach Awards from the University. It was for my work on the MammalWeb citizen science project, and I’d like to share with you how I was just one person in a team and the many ways everyone can participate in science.
Citizen…
Early Start
I wake up at around 6.45 am (if I’m succeeding at being very keen) to start getting ready for the day. I get up that early because I’ve got four kids, and usually at least two, the youngest two, are just getting up as I’m packing my things to leave for the University. I’ll feed the kids that…
An undergraduate degree is intense at times – usually around exams in the third term. I’d existed for three years in a cycle of a relatively calm first term to the year, followed by a slightly more anxious second term, and finished off each academic year with an incredibly stressful third term. But then I had the summer to…
I started my postgraduate study at Durham, reading for a MA in Museum and Artefact Studies in the Department of Archaeology last October and have loved every moment of it. This is how I would spend a typical Monday during the year.
A typical Monday
Mondays started bright and early with 9:00 am lectures on Artefact…
