The collegiate system
For those of you who don’t know, Durham is a collegiate university with seventeen different colleges, which means that once you’re allocated a college this is where you stay for first year (unless you live out) and this becomes a kind of community for the rest of your time at university. For the…
A bit about the Natural Sciences degree (NatSci)?
Natural Sciences is the jack of all trades of degrees – you get to study multiple science subjects with the same depth but more flexibility. For example, in my first two years, I studied 50% mathematics modules and 50% computer science modules. Your modules are with…
If only there was an opportunity to get a real feel of what university life is like before applying…
Sutton who?
I had never heard of the Sutton Trust until my head of sixth form mentioned that that day was the deadline to apply to this residential which sounded like it would be of interest to me. I had never heard of…
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…
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…
Narrowing down what university you should apply to from over 150 choices nationwide can be an intimidating task. With so many options you need to know you are making the right decision! To help, here is how four of our Summer School mentors chose the universities they applied to, and how they eventually ended up at…
Not far to travel
Your first day at university tends to be one of the few, monumental moments in life that you will never forget. For me, it was a day I had waited long and hard to experience and it certainly lived up to every expectation that my childhood self had dreamed about for so long. Before we set off, we had to…
My first day at Durham was, as you might expect, a whirlwind of experience. The sun was shining, the bells were ringing, the crowd on the Bailey was out in full force and I was giddy with excitement, and a good dose of trepidation.
My family were kind enough to drive me up to college, there we were greeted by green-painted…
Leaving your family and moving to a different city or even country could be really exciting, but also intimidating. Where you live is a huge part of the experience.
Types of accommodation
In general, there’re three types of accommodation in Durham.
University college accommodation Privately rented purpose-built…
The last few years of my life have come full circle. I began my journey to Durham way back when I was in Year 12 on Supported Progression, an access programme for local students who may otherwise be disadvantaged in applying to university. The week I spent on a residential at Van Mildert college in 2017 was amazing and made me…
