Tell us about your studies
I achieved my MSc in Behavioural Science at Durham in 2022 and I’m now studying for my PhD which focuses on moral disagreements. The goal is to explore how people react and behave when they come across someone who holds different moral positions to them on issues such as abortion and transgender…
Tell us about your studies
I study the capacities of educational spaces to promote peace and trust through everyday communicative acts. I have been working with the UN since 2015 as a teacher in UNRWA in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. During my work there, I have been trained and I trained others on ‘teaching’ peace and…
The last few years of my life have come full circle. I began my journey to Durham way back when I was in Year 12 on Supported Progression, an access programme for local students who may otherwise be disadvantaged in applying to university. The week I spent on a residential at Van Mildert college in 2017 was amazing and made me…
At Durham, students are encouraged to conduct meaningful research with real-world implications. This blog post provides an overview of my ESRC-funded PhD thesis and explains how its outputs could help to create a fairer and more effective state education system. It also describes the support that I received from the university…
Durham is a partner of COLFUTURO, this scholarship provides funding for Colombian citizens. If you receive this funding you get a discount on your tuition fee for the duration of your PG programme. There is also a full tuition fee scholarship for one student accepted onto a taught PG programme.
How did you find your COLFUTURO…
My scholarship experience: MSc New and Renewable Energy
10th February 2022
While growing up, I realised that climate change is one of the most significant challenges of this century and that we humans are responsible for most of it. I knew that if I wanted to be an active part of the solution, I had to dedicate my studies and work towards this cause. That is why after finishing my B.S. in Sustainable…
Throughout my childhood and school life, studying at university was at the forefront of my mind. Having come from a working-class family and the first generation to attend university, I was undoubtedly very excited but also daunted when I received my Durham offer in late 2019. The prospect of meeting not only academically gifted…
I’m Lauren, an English Studies student, and I am just about to complete the ‘Undergraduate Research and Leadership Scholarship as part of the Laidlaw Foundation.’ This is a research and leadership Programme that spreads across two years of an undergraduate degree. The Laidlaw Programme exists across the world, and students…
Securing a scholarship or bursary to aid with the financial aspects of university can be life-changing and it certainly was for me. I receive the Marsden Scholarship and it has helped me in many ways. I can fund my studies and all the items I need for my studies, this has been more crucial than ever with the majority of…
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