Thinking back to results day
Many young people across the UK have already received their A Level results and some will soon be receiving their GCSE results.
I was in that position just under two years ago. That summer was an intense one, to say the least. Thinking about whether I had achieved enough marks in my exams to…
For the last two years I have been exploring Durham Castle. In 2015 I was awarded the University College Durham Trust Scholarship which gave me the opportunity to work as a volunteer, assisting the curator with the collections whilst undertaking an MA in Museum and Artefact Studies, all kindly funded by the Durham Castle Trust.
My decision to go to Durham, and specifically to Van Mildert College, was made during a summer school I went on in 2011. Everyone was immediately so friendly, and so passionate about their university that it was instantly infectious, so by the end of the week, I couldn’t imagine finishing my education anywhere else.
We all wonder what the student life is REALLY like, is it really up to scratch with American Pie: Beta House? What’s the ratio of work to chill? How much time do students spend doing the readings? Well, luckily enough for you I can explain what I have found my own personal experience to be like, as a second year Anthropology…
As the degree title suggests, daily life as a Liberal Arts student is varied and engaging- no day is ever the same. I chose to study for a Liberal Arts degree in order that I may be permitted a greater amount of flexibility and personal choice when it came to choosing modules- what’s not to love? The programme essentially…
As a second-year Sociology student, with only 10 timetabled hours of contact time, you are most likely to disagree with me when I admit to needing more days in the week. This is a totally fair disagreement, especially to those who major in science… However, I assure you that once you truly discover Durham University, it is…
Hey there! I’m Jess Lord – a second-year history student from Josephine Butler College! I love living in Durham and studying history – I particularly enjoy international history, which the Durham history department is fab for – this year I’m doing Japanese and American history courses!
Frepping fun…..
Freashers…
Summer in Durham…..how could I forget?
Thursday 28 June 1956 was Graduation Day in the Great Hall of Durham Castle, Sir James Duff presiding. Photographs on the ‘hallowed turf’ of Palace Green , ‘Keep of the Grass’ enforced by the University Police, who would have been overrun by new Grads and…
