Hello people

I was wondering if anyone who had been or is at Durham would care to say how you found the place. I'm in contact with a potential supervisor there with a view to applying to do a PhD, but one of the reasons I don't want to stay on at my currrent uni is that the department is too small and hardly has any research students, and, for me personally, as someone who's a bit of a chatterbox and a socialite, we don't socialise or do enough things together.

Obviously I know *perfectly well* that the main point of going somewhere is for the degree itself. But for me, I don't want to be in a place where you spend the evenings looking at videos of newsreaders making mistakes on youtube. Did you find the uni a lively place? I'll be in the arts area.

Thanks

Hey Loobyloo,

The Durham student scene is pretty lively and there always seems to be a lot of socials going on (I haven't gone there but am nearby and have friends who have/do).
In the city there are also quite a few decent pubs and restaurants. Also, you're only minutes away from Newcastle which, if you're in the arts, offers a heck of a lot of potential. And Newcastle is certainly lively. There's also a fair bit of cross-over between Durham Uni and Ncl Uni.
Durham is also in a nice position as you have a really beautiful city, but are only a short distance away from amazing countryside / coast. Further north you have the Northumberland coast which, imo, is one of the country's hidden gems.

Great, thanks for that. Sounds like the social side won't be a barrier then. Better see if they'll let me in first I suppose :)