Assuming you’ve attended lectures recently (and have been awake during lectures), you may have noticed that a few university lecturer stereotypes can be applied to most of the lecturers you have. From the eccentric to the introvert, Durham Uni Students has catalogued them all! Try Hard Lecturer The try hard lecturer try a little too… Read more »
Durham Uni Students has prepared a dictionary of the most common Durham University student slang – if you think of any more, contact us to suggest it. The Durham University dictionary of slang 24s: the Durham Union Society’s (DUS, not the DSU) bar on the bailey. All-nighter: those rare moments of panic, when you have… Read more »
The City of Durham is famous for its cathedral and the University of Durham and its colleges, but the impressive city seen today, with its narrow alley ways and steep hills, started more humbly, with evidence of settlement on the peninsula suggesting Durham was inhabited as early as 2000BCE. A more permanent settlement seemed to… Read more »
Durham Cathedral, a magnificent building with roots in Saxon times, is home to the fourth most powerful position in the Church of England, the Bishop of Durham. The tower of the cathedral, at a height of just under 200ft (about 65 metres), looms over the city of Durham and the castle, which is a UNESCO… Read more »
Especially for Durham freshers, the Durham University degree classification system can be baffling, which is why Durham Uni Students has created this guide to degree classifications. Degree classifications are split in to three tiers: First class: 1 Upper second class: 2:1 Lower second class: 2:2 Third class 1 – First class degree classification A first… Read more »