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Durham Drama Festival 2021 - Meet the writers (part 2)

By Esalan Gates, Imogen Usherwood & Miriam Templeman

8th February 2021

Hear from three more of our talented students who have written plays selected for this year’s Durham Drama Festival as it moves entirely online. Esalan Gates, author of The Lovers ‘The Loversis an adaptation of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, a play of Shakespeare’s that is hilarious…

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From the North of London to the North of England… A day in the life

By Cynthia Lawson

3rd February 2021

Freshers? Friends? Societies? Maintaining a positive well-being? Hopefully, some of my experiences so far can put some minds at ease! Freshers’ week Freshers’ was definitely something far from what I expected it to be like. To be honest, I really did not have an expectation beforehand but it was definitely a…

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Building a network

By Ellie Blackburn

2nd February 2021

Why is networking so important? I am the first in my family to go to University, and so when I arrived in Durham in 2017, I had never heard of ‘networking’, I didn’t understand why it’s important, and had no clue about how to get stuck in. It took me a little while to really get this, but in essence, networking is…

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A new album of original music – DOMAN’s “Michaelmas Mix-Tape”:

By George Bone

10th December 2020

The Durham Original Music & Alumni Network (DOMAN) functions around connection. In-person networking events, jam sessions and showcases created the bedrock of what we offered throughout most of the 2019/20 academic year. When the first spike of COVID-19 emerged in the United Kingdom, therefore, both the existing and incoming…

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Theatre through Lockdown: the Rise of the Radio Play

By Olivia Adderley

3rd December 2020

As we now approach the end of term, theatre in Durham would usually be in full swing but with the second lockdown having fallen upon us, it’s beginning to feel all too reminiscent to the first lockdown that swallowed theatre at the end of last academic year. When I started that summer, exams finished and eager to establish…

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Locked down and staying fit with Team Durham!

By Olivia French

20th November 2020

Hi! My name is Olivia and I am a 2nd year studying Maths. I am also a member of Durham University tennis which normally takes up a lot of my time (check out my ‘Team Durham Student-Athlete Experience’ blog I did this time last year and my ‘Day in the Life’ Instagram story for…

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My opportunities at Durham.

By Mahek Vara

23rd October 2020

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Making the most out of your time at university

By Romer Palad

23rd October 2020

Starting university as the first-generation in your family and when coming from a typical state school in Newcastle is a bit of a daunting experience. Durham is different from many universities out there, our collegiate system induces a more tight-knit, decentralised set of student communities with their own set of etiquettes…

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Things I didn’t know about Durham

By Lijie Dong

23rd October 2020

It’s hilly and sunny The first thing that I noticed when I arrived in Durham was how sunny the weather was. I had heard a lot about the rainy weather in the UK so I came here expecting the weather to be really terrible all the time, but Autumn in Durham is really sunny and warm, most of the time. I was really glad I…

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Celebrating the success of our Virtual Freshers' Fair 2020

By Anna Marshall

14th October 2020

It is truly incredible what students continue to achieve. During Freshers Week our societies took the first iconic step for this year in overcoming the challenge of Covid-19, by uploading engaging content and joining together to spend two whole days dedicated to welcoming prospective members and preparing for the year ahead.

Durham Drama Festival 2021 - Meet the writers (part 2)

From the North of London to the North of England… A day in the life

Building a network

A new album of original music – DOMAN’s “Michaelmas Mix-Tape”:

Theatre through Lockdown: the Rise of the Radio Play

Locked down and staying fit with Team Durham!

My opportunities at Durham.

Making the most out of your time at university

Things I didn’t know about Durham

Celebrating the success of our Virtual Freshers' Fair 2020

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