Student life as a local

Lots of change Coming to University can be worrying: choices around the course you’ll study, the societies you want to join, and where you’ll live for the next few years! Well, that was my impression – before I decided to commute instead. Familiarity and routine I’ll be the first to admit that commuting to university […]
What I love about studying Classics at Durham

Why Classics? When I first sifted through all the titles of ancient history degrees, my mind was overwhelmed by the choices. Ancient History, Classical Civilisations, Joint Honours, and Classics. But which one to choose? Since I was thirteen, I’d fallen in love with etymologies—the word itself derives from the Ancient Greek etymos, meaning true or […]