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Being a student means freedom, independence, fun; It also means responsibilities, dishes and food bills. Navigating this new territory is frightening, but in my opinion, there is no better place to do it than Durham – a safe and peaceful, yet thriving, bustling city. Without further ado, and in no particular order, here are my…
Durham Drama Festival 2021 - Meet the writers (part 3)
8th February 2021
This is our final blog in the series from our student writers. These new plays are being performed online at this year’s Durham Drama Festival.
Owen Kennedy, author of Plumb
‘I would be lying to you if I said that Plumb explores anything that hasn’t already been explored or was particularly radical. I simply…
Durham Drama Festival 2021 - Meet the writers (part 2)
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…
Durham Drama Festival 2021 - Meet the writers (part 1)
8th February 2021
Radical Voices for Radical Times
Despite national lockdown, the 47th Durham Drama Festival will be going ahead on the week commencing February 1st. The festival will involve nine student written plays showcased in digital forms from pre-recorded Zoom shows to audio dramas, workshops with industry professionals, an open…
Applying to university is not always a straightforward choice for everyone. Some students have aspired to go to a particular university before they even choose their A-levels, others still struggle to decide on one even after they have received their offers; I happened to be the latter.
How did I decide to study at…
From the North of London to the North of England… A day in the life
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…
Nothing puts to practice time management and patience like studying a part-time MA programme while working a full-time job and being a parent to three cheeky children. I graduated with an undergraduate degree in Management and Human Resources Management 11 years ago. Five years after my graduation, I was living in London…
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…
For a very long time, ‘university’ and ‘degree’ were just two words that signified the far future, things to talk about but not to worry about. However, in a heartbeat, I was standing in Year 12 and those words were suddenly on my doorstep – I had big decisions to make. Over a hundred universities and…
