Me playing a Chinese card game with friends
I’m Max, a final year mechanical engineering student who just spent a year at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). During that time, I visited 11 countries, learnt the basics of Cantonese (no easy feat), and made friends from around the world. I took fascinating engineering…
Read this Q&A with Ellen Hill where she explains her reasons for choosing to study abroad and what she has gained from the experience.
Why did you apply to study abroad?
I wanted a change of scenery from Durham, so I applied to places that were the polar opposite of Durham – big, busy cities. I wanted to experience life in…
Why volunteer to 'Celebrate Science' at Durham's annual science festival?
13th October 2016
I volunteered to help out at the Celebrate Science Festival in both 2014 and 2015 because ultimately I thought it’d look good on my CV. Future employers love that kind of thing, don’t they? Well, yes they do, but also I’m lying when I say I volunteered just to make my CV look better. Volunteering at Celebrate Science…
Andrew Taylor, Computer Science has been a course rep for the past 2 years. Here’s what he says about the role…
Just do it. You didn’t come to Durham just to tick a box. You came to go the extra mile.
Being a course rep for Computer Science for two years was a tremendous opportunity to make a tangible difference to…
University life is about much more than your studies and joining a society is a great way to get a good work-life balance. The Students’ Union has over 200 student groups that are open to everyone. With so many groups there is pretty much something for everyone, and if there isn’t, you can start your own society with support…
The project
In the Summer between first and second year, I was lucky enough to take part in an internship research project offered by BP to Durham students across a range of subjects. It may come as a surprise that as a geology student, the research project I embarked upon had nothing to do with rocks. Instead it focused on how…
Archaeology and Anthropology student Bryony reflects on her first few months at Durham University and how different her expectations were to the reality. This is a repost from December 2015.
Two months, 7 days, 3 hours. That’s how long it’s been since I bid my parents farewell and marched boldly into college. A lot has…
The role of a student blogger is to share what is going on at Durham University as well as giving an inside view of student life to prospective students. Blogging is a great way to share personal views and experience in higher education, entwining both social and academic aspects. It allows students to have a voice within their…
What is it like studying within the Music Department?
Studying music at Durham University is a constant whirlwind of opportunities and experiences, with a large part of time here spent working out which opportunities to pursue and becoming the kind of musician you want to be. The Music department make this as smooth and…
For me, one of the biggest expectations about coming to University was the prospect of living away from home and cooking for myself. In fact, in many ways, cooking was something I was really looking forward to. So, after deciding to come to Durham, I was quite apprehensive about the idea of being catered for. Suddenly I became…
