This week marks National Student Volunteering Week, which is a pivotal aspect of the wider student experience at Durham. In this blog, I will outline how you could get involved in volunteering, my personal experience with volunteering and why I would recommend allocating some time to support the charities and associations with…
Deciding to firm Durham for law was one of the best decisions of my life. However, it was a decision based entirely on the university website, rankings and vibes. There were numerous aspects of what it is like to study Law at Durham which could only be known by someone who has experienced it first hand – I will share with you…
Why I chose Durham
I decided on Durham for my degree (History and Modern European Languages) because after looking through the module handbook for Spanish I found plenty of modules throughout the three years in Durham that would be interesting for me. In my first year, I chose to do Identity in the Spanish Speaking World, and…
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…
As someone who has always been interested (read: mildly obsessed) with theatre, coming to university in the middle of a pandemic was always going to present some unique challenges. But ultimately, it was a niche category of drama which I had never even considered before that ended up defining my experience of theatre in…
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…
Decisions, decisions
I initially found it quite difficult choosing what degree to study and where. I’ve always been quite an analytical person and knew I wanted to study a scientific degree, but the specific one I wanted to do eluded me. I found biology very interesting. However, as the idea of blood makes me feel faint, I…
The American dream was not a reality for me
I dreamed of the American university lifestyle like the ones you see in the movies. I had my whole life planned, I even visited the university I wanted to go to, but then the reality of the cost, mixed with the course complexities hit and I thought my dream and future were…
What is Economics?
Hey! I’m Fred. I’m a first-year undergraduate Econ student. Although I’ve only done Economics for one term right now, it’s been quite fun so far, to be honest. Economics is basically the study of scarcity and human behaviour.
Why Economics?
My reason behind picking Economics at university is…
By now we all know that Be Real is social media’s latest obsession. No matter where you are, as soon as that infamous notification sounds you immediately see everyone in the same vicinity reach for their phone (or perhaps not) and proceed to take photos. Durham is definitely no exception to this phenomenon, and I would be…
