Each term, the different Durham colleges host events called ‘formals’. These usually coincide with a major holiday or celebration, such as Christmas, St Patrick’s day, Burns’ Night, or last weekend, Lunar New Year. Although the events are different at each college, they tend to follow a similar structure: arrive dressed…
The student experience in Durham is unlike that in other cities and with the added dimension of the college system I think it is truly unrivalled. Have a read of my personal top ten highlights of the Durham student life.
College formals
Occurring at various frequencies depending on your college, formals are a nice time to…
The idea of choosing your university can seem like an extremely overwhelming task. I found creating a simple list of criteria to use when looking at different universities made the decision a little easier. Using the list below I narrowed down my list of possible universities.
My criteria
The grades- are the course…
They say that your college is like your second home. A place to see your friends, attend formals, balls and concerts. Before coming to Durham, I didn’t realise just how big of an impact my college would have on my university experience. I am especially happy that I was allocated Trevelyan – infamously known for its love…
Welcome to my story! My initial choice of college wasn’t Trevs, in fact, it wasn’t any college at all. I applied to Durham through the process of an open college application. This meant I would be assigned a college automatically. It is usually recommended that students make a preference of which college they’d like to…
Wow, it barely seems a few weeks ago when I first started getting my bags ready for the journey up North for Durham, so I remember how stressful it can be! Every different student site will give you a “must-have item”, and a whole entourage of family members will be giving you their personal and potentially unwanted feedback…
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…
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…
In this blog, I will try to alleviate any anxiety you may have about coming to university. Many students feel a range of emotions and it is absolutely fine if you are feeling nervous or unprepared. I know I did!
Leaving Home
A lot of students worry about leaving home for the first time and wonder how they’ll ever…
Going to university and moving away from home is a big stepping stone into adult life. In particular, you are in charge of your own finances and budget. Luckily, I’m here to provide a general insight into the cost of living in Durham.
Accommodation costs and food
First of all, the cost of living in the North of England…
