I never thought that I would be learning Japanese this time last year. I have taken classes at Teikyo University here in Durham, which is an active branch of the Teikyo University Group in Japan. Every year students from Tokyo come to Durham to improve their communication skills and learn English, they offer Japanese classes…
Here at Durham, hundreds of students every year choose to take up an ab-initio language – in other words, they arrive knowing not a single word and learn the language from scratch, finishing their first year at approximately A-level standard.
Choose your language (or languages!)
The School of Modern Languages and Cultures…
I arrived in Durham in October to start my Master’s by Research in French. It’s a great course because you’re completely free to choose your own topic and then it’s up to you to structure your time and your research; apart from meetings with my supervisors, I don’t have any compulsory contact…
My typical Wednesday…
Wednesday’s at Durham University are busy as all Undergrads have a free afternoon for extra-curricular activities.
9:00-11:00 A programming practical. In Durham, most first years get an elective module choice and I took the Introduction to Programming module. We work on the practical assignment for…
8:20 am – Breakfast
At this point in time, food and lectures dictate much of my schedule. Today I have a lecture at 9 am, so I make sure to be down and ready for breakfast by 8:20 am. All of the buildings in my college (Trevelyan) are linked – giving it a very homely atmosphere, you can even stay in your pyjamas for…
Although I really enjoyed the social activities and participated in sporting activities, I had already decided prior to coming to Durham University, that I would concentrate heavily on my academic studies in order to try and achieve the best possible degree. This approach proved to be successful for me personally as at the…
Thinking back to results day
Many young people across the UK have already received their A Level results and some will soon be receiving their GCSE results.
I was in that position just under two years ago. That summer was an intense one, to say the least. Thinking about whether I had achieved enough marks in my exams to get that…
Established in 1904, St Chad’s is one of the oldest colleges in Durham. We are conveniently located on the Bailey, right opposite of the Cathedral, and less than a 5 minute walk away from Durham’s historic city centre. Most years, students at Chad’s achieve among the highest academic results in Durham. With 350…
As part of the MA Museum and Artefact Studies course (for museum-goers who are a bit too keen), some of us were provided with the unique opportunity to plan, prepare, and install an exhibition as part of one of our modules. We were free to do whatever we wished (within reason) and had only one rule: that our exhibition was based…
Following my previous blog What are Spring Insights and How to Prepare for them, this is an account of my actual Spring week work experience. Following a pretty rigorous recruitment process, I got selected for Insight Weeks in the technology divisions of Citi and J.P. Morgan during the Easter break, that is March-April 2017.
