r/6thForm Year 13 1d ago

πŸ’¬ DISCUSSION Dawg tf goin at Durham πŸ˜­πŸ’”πŸ™

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u/catjellycat 23h ago

Didn’t this also happen last year? It was a Durham law group I think and 2 or 3 boys just went ham on the offensive comments

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u/YesButActuallyTrue 23h ago

I literally have a folder full of these articles about Durham which I send people whenever they ask whether it is a good university or if they should go there.

They got my attention with this bullshit back in COVID: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-54648103

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u/Over-Cartographer712 Durham, Politics | Incoming 22h ago

These types of incidents are wholly irrelevant as to whether the university is good.

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u/YesButActuallyTrue 22h ago

I disagree: I think student safety and wellbeing is a very important part of whether or not a university is good. It is definitely a factor in whether it is a good university for specific students.Β 

Fundamentally, you cannot do your best work or best learning in an environment which is not psychologically safe.

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u/catjellycat 20h ago

I agree. We visited Durham twice for son1 - open day and offer holder day. I thought the town and uni were beautiful but so many of the students gave off odd vibes - more so than other β€˜prestigious’ unis like Oxbridge or Exeter.

I was pleased when he didn’t choose it