I couldn’t decide what to study
I’m currently in my second year studying Chemistry and Physics (Joint Honours) as part of the Natural Sciences programme. I chose my course funnily enough because I was so indecisive. I simply couldn’t choose between either subject, as I found them both equally interesting. I wanted…
Where I’m from
Hey! I’m Frederick (or Fred) and I’m from Lagos, Nigeria. I lived in Nigeria from when I was born, up until sixth form, doing my IGCSEs (International GCSEs) there before coming to the UK for A levels and university.
I learnt English as my first language in Nigeria, so there wasn’t a communication…
In the summer of 2021, I attended (virtually, of course) Durham’s STEP programme. For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, STEP stands for Space to Explore Potential. It’s a programme which aims to give students of Black heritage the opportunity to experience what university is really like, meet other like-minded…
At Durham, the study of modern foreign languages is aimed at both improving your language skills and also your cultural fluency in the countries and regions where your target language is spoken. I am a first-year joint honours History and Russian student so I study just one language however, if you decide to take Modern…
When faced with an abundance of choices, why choose History?
You might get asked this question a lot when you start university – you probably have been asked very similar questions about your A level choices. I still haven’t figured out a straight answer to this question, it changes week on week, and I had several moments…
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…
What is Earth Science?
Earth science is the study of the processes, interactions properties and structures within the earth, its oceans, and its atmosphere. Earth Science can be split into several individual branches, such as geophysics, geochemistry, oceanography, geology, climate science, meteorology, and many other…
Why study English?
I have always loved to read. I grew up consuming books one after another and still could not get enough. Within the first twelve years of my life, I had five different library cards from various county libraries within my home state of Minnesota and was constantly reading something. I was the kid who got…
Why Durham?
I like to think of history as stories woven together through time and space. It is folklore, mythology, and relationships. A big, beautiful patchwork quilt of stories about people and events that you can point to and learn about. Strings come loose that can be pulled on and reveal a great expanse of grief…
I knew Durham was the right place for me
During the summer of 2019, when I was in year 12, I took part in the Sutton Trust (ST) Summer School to explore my interest in English.
For me, the totality of my experience at Sutton Trust confirmed that Durham University was the place for me. The mentors I interacted with, who…
