So you want to know more about studying Physics at Durham? Well, what I can tell you for sure is that you will be in for an adventure of a lifetime! Let me start by introducing myself, I’m Zsofi, I’m Hungarian and Swiss and I graduated from Durham in 2020 with a Master’s degree in Physics, specializing in…
Throughout my childhood and school life, studying at university was at the forefront of my mind. Having come from a working-class family and the first generation to attend university, I was undoubtedly very excited but also daunted when I received my Durham offer in late 2019. The prospect of meeting not only academically gifted…
Before coming to Durham, I was completely clueless about the student jargon, I found myself hearing all of these words such as ‘JCR Levy,’ ‘Matriculation’ and ‘Billy Bee’ and getting slightly confused. Here is my guide to the Durham Jargon – so you don’t have to be as confused as I was!
Billy B…
Former Durham PhD student Chichuan Jin talks about his time at the University and his research work. Jin, who is now a researcher in the National Astronomical Observatories of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, is a core member of the Einstein Probe mission which will look for black holes hidden in the centre of galaxies.
He…
My journey to Durham
October 1st, 2008, I was a fresh graduate student, leaving China for the first time and coming to Durham, UK. I was supported by the Durham Doctoral Fellowship, which gave me the opportunity to commence my Phd study in Durham. I was full of curiosity about everything, looking forward to the upcoming…
A typical Tuesday
This term Tuesdays are now quite packed for me, I take two full 20 credit modules that run for the whole year and two that are just run this term, this means I have a lot of screen time due to current circumstances. My usual wake-up time is 8:30 am, enough time to get sorted before starting the day. I study…
Exams are a tough time for everybody, so don’t feel alone in being stressed out or slightly lost as to where to even start revising. This year there’s been so much uncertainty around exams, but we do know you will face exams one day so I’m going to tell you my top tips for revising.
Start early
Exams are…
Moving to a new place can be a very daunting experience, but when you’re coming to a great place like Durham it makes things a little easier! Durham City is diverse in its range of opportunities, including cafés, shops and its own market hall by day, and a wide range of bars, restaurants and clubs during evening hours (in…
When Durham advertised for five new Heads of College, I knew instantly that I wanted to be Principal of South. As a seventeen-year-old at a Scottish comprehensive school in 1980, I applied to study History at Robinson College, Cambridge. Now, I wanted to help shape the personality of another new college. The wonderful experience…
