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Chemistry Research, Durham University
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Well, 96 hours until pretty much all you Freshers are up in Durham. Any last-minute questions?
Chemistry Research, Durham University
Durham University
Durham
Original post by Awoodrow2
Well, 96 hours until pretty much all you Freshers are up in Durham. Any last-minute questions?


As a physics student, how many times would you expect to miss your colleges meals and require a packed lunch?
Original post by Oh my Ms. Coffey
As a physics student, how many times would you expect to miss your colleges meals and require a packed lunch?


Even with a bad timetable, I wouldn't expect to require a packed lunch more than a couple of times a week. But on the other hand, it can be pretty good to get a pack lunch voluntarily and stay down on the Science Site to work all day, if you're into that kind of thing.


This year I'm really distraught about the fact that I've got lectures 12-2 on Friday, which forces me to miss one of my favourite meals of the week. :frown:
Original post by Oh my Ms. Coffey
As a physics student, how many times would you expect to miss your colleges meals and require a packed lunch?


I only missed a couple (when lectures were retimetabled) in first year - but then I'm at a Hill college, and I think I remember you saying you're at Hild Bede? Physics is quite good at giving us lunch breaks (doesn't look like I'll miss any this year either), but if you've only got an hour you won't have time to get there and back. So once a week on your lab day, and maybe again if you're unlucky with tutorials - almost all the lectures are in the mornings. I have to say though, college lunches are way better than college dinners :tongue: (except the fish and chips - sorry Alex!)
Original post by Renacata
I only missed a couple (when lectures were retimetabled) in first year - but then I'm at a Hill college, and I think I remember you saying you're at Hild Bede? Physics is quite good at giving us lunch breaks (doesn't look like I'll miss any this year either), but if you've only got an hour you won't have time to get there and back. So once a week on your lab day, and maybe again if you're unlucky with tutorials - almost all the lectures are in the mornings. I have to say though, college lunches are way better than college dinners :tongue: (except the fish and chips - sorry Alex!)


Ahh, I always forget that not everyone will be a ten minute walk away from college.

And come on, at least Fish and Chips is better than Theme Night. :P
I think Hild and Bede's theme night is a specific takeaway theme such as indian or chinese.
That's a point, menus still aren't up on the college website yet :frown:

ohhh, I remember theme nights in first year. I loved Italian until they got rid of Pizza in 2nd term (seriously, who does an Italian themed meal without any sign of pizza???), and Indian was generally ok, but then again I'm a big curry fan :smile:. The others...yeah. Not great, but then again most of the food wasn't...
Original post by purple-girl
That's a point, menus still aren't up on the college website yet :frown:

ohhh, I remember theme nights in first year. I loved Italian until they got rid of Pizza in 2nd term (seriously, who does an Italian themed meal without any sign of pizza???), and Indian was generally ok, but then again I'm a big curry fan :smile:. The others...yeah. Not great, but then again most of the food wasn't...


What are the sunday dinners like?
Original post by Oh my Ms. Coffey
What are the sunday dinners like?


Sunday roast lunch, no-one seems to like except me. Possibly because no-one wants to get up on a Sunday morning, and that kinda food isn't brilliant for your first meal of the day. It's of variable quality, but is usually fine with lots of gravy.

Sunday evening meal used to be the leftovers of the week, but then got quite reliably decent in the last year.
Original post by Oh my Ms. Coffey
What are the sunday dinners like?


Some colleges have them in the evenings rather than lunchtime; they're not bad, but like the rest of college food you can tell they're mass-produced! (The drawback to having a roast in the evening is that you get brunch both days. Also, you get the random leftovers on Saturdays instead.)

Alex, I don't actually like batter, which is a fairly important component to fish and chips :tongue: Theme night was awesome sometimes! If nothing else, there was chocolate cake, which is an instant win for me.
Original post by Renacata
Some colleges have them in the evenings rather than lunchtime; they're not bad, but like the rest of college food you can tell they're mass-produced! (The drawback to having a roast in the evening is that you get brunch both days. Also, you get the random leftovers on Saturdays instead.)

Alex, I don't actually like batter, which is a fairly important component to fish and chips :tongue: Theme night was awesome sometimes! If nothing else, there was chocolate cake, which is an instant win for me.


Woahh, you don't like have brunch twice? Best meal of the week. :frown: (But more to the point, I had no idea that anyone had a different schedule like that)

Ah, I guess that makes sense. :P Though I swear there wasn't always chocolate cake on theme nights... Maybe I just got there late a lot.
Original post by Awoodrow2
Woahh, you don't like have brunch twice? Best meal of the week. :frown: (But more to the point, I had no idea that anyone had a different schedule like that)

Ah, I guess that makes sense. :P Though I swear there wasn't always chocolate cake on theme nights... Maybe I just got there late a lot.


I tend to wake up early and get down to breakfast anyway, and I guess I just don't really like having to eat breakfast twice :tongue: but yeah, about half the colleges have an evening roast.

(also I don't like bacon :colondollar: I'm honestly not as fussy as this conversation is making out... )
Original post by Renacata
I tend to wake up early and get down to breakfast anyway, and I guess I just don't really like having to eat breakfast twice :tongue: but yeah, about half the colleges have an evening roast.

(also I don't like bacon :colondollar: I'm honestly not as fussy as this conversation is making out... )


Huh, I find having two breakfasts in one day one of my favourite parts of uni life. :tongue: Mainly because I can't handle a cooked breakfast first thing in the morning, so it gives me an opportunity to eat your bacon.
Should I take any textbooks with me? Will I have any need for, for example, my A-level maths textbooks? Studying Physics btw

thanks :smile:
Original post by Phredd
Should I take any textbooks with me? Will I have any need for, for example, my A-level maths textbooks? Studying Physics btw

thanks :smile:


Depends how confident you are with your maths! You probably won't need it. I didn't even have my own copies of maths textbooks - borrowed them from school - and I certainly didn't feel the lack of them :smile:
Original post by Phredd
Should I take any textbooks with me? Will I have any need for, for example, my A-level maths textbooks? Studying Physics btw

thanks :smile:


Spend some time at uni, and you discover that pretty much everything you need can be found on the internet for free if you just search hard enough. :colondollar: But yeah, don't bother bringing textbooks up - even the recommend 1st year textbook I only opened a handful of times (I think that was fairly normal), and most people end up using it as a doorstop.

Huh. Speaking of which, maybe I should bring Tipler up with me...
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I'll apply to Durham for the MSc in New and Renewable Energy!Please some information about the Department,the job prospects and the city life.....

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Original post by paralio7
I'll apply to Durham for the MSc in New and Renewable Energy!Please some information about the Department,the job prospects and the city life.....

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I would recommend going away, doing some research on the Durham website, and coming back with some more specific questions.

I think it is unlikely that there will be anyone here who will have don that specific course, and very few, if any, doing a Masters at the same department, so we might not be able to help much about it beyond pointing you to the sections of the Durham University Website.

To be more specific:

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What kind of things would you like to know about the department?

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What aspects of city life are you interested in?

Hiya -

I'm deciding between Exeter and Durham for History. Assuming I get into both (I don't want to get into a discussion about grades etc - I'll cross that bridge as and when!).

What I'm really asking you guys is give me your top 3 (or 4....or 5....or more!) reasons to come to Durham. I know it's a pretty city, I know it's a good course, and I know it does well in the league tables. Why is it a good choice? Like, what actually makes it better for History? And if you know anything about Exeter in comparison, even better!

I know it's an annoyingly specific question, but I am just after some advice.

cheers :smile: otterymary x

...

Ooooh and also, what's Classics like at Durham if I want to do a module or two outside History? Can I even do that?

cheers guys
ottermary :colondollar:
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Original post by otterymary
Hiya -

I'm deciding between Exeter and Durham for History. Assuming I get into both (I don't want to get into a discussion about grades etc - I'll cross that bridge as and when!).

What I'm really asking you guys is give me your top 3 (or 4....or 5....or more!) reasons to come to Durham. I know it's a pretty city, I know it's a good course, and I know it does well in the league tables. Why is it a good choice? Like, what actually makes it better for History? And if you know anything about Exeter in comparison, even better!

I know it's an annoyingly specific question, but I am just after some advice.

cheers :smile: otterymary x

...

Ooooh and also, what's Classics like at Durham if I want to do a module or two outside History? Can I even do that?

cheers guys
ottermary :colondollar:


Next time you've got something to add to a post, use the Edit feature to just put it into the original question. :smile:

Hm, top things about Durham? That makes a chance from a lot of the questions we keep getting asked. I'm afraid I don't know much about why the History department is good or about Exeter, but in no particular order:
[*]It's a really lovely place to live (compared to Birmingham, at least) - I really like the way it's such a small, picturesque place
[*]It's small. You never have to walk more than about 40 minutes, and rarely have to use public transport.
[*]The collegiate system means you get loads more opportunities to do things and meet people
[*]The Student Union isn't generally considered well, but it has an absolute wealth of active and varied societies

Those are the things that jump to mind for me. :smile:

The degree programme at Durham involves six modules per annum, or their equivalent (eg 3 double modules). This structure provides you with the opportunity to take modules outside your main department, so that in a single honours History degree you can include subjects offered by other departments, such as Ancient History, the history of music or of medicine. You can also take modules in traditional disciplines such as a modern European language or non-school subjects such as Anthropology.

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