How it started
For University Mental Health Day this year, I thought I would reflect on my experiences with Disability Support at Durham. I came into contact with disability support at the beginning of my third year in Durham, just after I changed to a different course, meaning I was in my first year academically. This was…
High expectations
Growing up, I always had the expectation that my university years would be the best time of my life. This is largely owing to the idyllic portrayal of university life in the media, where you are expected to meet the best people and engage in life-changing experiences. While I’ve experienced a lot of…
When I joined Durham University as a student (all the way back in 2018!), I enrolled onto the Engineering course. At secondary school I had always loved maths and physics, and had got A-Levels in Maths, Further Maths and Physics. I wasn’t always too keen on the theoretical side of physics, however, and much preferred its…
