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November 2019

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Autumn Leaves, Students Return, Alumni Thrive

Every walk around the University looks like a postcard this month – and we look very good in Autumn, as shown in this photo from @ericdyh as part of our October Instagram competition. We look even better since our last Newswire now that all of our incredible students are back on campus for the start of another great year at Durham. And what an incredible start to the 2019/20 year we have enjoyed:

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A Look Inside our New Teaching and Learning Centre

The Teaching and Learning Centre is now open and ready to be explored! As well as state-of-the-art lecture theatres and teaching rooms, you will find plenty of space for independent study and group work, as well as an excellent new Café.

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Netflix Pioneer makes $3.5M Donation to Durham University

We have received a transformative donation of $3.5M from alumnus Dr Neil Hunt, former Chief Product Officer of Netflix. Dr Hunt’s gift will be used to establish the ‘Hunt Programme’ which will provide targeted scholarship, bursary, and internship support across the Department of Computer Science and Collingwood College.

Durham Gains Highest-Ever Global Ranking in Arts & Humanities

We’ve achieved our highest-ever global ranking in Arts and Humanities in a prestigious international league table.

Our First New College in 14 Years: On Track for 2020

We’re pleased that our first new College in 14 years, South College, is on track to open for 2020, and will bring many benefits to the local community.

Events

Dunelm Days

2019 marks the 5th anniversary of bringing everyone together across the world and is a fantastic way to make new connections, catch up with old friends and renew your Durham pride! A list of all events can be found here. If you can't see one near you, why not organise your own with our full support? To find out more, please get in touch.

New York Gala

Last chance to book your tickets for the New York Gala - just a few remaining. This is our flagship event in the US so don't miss this evening of great food, drinks, entertainment, and all things Durham. Dance the night away with a little Manhattan glamour! Get your tickets for the Gala on Thursday, December 5 now.

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Inaugural Vann Fellowship Lecture

The inaugural Vann Fellow (and former USAF Officer), Revd Dr Brian Powers, will give the lecture, ‘Hope in the Wound: Resurrection and Moral Injury’, based on his recent research on Tuesday 12 November.

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Convocation

The University's Vice-Chancellor and Warden, Professor Stuart Corbridge will address alumni with a review of the last year and plans for the future. This year we will be at Barber-Surgeons' Hall, London on Tuesday 19 November. The event is free to attend but booking is required:

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Postgraduate Open Day

Interested in learning more about doing a Masters or a PhD? Come along to our Postgraduate Open Day on Wednesday 20 November. Details of all of the sessions can be found on our website. Booking is essential:

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Returning to Science: A Career Workshop

Representatives of The Daphne Jackson Trust, The Wellcome Trust and The Royal Society will be present to talk on Monday 11 November about their programmes to fund and support career returners to all areas of science research.

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USA Tour – September 2019

Eight days, six US cities and over 200 alumni engaged in a series of extraordinary alumni events across the country - San Francisco, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Chicago, New York and Boston.

Asia Tour - September 2019

Nine days, five cities and over 500 alumni engaged in a series of extraordinary alumni events – Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong.

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Check our events pages regularly for all of the upcoming alumni events across the world.

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Alumni

Shirin Gerami

Shirin Gerami (Politics, Philosophy and Economics, St Chad’s College, 2008-11) tells Julia Atherley (English Literature, St Chad's College, 2016-19) how starting triathlon training in Durham led to her become a pioneer in women’s sport and how she is now fighting to help other women follow her path.

Class notes

Graham Cornish (Theology, St Chad’s College, 1963-67) has had the 6th revised edition of his standard work Copyright: interpreting the law for libraries, archives and information services published.

Jacqui Cole (Chemistry, Grey College, 1994-97) was a recipient of a Royal Society medal this summer.

Luke Grenfell-Shaw (Natural Sciences, University College, 2014-17) will be cycling from Bristol to Beijing on a tandem starting Wednesday 1 January 2020 to show that you can live fully with cancer.

Adeseye Lawal-Solarin (Management Studies, Ustinov College, 2016-18) has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign for Dojo.

Bryony Mathew (Biological Anthropology, University College 2000-01) has published a children's book Qubits and Quiver Trees: Awesome Careers of the Future which aims to show children as young as five that everyone is equal.

Sally Morgan (Geography, Van Mildert College 1977-80) became Fitzwilliam College's ninth Master in October.

Sam Newbould (Risk and Security, Josephine Butler College, 2011-13) debut album with his jazz quintet at the Vortex jazz club in Dalston, London is due to be released in December.

Miles Oglethorpe (Geography, Hatfield College, 1976-79) has been elected President of the International Committee on the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage.

Matthew Smalley (Arts Combined, Collingwood College, 1974-77) has self-published his first novel Bigfella Kidman is the first book in a saga called The Song of the Butcher Bird.

Deborah Stone (English Literature, St Aidan's College, 1981/84) is a leading expert in the field of elder care. Through her website, she provides information and advice for families caring for older people, as well as advising companies on the effective development of products and services for older people and has recently published The Essential Family Guide to Caring for Older People.

Will Stoddart (Business Finance, John Snow College, 1999-02) has started a healthcare podcast What does good look like? where they cover the topic of healthy ageing, from womb to tomb. There most recent guest was another Durham alumni, ex-VP of Innovation at PatientsLikeMe, Chief Scientific Officer HealthUnlocked and member of the Editorial Board at the BMJ, Paul Wicks (Psychology, St Cuthbert's Society, 1999-02).

Colleges

Collingwood College

Heading to Durham for Lumiere? Join us for lunch at Collingwood
Saturday 16 November, 1pm

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St Aidan's College

Don't forget the annual Aidan's Alumni Association AGM and the JCR Recent Graduates Weekend on Saturday 16 November, which this year coincides with Lumiere 2019. More details about the JCR Recent Graduates Weekend!

St Cuthbert's Society

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the admission of women to St Cuthbert’s Society, we are hosting an afternoon reception on Saturday 23 November at the Whitechapel Gallery in London and hope you can join us.

St John's College

Find out what’s been happening at St John’s over the past year in the online version of the new College Record.

St Mary's College

Ailsa Dixon (graduated 1955) sadly passed away in 2017, but now with the preservation of the work of neglected female composers, it is making a huge impact upon her music career. Her music is now undergoing a revival - there is a big feature in the British Music Society's newsletter for this month:

Ustinov College

In October, Ustinov College hosted a number of events to celebrate Black History Month in collaboration with colleagues and students from across the University.

Van Mildert College

Join us on Friday 15 November for the annual Van Mildert College Trust Lecture as we celebrate ten years of the College’s Trust! The Lecture, entitled ‘World Health – their problem is our problem’ will be presented by Dr Richard Lane OBE, formerly Director of Science at the Natural History Museum. The Lecture starts at 6pm, and is free and open to all!

Departments

Music

DOMAN (Durham Original Music & Alumni Network) is a brand new society set up to place original music at the heart of Durham University’s Music Scene. Join the network!

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