It’s my third year studying Music but I look forward to Monday evenings when I get a break from studying music academically, by playing my cornet with Durham University Brass Band. Primarily a singer and pianist, I came to university with no real intention to pursue my trumpet playing. However, it soon became apparent that…
Battle of words
UNISLAM is the UK’s largest poetry slam tournament and poetry summit, involving days of talks, masterclasses and workshops alongside the competition. The three-day festival involves bringing together poets from across the country, and at all stages in their career. This year the competition took place in…
I graduated from Durham University 3 years ago, after studying Economics and obtaining a 2:1. I loved every second of my time at uni but by the end, I was excited to start my career and figure out exactly what I wanted to do. Here’s a bit more information about my journey after University and how I ended up in a fast-paced…
Durham University Chinese Student and Scholar Association (DUCSSA) are honoured to have been invited to participate in the city’s 2019 Chinese New Year celebrations. We are involved in the Durham City Chinese New Year Celebrations from 11am – 4pm this Saturday 9 February. Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as…
One of the many attractive aspects of studying BSc Geography at Durham University is the Portugal field-trip over the winter holiday in Year 1. The trip is split into 5 days, with each day specialising in a different aspect of practical Geography. All in all, although at times demanding, I enjoyed this trip thoroughly and formed…
What did I do?
I’m studying Business and Management at Durham University Business School. From the outset of my placement year, I was based within the Global Talent and Performance team in the HR function at Unilever. This role consisted of assisting with both the implementation and planning of the talent and…
What did I do?
Healthy Tokyo K.K. is the first and only membership community dedicated to enhancing the health and wellness of English speakers in Japan. We do this by providing real-time support and appointments to any of our partnered medical facilities. As well as having a shop full of products dedicated to health and…
What did I do?
I’m studying Accounting and Finance at Durham University Business School, for my placement year I worked as a Commercial Finance Analyst at IBM on a client account. The role was challenging and presented new tasks every day. I worked in a sub-team of three people within a greater team of ten. We worked…
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…
