Despite the fun of university, completing the academic side of university can be stressful, especially during exam period. It’s so important to look after your health and wellbeing during exam periods to help manage stress. Here are my tips on how to relax and look after your health during exam season at Durham…
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…
Being a second year Computer Science student at Durham means that the world is my very technical oyster. The university, and this course in particular, has provided me with a plethora of opportunities for practising my computer programming skills, familiarising me with programming languages like Python and C, and ultimately…
Why Archaeology?
Despite having visited museums throughout my life, it wasn’t until the excavation of Richard III’s remains from beneath a car park that my eyes were truly opened to the world of archaeology. As the early modern period was a key part of the History curriculum for both my GCSEs and A-levels, this discovery…
Not just lecture theatres and libraries... How I actually study humanities
3rd May 2023
When I was considering my university options, I remember looking at the different facilities each uni was offering, and seeing many of them advertising suites of state-of-the-art labs, fancy technical equipment, and specialised science blocks. As someone who did not choose university for these facilities, or more so for the…
How I decided I wanted to study theology
Theology- being the study of, and reasoning about God- is something I have always loved. From attending church when I was younger, to challenging my faith as I got older, I have always been encapsulated by the study of God, regardless of which angle I have taken. Aside from the notion…
Just heard your dream college wasn’t meant to be? Fear not! Many Durham students go through the same struggle and I’m here to tell you that everything will be just fine. These are some of the tips and tricks I used to manage college reallocation to make my new college feel like home!
Disaster! (…or so I’d…
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…
Before coming to Durham, I didn’t really engage in the Volunteering sector – I had no idea what opportunities were available to me and how to best get involved. However, everything changed when one of my best friends and I were elected as the Volunteering Officers for our college! Suddenly, my eyes were opened to the…
Durham is well known for its world-class education, rich history, and stunning architecture. However, one equally fantastic feature that I got to experience as a student in Durham is its highly distinctive seasons. Coming from Hong Kong, which is a subtropical location, I was accustomed to a climate that consisted of hot and…
