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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1056909 On 26th April 21 verified Verified student

The university is a Russel group one and has some great set of activities. The societies and colleges provide a good learning experience

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member1356733 On 22nd April 21 verified Verified student

Nice university to study and do some reseaeches. Durham is a peaceful city without many bothering things. My friends also think Durham University is a good plce.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1156689 On 21st April 21 verified Verified student

Very good and can’t praise much more about here

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1056567 On 20th April 21 verified Verified student

My university campus is great, proving fascinating experience to students, and teachers are friendly and always ready to help you solving problems anytime.

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Student Review: 2.8 /5
By member1056521 On 19th April 21 verified Verified student

This year everything is mostly online so I cannot give much details.

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Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member456176 On 13th April 21 verified Verified student

The current year group has had a very different University experience in comparison to previous years but Durham is a very good University.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member855913 On 6th April 21 verified Verified student

They have tried to make the experience more authentic despite the pandemic!

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1155914 On 6th April 21 verified Verified student

Everything is good here, I like durham and Durham University.

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member1055432 On 19th March 21 verified Verified student

First year accomodation is overpriced. Campus and courses are fantastic, similarly for the societies.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member655425 On 19th March 21 verified Verified student

due to the epidmic, many activities cannot be carried out. Durham also actively adopts the form of online interaction, which is worth appreciating

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Student Review: 1 /5
By member1054764 On 1st March 21 verified Verified student

Durham University was a sub par experience.

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member654480 On 22nd February 21 verified Verified student

lovely town, decent variety of pubs, great preservation of traditions. John's is objectively the best college to be in.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member653836 On 1st February 21 verified Verified student

Beautiful campus and a lovely university.

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Student Review: 3 /5
By member1153743 On 27th January 21 verified Verified student

I have been unable to use any campus fascilities due to the Covid pandemic. The Societies I've been subscribed in weren't very active, for the same reason, I imagine. But I've heard they're good under normal circumstances.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member553009 On 8th December 20 verified Verified student

The staff was very accommodating and helped me settle into a completely new country.

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Student Review: 3 /5
By member653005 On 8th December 20 verified Verified student

covid has limited some of services

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Student Review: 1 /5
By member452953 On 7th December 20 verified Verified student

Complete overreaction, doing anything is a waste of time and money. Universities should have done nothing and publicly condemned the government for tyrannical and disproportionate measures.

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By RSalvadorBM On 3rd December 20 verified Verified student

Online is not a very good way to understand and learn new mathematics strategies it’s really unreliable for some students who have many questions but little time.

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member752848 On 3rd December 20 verified Verified student

There are many space for students to study in library and the environment is quiet and relax.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member752847 On 3rd December 20 verified Verified student

this is a very very nice place to study,and I got many acknowledge in this term

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1152839 On 3rd December 20 verified Verified student

There are good service, perfect facilities and beautiful environment. I am very happy here.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member552831 On 3rd December 20 verified Verified student

I really like Durhamisc. It is a good place for our students to study at.

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Student Review: 3.2 /5
By Joshua On 3rd December 20 verified Verified student

Nice environment and good social life

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1152813 On 3rd December 20 verified Verified student

It’s a great experience and the teachers are very friendly and supportive

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Student Review: 5 /5
By Yijie Fu On 3rd December 20 verified Verified student

Facilities are good, students union is wonderful and the internet and WiFi is stable

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Student Review: 5 /5
By Carol On 2nd December 20 verified Verified student

Really nice place, easy to get help when I need it

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member452530 On 24th November 20 verified Verified student

The people here are really, really great. (Except for one instance where we were shouted at for wearing masks) The learning experience is quite phenomenal despite the difficulties.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By AhmedLouai On 18th November 20 verified Verified student

A go to University regarding everything mentioned above and top quality education!

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member452324 On 18th November 20 verified Verified student

The tutor helps me a lot. The membership fee of gym room is cheap.

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By member1152313 On 18th November 20 verified Verified student

there is not my prefer club which is basketball

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Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member752312 On 18th November 20 verified Verified student

Because of coronavirus everything is not that good, but the staff is doing what is possible

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Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member852305 On 18th November 20 verified Verified student

Hard to make a proper judgement at the moment due to restrictions in place but I am happy with what I have experienced so far!

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member452175 On 17th November 20 verified Verified student

Best experience and easy to meet friends. Teachers are kind as well. Multiple activities will help you develop your skills and interests.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member950542 On 17th August 20 verified Verified student

I have really enjoyed my time at Durham uni- irregardless of the reputation we are sometimes given. The facilities are good, the college system is a lovely way of getting people to meet new people, and the events are amazing. I’ve loved my course, the lecturers are very good and thorough, and always available for drop in sessions. I’ve felt very well supported throughout my time here- there’s nowhere else I’d rather be.

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Student Review: 2.4 /5
By member849968 On 19th July 20 verified Verified student

I have recently graduated from Durham University and I did not enjoy my time there. It is elitist in every aspect of its being. The facilities are shockingly outdated and filthy. The lecturers are unqualified and poor at teaching. The tutors are condescending and unhelpful. Of the three years I was there, two years had strikes for weeks on end. The staff is unorganised and unhelpful. I am leaving the university feeling significantly less confident in my academic abilities, and my mental health has gotten tremendously worse. As an international student, I cannot recommend Durham University as the university is useless when it comes to anything having to do with issues international students may face. It is very clear that the university is marketed toward a very specific demographic and everyone who falls outside of that demographic is unimportant. Not to mention that the university has a horrible reputation for enabling sexual assault, and in my experience I have yet to see otherwise.

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member848953 On 2nd June 20 verified Verified student

The scenery of the university is beautiful. Good learning atmosphere. The equipment in places like libraries is of good quality. Every teacher and staff is very helpful. I am very lucky to study here.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member948637 On 22nd May 20 verified Verified student

It's a university care about how students feel.

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Student Review: 2.8 /5
By durhamunistudent On 22nd May 20 verified Verified student

Probably not as good as you expect it, more clique than you want, but good with mental health if you as for it.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member09HHN On 20th May 20 verified Verified student

The best British University in my mind. It is decent and elegant. Everything here is in great order, students can study in the best academic and physical environment. I believe that the experience at Durham University will be my best memory.

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Student Review: 1 /5
By member1248435 On 19th May 20 verified Verified student

I have hated my time at Durham University. The embedded elitism extends from the students right up to lecturers, college principles and governing figures. The lectures are of an immensely poor quality and honestly feel as though my degree has been a waste of time and money. I was getting a better quality of teaching and producing better work at school. The college I was a member of felt like boarding school and the facilities were horrendous. The quality of the food was shocking, the bathrooms were in a consistently vulgar state and the shared kitchen had a mouse infestation. If you want an enjoyable university experience, Durham is not the place.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member948342 On 17th May 20 verified Verified student

Super experience. Professors are really looking for make you understand their lectures.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1148297 On 15th May 20 verified Verified student

LOVE DURHAM!!! A lovely university with good facilities and great courses. The staffs and lecturers are very helpful. Also, lots of formals every semester which is UNIQUE in DU.

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member948166 On 14th May 20 verified Verified student

I have loved being in Durham so much so that I have chose to stay on another year to complete my PGCE.

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By Amanda12138 On 14th May 20 verified Verified student

A good university with a lot of student societies and very helpful staff. Also the scenery is very good

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member647484 On 22nd April 20 verified Verified student

It's a city based university, so no campus. The city is gorgeous. Tonnes of clubs and societies, in my experience the music societies are particularly good/ friendly but depends what you're into. Careers service is pretty good but can only speak for my department who are quite hot on it.

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Student Review: 3.2 /5
By member1247428 On 20th April 20 verified Verified student

Durham has a great reputation but honestly has very poor teaching quality and bad course management. The content is complex, rarely reviewed, and the assignments are significantly above what you are taught. A 2.1 requires a lot of wider reading and it is almost impossible to get a first in some subjects. Mark schemes/Marking criteria is rarely referenced to in feedback, and feedback is often wrong. Students correct lecturers, and lecturers don’t help students. It’s a not an education.

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Student Review: 2 /5
By member1047375 On 17th April 20 verified Verified student

Enjoyed my experience at Durham

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Student Review: 2.2 /5
By member1047206 On 8th April 20 verified Verified student

As a postgrad who did an undergraduate elsewhere, I feel as though Durham clings on to its reputation without providing a service which merits this

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By member1047191 On 7th April 20 verified Verified student

Decent uni, possibly overrated

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member1247180 On 6th April 20 verified Verified student

The SU is good but isn’t used too much as we have our owns colleges and rooms there to hang out in. Lovely University in a very pretty city.

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member647157 On 5th April 20 verified Verified student

OK university, wifi is little slow on uni areas

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1046423 On 5th March 20 verified Verified student

Great university, great staff when they aren’t on strike

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member746263 On 2nd March 20 verified Verified student

The accommodation depends on which college you are put in. Overall though the university is good and provides everything you need.

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Student Review: 2.4 /5
By member1045705 On 14th February 20 verified Verified student

Great city but found the university very unorganised

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Student Review: 2.6 /5
By member644778 On 13th January 20 verified Verified student

If you're an international student, dont bother. You will receive a worthless degree that will not assist you in attaining your goals in your home country, because no one has heard of this University outside of the UK.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member744379 On 11th December 19 verified Verified student

really great uni. The student union always put on good events

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Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member1244314 On 8th December 19 verified Verified student

campus facilities are decent and are constantly under improvement. The Wifi is quick and electronics connect without an issue.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member644284 On 6th December 19 verified Verified student

everything is good and durham is a nice little town.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member944282 On 6th December 19 verified Verified student

University located in a lovely small town with good view and nice person

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member1344267 On 5th December 19 verified Verified student

Academic staffs are all excellent.

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member1044265 On 5th December 19 verified Verified student

everything is good except the student union support some irresponsible views on other countries on Instagram.

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Student Review: 3.2 /5
By member444264 On 5th December 19 verified Verified student

Good university, good staff, good environment and always a good place to study

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member744263 On 5th December 19 verified Verified student

The school has a great atmosphere for learning, while some activities can be better informed, such as through campus mobile software

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1344262 On 5th December 19 verified Verified student

It’s really convenient. My classes are in school of education, this studio is not far and near city center. I love this place so much.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By kammy On 5th December 19 verified Verified student

The school is surrounding with ancient buildings like castle, it is really beautiful. The teachers are quite good. Only the wifi is a bit slow

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member744252 On 5th December 19 verified Verified student

It's a good university. The curriculum is reasonable and the teachers' teaching quality is very high. The city of Durham is also very comfortable and suitable for studying.

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Student Review: 3 /5
By member1044251 On 5th December 19 verified Verified student

I am not sure about this part. But I love my university .

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Student Review: 5 /5
By 101304m On 5th December 19 verified Verified student

The bar in ever College is perfect

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1144249 On 5th December 19 verified Verified student

You can explore a lot in this university according to your demands. Or, maybe you just enjoy learning life.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member544046 On 27th November 19 verified Verified student

My time here in Durham has been great :)

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Student Review: 3 /5
By member1344023 On 26th November 19 verified Verified student

Uni has a main campus with several offshoots around town, depending on your subject. Some of the buildings are very old and need modernising, but there are also newer facilities which students can use for their own study, such as the TLC. Generally you can walk between sites if needed but can be pushed for time. An assortment of eating places on campus although they are not student-friendly prices. Careers service is excellent and lots of information and friendly staff available, you can make appointments to discuss options. Quality of teaching could be improved greatly, including giving us staff who are actually qualified in their subject area! and not finishing the sessions earlier than scheduled. Can be hard to know who to approach for guidance and can be slow to receive feedback for work. Seems to be a variety of socials and societies to become involved in, heavy sports presence on campus which comes with the usual drinking culture - seems that most clubs' socials revolve around it

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Student Review: 5 /5
By Yichen On 26th November 19 verified Verified student

Durham University is a good place to study.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member944006 On 25th November 19 verified Verified student

Good support overall. Although career service can be improved.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member1144003 On 25th November 19 verified Verified student

Durham university has top-level teaching faculty and modern teaching facilities.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member644002 On 25th November 19 verified Verified student

Awesome year abroad at Durham University. It's my first time to the UK but I'm loving it already. For a small town, Durham actually caters really well to students and there is student WiFi pretty much everywhere around town. There are tons of societies to join, there is lots to do!

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Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member443505 On 12th November 19 verified Verified student

Good, but experience is very much like a southern city which can be quite a shock at first. University is great, people that attend less so.

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member1043456 On 11th November 19 verified Verified student

Student union not needed due to colleges, but fantastic social clubs/societies. All are friendly here.

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Student Review: 3.2 /5
By member443347 On 9th November 19 verified Verified student

Maybe something are useful, but I don’t know that.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member1343346 On 8th November 19 verified Verified student

I'm only here for the business school. It is enough value for that.

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Student Review: 2.6 /5
By member1343343 On 8th November 19 verified Verified student

the internet is monitored and a lot of websites are blocked with sometimes unreasonable explanations (e.g.: Chrome doesn't work on your phone but on your laptop, all blogs and magazines are blocked)

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member943338 On 8th November 19 verified Verified student

Wifi on campus (basically, most of durham centre/ the science site), is amazing. I have never had any problems connecting, and the signal is always strong. If you take a STEM subject, or happen to be mostly on the science site, the facilities are great. They're new and well looked after, with modern features. The new Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC/Tilly C), has a nice atmosphere, and the 2nd floor is a really nice place to study. However, if you take a Humanities course you will probably spend most of your time in the Elvet Riverside buildings. Whilst some money has been spent on them recently, they're still subpar, and need some serious renovations. If you are considering coming to Durham one other thing you should really know is don't join the Uni health centre, there are better GP's in the area.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member943332 On 8th November 19 verified Verified student

I believe that the department of physics, Durham University is an ideal place — with the right expertise, guidance, resource and environment — for me to pursue PhD research.

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By Shelbynavone On 8th November 19 verified Verified student

Durham University has everything I could want and more from college experience. Plenty of spaces to study and eat in between classes so that I always feel like I’m a part of the university. The student body is full of people from all over the world.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member643319 On 8th November 19 verified Verified student

The city is great with lots to do

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member443316 On 8th November 19 verified Verified student

I love the Bill Bryson Library. Abundant reading resources and excellent service.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By AnnaS On 8th November 19 verified Verified student

Wi-fi is accessible in all the sections of Durhan Uni, the society I'm part of is absolutely amazing in that it's really relaxing and you can meet tons of people, play some casual games. The lectures rooms are generally quite nice and Encore is a great system in place in pretty much all of my modules, so you can always review past lectures.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member1043309 On 8th November 19 verified Verified student

Durham University along with the colleges and numerous societies creates a very unique atmosphere and opportunity to challenge yourself and try things you never even thought of!

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member443308 On 8th November 19 verified Verified student

Love Durham! Happy to be here!

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member443307 On 8th November 19 verified Verified student

Really great Uni, not just in terms of the academics but also about all the new facilities, sports and societies!

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member443306 On 8th November 19 verified Verified student

Proud of being here and will do my master degree in Durham University as well. The level of teaching and overall environment are excellent

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member943302 On 8th November 19 verified Verified student

I love Durham University for sure!

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By id41416 On 8th November 19 verified Verified student

Hope can have more careers opportunities for education students

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member443299 On 8th November 19 verified Verified student

Great university overall, love the collegiate system.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member740703 On 24th July 19 verified Verified student

Beautiful place to live and study

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Student Review: 2.6 /5
By member439863 On 22nd June 19 verified Verified student

Departments all fine but university library is severely lacking in space, students union is majorly lacking in influence

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member539807 On 20th June 19 verified Verified student

Durham university has high-level teaching facilities and qualified teachers.

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member1039796 On 19th June 19 verified Verified student

A university I would recommend primarily for its academic standing.

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member439791 On 19th June 19 verified Verified student

Collegiate system makes it all worth it

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member939317 On 13th June 19 verified Verified student

There are a lot of societies you can take part in

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member838954 On 5th June 19 verified Verified student

Students union is very good place to socialise and to find out information and join groups and clubs

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