https://www.durhamsu.com/articles/nus-conference-day-1-from-student-poverty-to-brexit

Our media observer Jamie Murphy takes us through the politics, debates and reform of NUS Conference Day #1. It is upon us! From budgets to Brexit to institutional bias, the future of university policy is being debated and created in Scotland’s historic port city Glasgow. Day 1 of the 2018 N...

https://www.durhamsu.com/articles/update-from-david-and-saul-faculty-and-department-review-consultation

The University’s consultation over the proposed Faculty and Department Operations Review, which is examining the administration roles that support our departments, closed on Monday 20 May. We’ve taken part in this process to ensure that the outcome of this review is a department structure that is...

https://www.durhamsu.com/articles/your-su-services-during-epiphany-term

Now we're in another lockdown, the SU's services have altered to reflect the most recent guidance. We're continuing to support students and bring you together, but we'll mostly be doing this online. Dunelm House is closed Unfortunately, lockdown regulations mean that Dunelm House is closed....

https://www.durhamsu.com/groups/natural-history-society/articles/pan-species-listing

If you come on any of our weekly walks (every Sunday - be there or be square) you'll have probably heard some of us talking about lists, new species and numbers. You maybe confused about what we're talking about and hopefully a little curious as well. Many people keep lists of species they see - ...

https://www.durhamsu.com/articles/anna-reflects-on-her-year-as-opportunities-officer

I have felt issues deeply and wanted to resolve them.  Anna Marshall reflects on her year as Opportunities Officer I’ve never worked in Dunelm House, the Students’ Union building, which has meant reflecting on my year as Opportunities Officer is difficult to disentangle from my year living ...

https://www.durhamsu.com/articles/an-interview-with-jasper-hoiby-the-bass-behemoth

Cast your mind back to Christmas, when internationally respected bassist Jasper Høiby made his way to Durham to teach a masterclass for Durham University Jazz Society. Sander Priston spoke to Jasper about teaching, time signatures, and touring. It’s the day of the Christmas market. The streets...

https://www.durhamsu.com/articles/update-from-anna-from-sports-to-student-groups-wse-during-covid-19

Your Wider Student Experience is everything outside of your degree, from music and theatre to sport to volunteering to student groups. Over the last few weeks and months, we have asked for, and listened to, your thoughts on how your Wider Student Experience (WSE) should look now that there need t...

https://www.durhamsu.com/articles/freshers-blog-study-tips-from-my-undergrad-i-ll-be-taking-to-postgrad

By Hannah Black Originally posted on Hannah’s blog Theologei here. I am now a masters student…what?! With this realisation, a feeling of dread can come about, as you believe everything done in undergraduate study is suddenly ‘not good enough’ for the big postgraduate world, full of long ...

https://www.durhamsu.com/articles/how-your-su-is-here-for-you-this-term

Since we have entered another lockdown, your SU services have now altered. Please check the latest update here. Your SU is ready to help you start a new year at Durham. It’s not the year any of us had in mind, but it’s a year in which we’ll continue to bring students together and stand up for ...

https://www.durhamsu.com/articles/sam-reflects-on-their-year-as-undergraduate-academic-officer

Fighting for the best deal for students, throughout everything Sam Johnson-Audini reflects on their year as Undergraduate Academic Officer To write this I read over the notes I made in my first bullet journal of the year, it contains some real highlights such as my review of my first meeting ...