Perhaps one of the best ways to get involved in Durham is through sports. There are two levels at which you can take part in sports at Durham. The first is Durham University (DU) level – this is where people represent Durham at a university-wide level i.e. against other universities. This tends to be more competitive, but many…
Before university
It doesn’t matter who you are. Beginning a new chapter of your life is daunting. There is a certain sense of security about being at school or college. Who knows what lies behind the door? No-one ever truly knows everything about university up until the moment they arrive.
Leaving that sense of security…
Colleges are an integral part of life at Durham University. For many, it’s where they live for their first year and where they make a lot of their friends. Despite colleges having strong communities, many students make friends across all the Durham colleges. I’m at Trevelyan College, and a lot of my current friends I met…
What is Finance?
Finance is essentially a study of Maths but with particular focus on investment and business operation, and students tend to break down this course into two dimensions: theoretical and practical. For the theoretical dimension, we study a myriad of formulae for financial modelling, pricing, and economics…
What exactly is Sport and Exercise Sciences?
Sport and Exercise Sciences is a fascinating field of study that investigates how sport and physical activity impacts society and the individual. It branches across many exciting and diverse academic disciplines including anatomy and physiology, psychology, sociology, as well as…
Studying Geography at Durham is fascinating. From week to week, I study such an interesting range of topics. I’m currently in my second year, and this year I am taking modules in political geography, urban geography, climate change, geographical research methods, and theories in human geography. I love learning about different…
One of the unique parts of Durham University, that’s only shared with a handful of other universities in the UK, is the collegiate system. Each student is assigned a college where they are affiliated for their time at Durham. This has many benefits, such as individual college days, more personalised student support and the…
We’ve been following Philosophy and Psychology student Sophie Wright in the 2022 Mini Challenge. Sophie was one of only two women on the Grid in this season’s ‘Trophy Class’. As the competition intensifies, Sophie tells us about her two most recent race weekends. Read more in Sophies first blog Sophie and the 2022 Mini…
I recently got back from my 6 weeks in Zambia with Volunteer Zambia, which works in conjunction with Sport in Action. This experience was easily the best thing I’ve ever done and was even better than I anticipated.
What did we do?
Whilst in Zambia I was placed at two hub sites in Lusaka for Netball, which were Matero…
For me, choosing to study at Durham was almost a no-brainer having had my sister study there and seeing the brilliant time that she had and the opportunities she was exposed to. Although, unlike her, a keen geographer, I knew that I wanted to study something else and I decided it best to follow my passion and study the topic of…
