Monthly Webinars - Durham University

Postgraduate Monthly Webinars

We've invited experts from across the University to provide you with engaging and helpful content to guide you on your journey to postgraduate study with us at Durham. We'll be focusing on a different topic each month, so you'll be able to select the Zoom sessions that are most relevant to you.

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Session	Description	Date	Time
Alumni Stories	Join us for a session with our alumni. Who better than to speak to you about their experience than those that have walked in your shoes? Our alumni will be on hand to share their insights into being a postgraduate student at Durham and the journey they have been on since graduating. They will be able to answer any of your questions about university life and how it has prepared them for their chosen career paths and life beyond university.	23 July 2024	19:00hrs
Student Enrichment Opportunities	Whatever you love doing, whatever you may like to try, you will find support and inspiration here. 87% of students engage, participate, excel and give back in a prolific variety of extra-curricular events, programmes and activities in sport, theatre, music and volunteering. This session will be led by our Student Enrichment team to help you understand what opportunities are available to you during your time here as a postgraduate student.	22 August 2024	18:00hrs
An Introduction Into Our Virtual Learning Environment: Learn Ultra	Learn Ultra is the University's new Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) - which will be a key resource during your time here at Durham. On Learn Ultra you can access course material from your lecturer, submit your assignments, take part in group discussions, as well as access additional support like the Careers Service or library services. Join this session to help give you a sense of the learn ultra platform before you arrive in Durham and start your studies. *Please note- this is a basic introduction and overview to the platform. Your module convenor or the programme team will explain how they intend to use Blackboard at the start of the course.	12 September 2024	12:00hrs

Session

Description

Date

Time

Alumni Stories

Join us for a session with our alumni. Who better than to speak to you about their experience than those that have walked in your shoes? Our alumni will be on hand to share their insights into being a postgraduate student at Durham and the journey they have been on since graduating. They will be able to answer any of your questions about university life and how it has prepared them for their chosen career paths and life beyond university.

23 July 2024

19:00hrs

Student Enrichment Opportunities

Whatever you love doing, whatever you may like to try, you will find support and inspiration here. 87% of students engage, participate, excel and give back in a prolific variety of extra-curricular events, programmes and activities in sport, theatre, music and volunteering. This session will be led by our Student Enrichment team to help you understand what opportunities are available to you during your time here as a postgraduate student.

22 August 2024

18:00hrs

An Introduction Into Our Virtual Learning Environment: Learn Ultra

Learn Ultra is the University's new Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) - which will be a key resource during your time here at Durham. On Learn Ultra you can access course material from your lecturer, submit your assignments, take part in group discussions, as well as access additional support like the Careers Service or library services. Join this session to help give you a sense of the learn ultra platform before you arrive in Durham and start your studies.

*Please note- this is a basic introduction and overview to the platform. Your module convenor or the programme team will explain how they intend to use Blackboard at the start of the course.

12 September 2024

12:00hrs

Upcoming webinars

These online sessions will be delivered live using Zoom. Sessions will consist of informative presentations as well as the opportunity to ask any questions you might have, relevant to the topic area. You can book as many sessions as you like!

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