It’s already past the middle of the first year of my degree at Durham, and to think to only one year ago, around this time, I was puzzling over my UCAS choices over which universities to put as my firm and insurance choices. Like many other international students, I did not have a great deal of flexibility in my timetable to…
Flash back to roughly 2 years ago, I joined the Durham University’s Concert Band incredibly nervous and still adjusting to life at Durham. Entering Palace Green for the taster rehearsal with my flute, I knew that my musical ability suffered from a lack of confidence and consistency, not helped by my lack of…
It’s well known that arts and humanities students have, for better or for worse, very few contact hours. That said, I reckon English could give the rest a run for their money in the ‘what’s a lecture?’ league table. Indeed, life as a third-year English student involves careful management of my own time and…
I’ve known students to put more time into planning their celebrations after, rather than studying for, their exams. Indeed, it may be just this sort of optimism which helps us: with the end in sight, we can just about manage to conquer the contagious communal fear of an exam hall, sit through the standardised opening spiel…
As a third-year Physics student, I was looking to develop some skills applicable to the commercial world rather than just a research environment, but I wasn’t able to spend 12 weeks doing an internship. When choosing my modules, I discovered that the Physics department offered a module called Team Project, where you are…
What is Anthropology?
Anthropology asks what it means to be human, a social animal capable of extraordinary imagination in a rapidly-changing world.Anthropology is an exciting discipline that challenges us to rethink who we are, where we came from and what our place is in the world today. The discipline ranges from…
Being an MSci Earth Science student, no two days are the same! After 3 years of attending lectures and practicals, with roughly 17 hours of teaching a week, this year is completely different. I am conducting my own Research Project on a volcano in Iran called Mount Damavand, and the other modules I am doing mainly consist of…
There is no doubt that over the past 20 years, the number of people in the UK living with a food allergy is increasing, and this is especially the case amongst young people. According to Allergy UK, currently, between 6 and 8% of children are thought to have a food allergy, compared with less than 3% of adults. With the rate of…
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a student
facing the impending Easter term must be in want of a study space.
Whichever method of examination your degree requires –
whether trial-by-exam or essay-based evaluation – every Durham student will
undoubtedly find themselves in need of a place to work, write…
Being tied to a single subject like Maths or Computer Science never felt quite right to me. Studying Natural Sciences, on the other hand, allows me to select modules across a range of subjects that pique my interest. I’m able to tailor my education to what works for me and to what enables me to make the most of other…
