At Durham, each college has a unique heritage and many traditions that follow. One of the most exciting days to celebrate this heritage is College Day. This refers to a certain day in the year on which all members of the college celebrate and take part in various activities depending on which college they are from.
I am a…
“I hope you will go out and let stories, that is life, happen to you and that you will work with these stories…water them with your blood and tears and your laughter till they bloom, till you burst into bloom”Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run with Wolves
An extraordinary event
On Monday 21 March…
We asked our alumni for their memories of Congregation here are some highlights…
Janet Vickers, BA Social Studies, St Aidan’s
This wonderful photograph (above) was taken in the back garden of St Aidan’s College on the Bailey. I am happy to say all the friends in the photograph still keep in touch.
My…
We asked our alumni for their memories of Congregation, here are some more of their highlights..
Marie Brett,History, Collingwood College
I will always remember part ofDame Margot Fonteyn’s address at Congregation in July 1985. She said if she could give one gift to every person graduating, it would be the…
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 Durham Revue’s tradition of performing at Durham’s Gala Theatre, alongside other university sketch comedy groups, is as long-standing as it is beloved. We love performing at the Gala due to its professional space and the welcoming atmosphere of a large, home audience. Our annual ComedyFest show has become the…
This is my first Spring Festival in Durham and far away from my family. I appreciate my professor for inviting me for New Year’s Eve dinner.
She has two twin daughters. Forgive me for being unable to describe their loveliness in words. They are Chinese and Spanish. They can’t write Chinese characters yet, but they…
Writer and Director, Yolan Noszkay
My grandma is called Roza.When I was little,she would tell me stories about her life in Hungary. She told me about the fun she hadwith her siblingsandher love for learning,but also about the fear that was ever-present, having lived through both Nazi and…
Who am I?
I’m a second year English undergraduate and I love to spend my time getting involved with theatre at Durham, especially directing and acting. With 28 different theatre companies putting on shows all year round, I’m never short of opportunities. This year I’ve taken on a real challenge as I’m…
Holocaust Memorial Day occurs on the 27 January every year, when we remember the six million Jewish men, women and children murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators during World War Two. This date was chosen specifically to mark the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1945.
Why is it important to mark this…
