People will always tell you that university is about so much more than just your course, and that it is an opportunity to get involved with anything you want, and I have to say, at Durham, this wholly describes my experience.
No experience necessary
Before coming to Durham, I had done very little in the way of theatre; I…
So, you’re considering coming to Durham or you’ve got an offer for Durham and you’re interested in participating in music? Congratulations! You’ve come to the right place. There is too much to say about music at Durham to fit into one post – there are just so many options, from Gospel and a capella groups to our…
The Politics Department at Durham is called the School of Government and International Affairs (SGIA). The great thing is that there are many different sub-sections within politics that you can choose to specialise in, including comparative politics, political theory, diplomacy, international relations etc. SGIA is especially…
I’m a first-year undergraduate studying Mathematical Sciences and Computer Science under the Natural Sciences programme. I chose to study this as I couldn’t choose between my two favourite subjects. They also complement each other so well I decided to find a course where I could continue to explore maths and computer science…
Supportive staff
One of my favourite things about the Education Department is it’s quite small. It means that classes are smaller, so you get more chances to engage with people and get help from lecturers or seminar leaders. I know the idea of having more contact with ‘scary, intimidating university teachers’ can be a…
Hi! It’s been a while since I last wrote a blog and so much has changed. If you want to read my pre-Covid blog about life as a student-athlete click here.
Covid has affected us all in different ways and I consider myself to be incredibly lucky that myself and all my family and friends have managed to stay healthy or…
What is Liberal Arts?
Durham’s Liberal Arts degree is interdisciplinary at its heart and has granted me plenty of choice for navigating through my undergraduate studies. The programme strikes a harmonious balance between breadth of module options and depth, allowing for specialism in and between chosen disciplines. High on…
Following a (surprisingly) successful audition in late-September 2017, I first rehearsed with Durham University Orchestral Society (DUOS) in my very first week of university. I was immediately overwhelmed by the high standard of the orchestra, as well as the quantity of exciting opportunities on offer. That year, we performed in…
Politics
My first lecture for PPE in Durham was a Politics lecture which seemed to be taught at a hundred miles a minute and it felt like I was being chucked straight in at the deep end. However, weirdly, I seemed to be floating and it felt like uni life could be okay. A real baptism of fire, but when time went on, everything…
As an English Literature student, it’s a fairly logical leap to assume that I’ve spent the last three years learning about novels, plays, and poems. That was exactly what I came to Durham University expecting to learn and by now I have many essays to prove that that’s exactly what happened. But as is often the case…
