As part of the obligatory mid-life crisis, I decided to quit my job and return to full-time education. With no particular career path in mind I applied for a place on the MA International Cultural Heritage Management at Durham University, with the only premise being that it complemented my BA in archaeology.
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Ing. Emeritus Professor Victor Esehwanu Heathcote Strasser-King,
Bsc. (Durham), PhD (Manchester), FGS (London), CGeol (London), Minst.MM (Britain), CEng (Britain), PEng, FRC, FSLIE, Dip.
It is an honour and privilege to join the Durham University family to celebrate 50 Years of my graduation. My degree (BSc. Geology and…
Last Christmas International student, Kimberly spent Christmas day in the magical setting of Durham Castle for a traditional Christmas lunch. We look back on her experience by sharing her blog from last year. Follow thedurhamstudent on Instagram to see what our intern, Leon gets up to this year.
“A lonely…
The long-awaited Lumiere has finally landed in Durham for 4 days only! From 16th November – 19th November, our little city will be lit up with some of the best light installations from around the world. If you want to make the most of this bi-annual spectacle, keep reading for some of my top tips after visiting the festival on…
It was a lovely Thursday evening in Durham, but what made it extra special was the Lumiere event – one of the UK’s largest light festivals all around the city centre – the perfect excuse to take a break from your studies. This is in Durham until 19 November, so don’t miss out as I highly recommend you come (and bring a…
The Institute for Computational Cosmology and Durham University are no strangers to putting on a light show.
Last time round at Lumiere 2015, a team of us at the ICC were heavily involved in the creation of ‘The World Machine’, the centrepiece exhibit of the light festival. It told the tale of the history of…
For the last two years I have been exploring Durham Castle. In 2015 I was awarded the University College Durham Trust Scholarship which gave me the opportunity to work as a volunteer, assisting the curator with the collections whilst undertaking an MA in Museum and Artefact Studies, all kindly funded by the Durham Castle Trust.
We all wonder what the student life is REALLY like, is it really up to scratch with American Pie: Beta House? What’s the ratio of work to chill? How much time do students spend doing the readings? Well, luckily enough for you I can explain what I have found my own personal experience to be like, as a second year Anthropology…
As the degree title suggests, daily life as a Liberal Arts student is varied and engaging- no day is ever the same. I chose to study for a Liberal Arts degree in order that I may be permitted a greater amount of flexibility and personal choice when it came to choosing modules- what’s not to love? The programme essentially…
As a second-year Sociology student, with only 10 timetabled hours of contact time, you are most likely to disagree with me when I admit to needing more days in the week. This is a totally fair disagreement, especially to those who major in science… However, I assure you that once you truly discover Durham University, it is…
