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Newswire February 2022

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Welcome to our new Vice-Chancellor   We are delighted to welcome Professor Karen O’Brien to Durham as our new Vice-Chancellor and Warden.   Read more

 

Queen's New Year Honours 2022   On the announcement of the Queen’s New Year Honours List 2022, we would like to congratulate and celebrate the achievements of the following alumni and friends who are honourees in this year’s list. The individuals celebrated represent the inspiration and leadership that characterises the Durham community the world over. We are inspired by their success and honoured by their affiliation with our institution.    Read more         Take off for James Webb Space Telescope   We’ve played a key role in the development and engineering of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which has begun its journey to the stars.   Read more

Brand new programme: MSc Plant Biotechnology and Enterprise    Do you have a passion for nature and a background in bioscience or biology? Take a look at our brand new masters programme, available with a 15% alumni fee discount.   Read more         COMING SOON! Post Graduate Open Day Wednesday 16 March 2022   Are you thinking of further study? Why not come back and see us at our first in person Post Graduate event since 2020. More information about our Alumni scholarships can be found here.   Register your interest

Telephone Campaign   Our annual telephone fundraising appeal returns next month, with a team of Durham students making calls to our alumni community. These calls are a wonderful opportunity to connect with your university and share your experiences with a current student.    Read more

   

Events

Upcoming Events   Dunelm Society and Music Durham Alumni Concert Tuesday 5 April 2022, 6.45pm (BST)  Join our musical community for a wonderful evening of music in the glorious surroundings of Royal College of Music's Performance Hall. Geography 1972 Golden Anniversary Reunion Friday 8 - Sunday 10 July 2022 A group of 1972 Durham University Geography graduates are organising a 50th Anniversary Re-union, in Durham. Register your place and more information will be shared with you soon. Durham Castle Lectures University College Durham is excited to announce the return of Durham Castle Lectures! We are delighted to welcome Dr Barbara Boehm from the Met Cloisters museum, New York, to give the Epiphany Term 2022 Durham Castle Lecture on Wednesday 2 February at 7pm. The lecture will be a hybrid event, with an in person audience and a high-quality livestream with the chance for both audiences to engage in discussion after the Lecture. You can find out more & book your place here.

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Alumni

Learning by Heart – Tutors for Change    We enjoyed celebrating International Volunteer Day on 5 December 2021 and recognising all the positive contributions our global alumni and supporters make here at Durham and around the world through volunteering. Naomi Green (Liberal Arts, St Cuthbert’s Society, 2017-21) tells us why she’s passionate about volunteering and how her experiences as a student at Durham led her to launching her own charity to provide education internationally.   Read more

Class Notes   Autistic duo Harriet Axbey (Research Methods, Stephenson College, 2015-19) and Jonathan Raiseborough, have created a children’s book called My Brother Tom Has Superpowers about their experiences to help other autistic people.  John Ingham (History, University College, 1977-80) won Energy and Environment Journalist of the Year at PressGazette's British Journalism Awards last month. Rebecca Nesbit’s (Biology, University College, 2002-05) popular science book, Tickets for the Ark, is available for pre-order now. Alumna Matthew Nixon’s (History, Collingwood College, 2006-09) creative agency ‘BUMP’ has taken on Kanye West as its first major client. Together, Samuel Montgomery (Politics, University College, 2018-21) and Will Donnelly (History, Van Mildert, 2012-15) have launched the HealthTech startup called Lottie. Lottie offers a completely free service, with no hidden charges - it's ambition is to empower care seekers to find their dream care home for their loved ones. Lydia Strachan (Politics, University College, 2001-2004) and Sarah Major (Natural Sciences, University College, 2001-2004) have set up Confident Conversations, a new charity supporting parents and carers while they are in hospital with their child.

Colleges

Collingwood College   Ahead of the ‘50 Years of Collingwood’ events later this year, make sure your Collingwood friends don’t miss invitations and ticket releases. Please share this link with your peers and ask them to update their contact details if they do not already receive communications from us.   Keep in Touch

St Cuthbert's Society   Find out our latest news and events by clicking on the link below.   Read more

St John's College   As we look forward to this new year and all that 2022 will hold, join us in reviewing the past year of life at St John's in our annual publication, the College Record.    Read more

 

Stephenson College   Stephenson College has partnered with DCAD to deliver the online Mexico Winter Research School, a three week programme enabling Mexican students to prepare for study in the UK. Many current Stephenson students have been involved in delivering the fun and informative sessions, including the ever-popular Stephenson Pub Quiz! We have also been working hard to promote the Durham Inspired Award in College, with two information evenings for new students interested in the programmes as well as a coach and student get together for those currently engaged with the Award.

University College   Happy New Year Castle Alumni! As we begin 2022 and 950th birthday celebrations of Durham Castle, we are writing to share a couple of dates for your diary: 1-3 April will mark this year’s Alumni Spring Gathering with our annual Reunion Weekend scheduled for 9-11 September. More details including how to book your place to follow shortly.

 

Ustinov   Get involved with Ustinov College’s scholarly community! Our student-led journal, Pantomath, is accepting expressions of interest for our next issue. Find out how you can contribute to our community today.   Read more

   

Departments

Durham Energy Institute   Durham Alumnus, Professor Alan Lowdon awarded OBE in New Year’s Honours for pivotal role in developing offshore wind links with USA.   Read more

Energy & Sustainability   Durham University leaped up the rankings in the recently-published People & Planet University League, which organises universities based on how sustainable their campuses are, based on a series of 13 metrics such as carbon management, ethical investment and banking and sustainable food. From coming 96th back in 2019, on the leaderboard published back in December Durham reached 30th place, gaining it '2:1' status, as well as the People & Planet Most Improved Award. Are you working on a sustainability project, or initiative which furthers the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030? We’d love to hear from you!    Read more

 

Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies   Literature and Devotion in Later Medieval England, A selection of manuscripts from Durham University Library by Professor Richard Gameson is now available to purchase online via Durham University Retail and at Palace Green Library.   Buy now

Retail - Have your say!   Here at Durham, we are really value our customers and would love to hear your thoughts on products we currently stock, what you would like to see and purchase in the near future. As a thank you for your time and for a chance to win an exciting prize, please complete the short survey below. You will be entered into a prize draw which will be drawn Monday 28 February 2022. The lucky winner will then be contacted via email. Please see link to Durham University official shop privacy policy.    Complete Survey

 

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