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…
Cover shot – The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope – with myself barely visible in front. Photo credit: Ugnė Dudzevičiūtė.
As a PhD student in astrophysics, an exciting possibility is being sent to a telescope in some exotic, faraway location for observing – making sure the telescope operates properly and…
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…
Why Great British Bake Off’s Henry Bird will celebrate Christmas in an organ loft
20th December 2019
Earlier this month, student and Bake Off star, Henry Bird was interviewed by The Times. With Henry’s kind permission, we can share this with you.
And so it begins. Frantic phone calls from relatives asking what you want for Christmas, questionable arrangements of carols ringing out in shops, and the irrational impulse…
‘The Arctic’, a location deemed wild and pristine; a land so North that jumpers are mandatory all year round. As a BSc Geography student, The Arctic module offered a field trip to Tromso, Norway. I can honestly say that the people I have met on the field trip both on and off the geography course along with the experiences…
As beautiful as our little city, Durham, maybe, we sometimes need to evacuate and indulge in a day trip with our friends. Whilst looking for affordable places to visit, our criteria being: good Christmas Markets, further away than Newcastle, but not far enough as for The Trainline to make us pay the equivalent of plane ticket…
A week in Arolla, Switzerland – third year BSc Geography Fieldtrip
13th December 2019
Studying Geography at Durham is the best way to make your friends envy you! The integration of fieldwork into our course provides for amazing trips abroad that not many other degrees can boast about. In my third year studying BSc Geography, I jumped at the opportunity to continue to develop my research skills while in the Swiss…
I am a Student Champion for the Durham Inspired Award. The Award is a new personal enrichment and development programme for students. It recognises all that we do for the community and allows us the opportunity to reflect on our strengths and how we’ve grown throughout our time at Durham. You take part in three zones called…
