Like many other universities across the country, Durham has dealt and is still dealing with disparities in representation. The common culprits can be found in the gender, schooling, ethnic background, and local/regional representation in successive student cohorts.
My background is one that’s unconventional. Having moved to…
Student Employee of the Year Awards! Regional Winner, Emerald.
5th November 2020
I’m Emerald, a third year Psychology student. I’m also a Video Production Intern with the Marketing and Communications team for the University. In this role, I film and edit videos for a range of departments, from Physics to Psychology.
I was recently awarded the Regional Student Employee of the Year award for Commercial…
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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…
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…
Just like the rest of the Durham community (and the world!), I have been studying at home for the past few months and have had to adapt whilst preparing for the final push of my degree. It’s looking like working from home might become our reality for a little longer, whether that’s your family home or your student home…
World Food Day is celebrated on October 16th every year to encourage special attention to efforts to realise the human right to adequate food nutrition. The day brings together governments, media, the general public, NGOs, and businesses as they promote awareness and the actions surrounding sustainability, worldwide hunger, and…
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.
The images included in this blog are from the first Scoop store in Cambridge.
We are a new initiative in Durham called Scoop, our aim is to bring an affordable, plastic-free alternative where students and the local community can purchase non-perishable food goods at a price which competes with local supermarkets. All of us…
