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Our Combined Social Sciences experiences so far

By Ammar Alhady, Menglin Luo, Zhanyan Dong and Olivia Smith

21st November 2022

Our Combined Honours in Social Sciences (CHSS) students explore what it’s been like studying across departments, bringing their favourite subjects together under one degree! Ammar Alhady, a first-year student studying Anthropology, Economics, and Geography So far the learning experience has been positive.

International Music Postgraduate Student experience

Azrieli Prize Gala Concert with the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal

By Rita Ueda

17th November 2022

In June 2021, I received a mysterious phone call from a number I did not recognize. It was Dr Sharon Azrieli, founder of the Azrieli Music Prizes. She informed me that I had been awarded the 2022 Azrieli Prize in Canadian Composition. Azrieli Music Prize for Canadian Music The prize package consists of a generous…

Colleges Events Student experience

What can you expect from a Durham College Ball?

By Mia Ainsley

17th November 2022

With the end of Michaelmas (term 1) fast approaching, for Durham students this can only mean one thing: it’s ball season! It is tradition for the colleges here to put on a spectacular Winter Ball around this time of year and I wanted to let you know what to expect at one of these popular events. If you have never attended a…

Careers Featured Societies Student experience

Working for PalTV

By Eunice Wu

17th November 2022

After an unfulfilling first year under the pandemic, I was compelled to get involved with as many things as possible in my second – perhaps to make up for the lost time. Having been keeping up with the student newspaper Palatinate and occasionally penning articles for them, I noticed that they had branched out to another…

Departments Featured Postgraduate Student experience

Why I chose to study an MSc in Sustainability, Energy and Development

By Matthew Fackrell

15th November 2022

November tends to be a bit of a weird time in the academic year. Frost, first summatives, muddy leaves on the way back from lectures, bonfires and mist in the afternoons as well as the mornings. After just settling into a new course, it’s already halfway through the term. Halloween has largely been tidied away except for the…

Careers Featured Student experience

My part-time job as a Video Production Intern for Durham University

By Emerald Grimshaw

11th November 2022

Back in 2018, I was a wide-eyed fresher, starting my undergraduate degree in Psychology here at Durham University. I was enjoying getting started with my degree, meeting so many new people & joining way too many sports and societies, when I saw a job advert on the weekly Vacancy Bulletin for a: ‘Video Production Intern’…

Student experience Undergraduate

The realities of my student diet

By Claudia Chmura

4th November 2022

Students (read: financially challenged young people) are infamous for not prioritising their health when they move away from home for the first time. When taking into account reading lists, and parties, and societies, and parties, and sports, and parties, and sleeping; there’s rarely enough time in the day to concoct and truly…

Colleges Societies Sport Student experience Undergraduate

Spotlight on College Sport

By Siobhan Gardiner

4th November 2022

One of the unique parts of Durham University, that’s only shared with a handful of other universities in the UK, is the collegiate system. Each student is assigned a college where they are affiliated for their time at Durham. This has many benefits, such as individual college days, more personalised student support and the…

Departments Student experience Undergraduate

Getting Busy in Bishop: a student’s thoughts on the Durham University excavations in Bishop Auckland 2022

By Joseph Meadows

4th November 2022

While preparing to write this blogpost, I researched quotes about digging holes to best summarise my experience working as an archaeologist, a job which requires finding where a hole needs to expertly be dug and all artefacts and features carefully recorded. Instead, I stumbled across the quote by Mr. Will Rogers, American actor…

Departments Student experience Undergraduate

In Pursuit of the Prince Bishops: My Experience Excavating at Auckland Castle

By Brady Hill

4th November 2022

Hailing from Texas, the excavation of a medieval British archaeological site is something I never would have expected to partake in. Additionally, as my main interests lie in the archaeology of Mesopotamia, I possess a dearth of knowledge on the medieval period, isolating myself from the prospect of uncovering its secrets.

Working for PalTV

Why I chose to study an MSc in Sustainability, Energy and Development

My part-time job as a Video Production Intern for Durham University

Our Combined Social Sciences experiences so far

Azrieli Prize Gala Concert with the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal

What can you expect from a Durham College Ball?

Working for PalTV

Why I chose to study an MSc in Sustainability, Energy and Development

My part-time job as a Video Production Intern for Durham University

The realities of my student diet

Spotlight on College Sport

Getting Busy in Bishop: a student’s thoughts on the Durham University excavations in Bishop Auckland 2022

In Pursuit of the Prince Bishops: My Experience Excavating at Auckland Castle

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