The "Ask a Durham Student" Thread :)

I'm bringing my dog too, but no university accommodation allows pets. You and I will just have to find pet friendly rooms to let.

I'm looking to apply to Durham for Theology but the gowns are freaking me out a bit!

How much do they tend to cost and where do you buy them?

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If you need text books you'll probably be sent a reading list after your offer has been officially confirmed (so post exams) iirc. But don't buy them unless you want them anyway, or wait until you get here and you need them. You'll probably be able to just use the library.

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does anybody know if there are available classes for post graduate students of Durham that they want to impove their english?and if there are, the refistration is free of charge?

thanks

edit- Also, I just found a reading list on the library website for my course. As it turns out, I do have two of the books already, and another I have borrowed from my current library for research. :P But is that up-to-date or should I wait a bit?

The English Language Centre offers pre-sessional and in-year English for academic purposes courses - see http://www.dur.ac.uk/englishlanguage.centre/ for more details.

When do durham student usually break up for christmas and how long do they break up for =') a excact date would be very helpful =P my mum is planning a trip somewhere and she needs to know when they are mostly likely to finsh

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are there in durham any sport center?and specifically are there yoga and/or pilates classes?do that classes provided by colleges?

Just wondered if anyone happened to know the date that freshers' week starts? On the website I could only find the term start date which I presume is when my course would start.
Thanks!

hello
are there in durham any sport center?and specifically are there yoga and/or pilates classes?do that classes provided by colleges?

Hi! About nights out in Durham, how do people dress? I know that it's a lot more chilled out than Newcastle, but do people wear heels on the cobbled streets and stuff like that or are they a lot more laid back about what they wear out?

Almost all girls wear flats (sometimes wedges but mainly flats). On a typical night out there'll be people in jeans, people in day dresses and people in cocktail dresses who've just been to a formal, so it's pretty much wear whatever you want.

What about guys?

Jeans and a smart-ish top (polo shirt/casual shirt or something). Some events are a bit smarter but that tends to be more of a tradition set by students than a rule set by the venue.