Spring is officially here. Which, while along with more sunlight, flowers, longer days and later evenings – a tantalizing glimpse of lying along the riverside with the faint smell of barbecue come summer – and better vibes in general, for all students this can only mean one thing: revision season.
There’s plenty…
above pic – Damon de Laszlo alongside Professor Karen O’Brien and Professor Carlos Frenk with the unveiled sculpture, The Journey, which Damon donated alongside Robert Hefner III. The Journey, by John Robinson, is one of many sculptures donated by Damon since the Ogden Centre opened.
20th anniversary of the Ogden…
From the beginning
Durham’s English department is regularly ranked among the best in the country – and for good reason. It is huge, for one, there is no way I could know everyone on my course like some of my friends do in their subjects. It also has many, many passionate staff with a very wide range of specialisations…
Throughout school, I had the pleasure of being taught by many inspirational teachers and as a result decided I wanted to work in education myself one day. The most natural path to achieve this was to study towards a degree, which then left me with one big question to answer: What subject would be right for me?
So, why…
When I joined Durham University as a student (all the way back in 2018!), I enrolled onto the Engineering course. At secondary school I had always loved maths and physics, and had got A-Levels in Maths, Further Maths and Physics. I wasn’t always too keen on the theoretical side of physics, however, and much preferred its…
What makes the engineering course structure at Durham University different?
Durham is one of the few universities in the UK that offer a General Engineering course. This is offered so that Durham University graduates are well-rounded engineers that can tackle a great variety of problems!
In the first two years of the…
If only there was an opportunity to get a real feel of what university life is like before applying…
Sutton who?
I had never heard of the Sutton Trust until my head of sixth form mentioned that that day was the deadline to apply to this residential which sounded like it would be of interest to me. I had never heard of…
The Creative Writing MA at Durham is such a great opportunity to improve your writing in the company of award-winning authors and talented students. The course includes creative and critical work, so get ready to write a few essays, including the Research Project which is half-creative, half-critical work. You can choose one…
What will you study?
Studying Law involves a lot of reading and hard work. However, it is incredibly interesting and rewarding. You will study all the foundational subjects that are required to acquire a Qualifying Law Degree, which enables you to go on to become a solicitor or a barrister. These include contract law, tort…
What is student life all about… Lectures? Libraries? Parties?
Though I’d hope every student would be familiar with at least the first two of those, there is one truly inescapable part of the student journey that everyone will have to face at some point… Assignments.
Assignments
Assignments are funnelled into two…
