Hello! I’m Ruby and I am a second-year BSc Biological Sciences student. My hometown is near Middlesbrough. I love where I live! It’s the perfect combination of beaches to the East and the countryside to the West.
Durham is the best of both worlds
Before coming to university, I was nervous about leaving home and…
It’s 5pm on Saturday the 10th of December; it’s pitch-black outside and I’ve got my feet placed on a fuzzy-koala hot water bottle that I received from a housemate as a Secret Santa gift the night before and have been utilising non-stop since then to nurse some feeling back into those limbs which my “daily walk outside”…
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…
With dark nights and cold days fast approaching, it is definitely time to start making your university home a little cosier. In this blog I am going to share my top 5 essential items for surviving Durham’s colder months.
1. Hot water bottle
As hard as it now is for me to believe, I only just invested in a hot water…
Our Combined Social Sciences experiences so far
21st November 2022
Our Combined Honours in Social Sciences (CHSS) students explore what it’s been like studying across departments, bringing their favourite subjects together under one degree!
Ammar Alhady, a first-year student studying Anthropology, Economics, and Geography
So far the learning experience has been positive.
Students (read: financially challenged young people) are infamous for not prioritising their health when they move away from home for the first time. When taking into account reading lists, and parties, and societies, and parties, and sports, and parties, and sleeping; there’s rarely enough time in the day to concoct and truly…
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…
Getting Busy in Bishop: a student’s thoughts on the Durham University excavations in Bishop Auckland 2022
4th November 2022
While preparing to write this blogpost, I researched quotes about digging holes to best summarise my experience working as an archaeologist, a job which requires finding where a hole needs to expertly be dug and all artefacts and features carefully recorded. Instead, I stumbled across the quote by Mr. Will Rogers, American actor…
In Pursuit of the Prince Bishops: My Experience Excavating at Auckland Castle
4th November 2022
Hailing from Texas, the excavation of a medieval British archaeological site is something I never would have expected to partake in. Additionally, as my main interests lie in the archaeology of Mesopotamia, I possess a dearth of knowledge on the medieval period, isolating myself from the prospect of uncovering its secrets.
After a long post-GCSEs summer, university wasn’t the first thing on my mind. However, I was fortunate enough that my sixth form was proactive in getting us to think about life after sixth form. At the start of y12, one of the teachers in my school let me know I was eligible for the Supported Progression (SP) scheme at Durham…
