The Complete Guide to Durham University (Academics, Sports, Societies and Social Life)

Are you looking at applying to Durham? Do you already have an offer? Or do you just want to know more about Durham University? If you answered yes to any of those questions this is the perfect video for you.
In this video I discuss some background to the city, what you can expect from the academics here, sports and societies and the social life at Durham.
I've made a detailed video about all the colleges in Durham which you can view here: • Durham Colleges - The ...
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[@olesatthewheel8479]

This was great and concise mate. I really appreciate this

[@thatonecharlie]

Thank you :)

[@abbiehudson7868]

This was super informative for a new fresher.. thank you!!

[@thatonecharlie]

Glad I could help out :)

[@caramianjoku4401]

I just have to say, your editing was amazing in this video :)). Super informative and cannot wait for the part 2

[@thatonecharlie]

Awww thank you!! Spent a lot of time working on it! I'll have part 2 up soon :)

[@meghaslam2857]

I am taking a gap year but I have an offer from Durham for 2021! absolutely buzzing, thanks for the video! X

[@thatonecharlie]

Ahh that’s so good! Congrats 🥳

[@gabrieljohnson484]

that gap year must’ve sucked cos of COVID

[@sambagged_]

Thank you Charlie, very cool!

[@thatonecharlie]

My pleasure Samuel

[@xynthia8987]

Congrats to everyone who found out they got in today!

[@archierch0463]

What date was that? Just want to know for next year

[@papapoopas]

@@archierch0463 got accepted just today, 15th of march

[@justacheese9392]

@@papapoopas me too

[@elizeyt]

‘upping the ancy... of the fancy...’ love it

[@thatonecharlie]

ahaha love that!!

[@tabigibson4792]

This was such a helpful and fun video thank you! Can’t wait to apply next year!!!

[@thatonecharlie]

Ahh thank you!! Good luck with you future applications

[@tabigibson4792]

@@thatonecharlie thank you so much!!!

[@hollyeveritt1998]

Did you get it ?

[@annabel8302]

Just made Durham my firm!! So excited

[@thatonecharlie]

OMG that is very exciting!!

[@nancystitt1364]

i'm hopefully starting durham in september so this was so so helpful thank you!!😊😊

[@thatonecharlie]

OMG how exciting!!!!

[@ellamay7603]

me too! what college?

[@nancystitt1364]

@@ellamay7603 st mary's!! what about you?

[@KookieMonster]

nancy stitt omg i’ll be going to st mary’s this september as well!!

[@florapeddie1494]

I’m hoping to go to chads !

[@jiayihuang6137]

hello charlie! i just got an unconditional offer from Durham Uni last week! i knew very little about this school and was glad that you covered informative insights of this uni~

[@mariammahmoud514]

hi did u have to do ielts exams i mean if ur an international student

[@jiayihuang6137]

@@mariammahmoud514 yes

[@mdme1391]

Tall, English Jeff Nippard? Great video mate!

[@mayamccann986]

Can't wait for the next video about Durham. Hopefully attending after a gap year and this was really helpful!

[@thatonecharlie]

Hope you have a good gap year!!

[@phoeberose2046]

So am I! :)

[@Amy_Mont]

I’m wanting to take the sports and exercise course at Durham. I just hope I can get the grades in college to go 😬 this video really helped so thank you x

[@thatonecharlie]

Good luck with applying!! Glad the video helped :)

[@Amy_Mont]

@@thatonecharlie thank you

[@emilyrachel679]

This was so helpful, thanks so much! (Now I just have to get the grades...)

[@thatonecharlie]

Good luck :)) I'm sure you'll smash it!

[@erenkaya1009]

Amazing video, I hope I will get an offer from Durham. Thank you for creating this video 😇

[@BlackwellT10]

Cheers bro helpful 😘😘

[@fern2256]

Thank you for the video! Just wondering what course you took and college you're at? Might see you around in September! :)

[@thatonecharlie]

I take archaeology of the historic world :) and I’m at St Cuthberts Society! Probably should have mentioned that to start with 😂

[@fern2256]

@@thatonecharlie oh cool I'm doing health and human sciences (hopefully) so I might see you around the department! :)

[@ruphinaade9084]

FERN Omg hey, i’m also doing health and human sciences! I got in thursday, how dit it go for you? :)

[@fern2256]

@@ruphinaade9084 that's so exciting !! I got in too; add me on insta/sc @fernlisakennard and see you soon!! :)

[@ruphinaade9084]

FERN Congrats!! I just saw your response but it’s done I added you on ig and sc!!

[@PP-qq5zb]

I don’t know how well you could answer this, but would you say being a non-drinker is an obstacle to making friends/ socialising at Durham?

[@adeelsadruddin3402]

I am hopefully starting MSc finance at Durham University. I am in Ustinov College...

[@thatonecharlie]

Awesome!!

[@meenal1139]

Do you know if there are any extra fees when joining sports clubs as part of your college? I'm joining in September, and I'm quite excited!!

[@thatonecharlie]

I think for some sports there might be a membership fee. But I think it really depends on the sport. It might be worth emailing clubs that you are wanting to join if you want to find out more before you arrive!! I'm sure you'll love it :)))

[@Jacob-mv2jh]

See you in September! Im going to study maths, my college is Cuths!!!

[@thatonecharlie]

Ahhh awesome!! Maybe I’ll see you round :)

[@margotmcdonald7585]

omg keep an eye out for professor bowcock xxxxxxx

[@itsaiisha]

hello charlie! thank you for the useful video. i was wondering what the community feel was like in Durham?

[@thatonecharlie]

Durham has a great community feel because of the college system, which I personally love!

[@julienlin3666]

I actually got aquestion. If you can answer it, it'd make my day. It's been days that I dunnot how to book a place for an event. I'm a freshman in Durham. And I cannot sign in neither as an external student nor as a Du student.

[@soumilihazra.5290]

The whole video was amazing and enjoyable and very informative! Thank you ! By the way recognize me? Haha probably not.😊😁😇

[@thatonecharlie]

I'm glad! and yeah you've left a few comments before :)

[@samwilson1167]

Hi Charlie, how often you use your gown as a cuths student and would you say it’s worth getting one if you’re going there?

[@thatonecharlie]

I used it for matriculation and aside from that I basically haven't used my gown for any formals. Some of my friends borrowed my gown for photos at matriculation, so I'm sure if you just want photos you can borrow someones. If not I'd say its probably not worth getting one for Cuths

[@samwilson1167]

ThatOneCharlie alright cheers man you’ve saved me 60 quid there 😂

[@khushimittal3023]

I've heard that Durham isn't very diverse hence, being difficult for international students to survive there. is it true?

[@ollielax7024]

Diversity should not make any difference to your time at Uni. If you are good at what you want to learn, and if you are a decent enough character (which I am sure you are), then you will be accepted, no matter your skin colour or background

[@Worldtimes1]

A road trip with Dominic Cummings too?

[@mariammahmoud514]

is ielts exam necessary for international students or igcse english is enough

[@yutsummm5470]

hiii i hope u can see this comment~ Im currently choosing which college in durham but as im not local im not too sure about the differences and kidnof struggling right now :(( any general comments on all the colleges? Thankks ;3

[@thatonecharlie]

Yeah I actually made a video about all the colleges: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqGyp5-niraSfLs

[@yutsummm5470]

@@thatonecharlie thankss!!

[@legspinnermuhammadikramkha3454]

How can I get Schlorahip through cricket at master degree

[@mariammahmoud514]

does durham uni accept english igcse qualification as an equivalent of ielts

[@elenaedwards2898]

Hi I think I’m being rlly stupid but what do you mean when you talk about colleges?? Like I thought uni was just uni… are there separate colleges included inside one university?? Sorry for being naive I am in year 12 and figuring all this out 😂

[@musicrelaxation2366]

Colleges are the accomodation buildings

[@charliechalk]

Is it good for International Relations?

[@rachelle9518]

I applied for castle but I don’t think it has a gym is there a Durham gym?

[@thatonecharlie]

There is a gym at Maiden Castle for Durham students

[@maddieduncan6508]

I'm from the USA and I really want to go here to study archeology

[@thatonecharlie]

Ahh that would be awesome!! I have friends who study archaeology here from the USA!!

[@elizeyt]

and how long until part two? 😊😊

[@thatonecharlie]

I'm working on part two right now. Only a minute into the video so far, as it takes a long time to do. But I'll have it out as soon as possible. It should be my next upload :))

[@DrDanielHoward]

Oxford has tutorials in the colleges, maybe not in all subjects but generally. Are there no tutorials in Durham colleges?

[@ajwills6039]

Do people still do drinking games at freshers etc??

[@thatonecharlie]

Yeah! My flat played ring of fire a couple of times! But it’ll obviously depend on your flat and the people you meet :)

[@ajwills6039]

ThatOneCharlie thanks! Loved the video by the way! Can I also ask what do you think of the nightlife at Durham clubbing etc? Also do you go to or know people who club in Newcastle often?

[@paulsmith1981]

I hear there are strict speech codes in place in Durham university.

[@baileyharrison1030]

Like what?

[@houghtonstreet3392]

Durham is the de-facto centre of the universe

[@thatonecharlie]

That is a very bold claim indeed

[@houghtonstreet3392]

@@thatonecharlie that has been proven theoretically

[@rightisright2556]

Just applied to Durham University from Korea and God you look like Harry Potter from the movies :)

[@wingsbt1019]

I'm not even in college-- what am I doing here- lmao

[@thatonecharlie]

love a good tangent into random topics

[@germanlara-hb4ee]

Never heard of it. Can’t be any good.

[@solmazseyed7143]

Is this where Harry Potter was filmed?

[@thatonecharlie]

They filmed some of Harry Potter in the cloisters of the cathedral which made up the corridors of hogwarts :))

[@kieranmaguire3964]

Hope Durham payed you for this!

[@thatonecharlie]

Ahaha I wish!!!

[@arthuralexander9981]

The best universities in the UK are: Cambridge, Oxford, LSE, Imperial, UCL, KCL, Edinburgh, Bristol, Manchester, Warwick. Sorry, no place for Durham in the top 10 according to the respected QS and THES World University Rankings.

[@feliscorax]

Judging a university on an aggregate is a bit reductive. When talking about the world’s Top 100 universities, the differences are negligible until you start looking at subject rankings - and in some subjects, English Literature for example, Durham really stands out as one of the best.

[@user-pb6xw5li2u]

Since when QS is a respected ranking?

[@Llooktook]

a lot of salty rejects

[@senorvergaragrande5196]

What such a too bad video.

[@arthuralexander9981]

The academic buildings are outdated and tired looking.