Why I chose to study Computer Science at Durham

Why Computer Science?  Before my GCSEs, I’d never really thought about Computer Science, but after working through some logical puzzles and learning more about life as a software engineer during a subject talk, I thought it sounded pretty cool! I also learned to code on an online Python course and realised how interesting it was. […]

Why I chose to study Finance at Durham

Why Finance? At school, I always enjoyed Maths, particularly the logical side of working through problems to find their solutions. My interest in Finance began through A Level Economics, where I was first introduced to financial markets. As I learnt more about them, I started paying closer attention to financial news and following market developments, […]

Why I chose to study Physics at Durham

Why Physics?  As I’m sure every parent will tell you, all children go through a stage of asking ‘But why?’ incessantly; and I was no different. Eventually instead of ‘Because it just is’ or ‘I don’t know’ my parents instead directed me towards books and the internet to find out for myself. Being a kid […]