CHSS Peer Mentoring

CHSS Peer Mentoring Welcome to Durham! This group is to help 2022/23 Combined Honours in Social Sciences (CHSS) freshers understand a bit more about the course.

Feel free to ask any questions you have, even if unrelated to academics and we'll be happy to help.

hi guys! It’s not too late to sign up for the CHSS celebration event next Wednesday (despite the date on the poster)- it...
25/05/2023

hi guys! It’s not too late to sign up for the CHSS celebration event next Wednesday (despite the date on the poster)- it’ll be a great way to celebrate the end of exams! It’ll be great to see you all :))

08/02/2023

hi guys! The boardroom isn’t open tomorrow (Thursday 9th February) in the morning but feel free to come in to do some work in the afternoon from 1 - 6pm and Friday afternoon! :)

03/02/2023

Hi guys! Just a reminder that the SGIA (Politics and International Relations) module pre-registration opens today for everyone wanting to take a SGIA module/modules next year!

If you have any queries or would like some advice on module selection, remember you can always reach out to your mentors and the Senior Mentors!

We have the senior mentors, Ishwa Ganesaraja, Una Murphy and Ciara Jowett who have taken and currently take SGIA modules, who are more than happy to answer any questions you may have!

The deadline for pre-registration is 17th February (in 2 weeks) so please please remember to complete it by then!! :)

24/01/2023

Hi guys!

Just another reminder the boardroom is open to use as a study space between 9am-6pm!

We will have our senior mentors, Una Murphy, who currently studies International Relations and Geography, but has also studied Anthropology and Sociology in previous years, in the boardroom in the morning, and Beth Presswood, who studies Anthropology and Sociology with a few Education Studies and CFLS french modules, in the afternoon. So feel free so pop in and do some work or ask any questions you may have about anything you might be worried about!

Just a quick reminder, that students who are using the boardroom please sign in on the piece of paper on the desk :)

19/01/2023

Hi guys!

As many of you might have seen through Megan’s email earlier this week, CHSS students have access to the faculty boardroom - near Megan’s office (Room 012, Arthur Holmes Building (next to the CLC)) most Tuesdays, Thursdays between 9-6 and Friday mornings between 9-1 so feel free to pop in for a more quiet place to work!

We have it specifically from 11:30 onwards today, so feel free to use it! There will some senior mentors there throughout the day if you have any queries as well! :)

Hi again! With the upcoming strikes we thought we'd let you guys know how they will impact you. See below for the inform...
23/11/2022

Hi again! With the upcoming strikes we thought we'd let you guys know how they will impact you. See below for the information!
For more detailed information, here's the link to the mitigation policy which has just been updated to reflect the most recent strike action in the last few days:https://www.durham.ac.uk/media/durham-university/campaign-sites/industrial-action/documents/Mitigations-policy-11-November-2022-FINAL.pdf

Hey! Congrats on making it halfway through the term! We’ll be posting several tips and tricks throughout the year to hop...
09/11/2022

Hey! Congrats on making it halfway through the term! We’ll be posting several tips and tricks throughout the year to hopefully make adjusting to uni life easier. The first one is email etiquette! See below to see the proper ways you should be formatting and writing your emails.

18/10/2022

As you may have seen in an email from Megan yesterday, CHSS students will have access to the faculty boardroom (near Megan's office (Room 012, Arthur Holmes Building)) this Thursday 13:00-14:30.
This is at the same time as Megan's office hours so feel free to pop by if you need to talk to her.
This weekly slot will also be a space you can use to study, relax, or chat to fellow CHSS students.
Senior Peer Mentor, Ishwa Ganesaraja will also be there in case you have any questions regarding anything (academic, social, etc)!

15/10/2022

We hope you all have enjoyed your first few weeks in Durham!

We'll be posting information on this group that hopefully will make your life easier. Below is the link to a document that contains all the full names of rooms your lectures/seminars/etc are in in case you're confused about the acronyms!

The university has just changed their website and so the link to the page on their website isn't working anymore. This excel spreadsheet is from a few years ago but most acronyms should be the same. If anything is different/ missing feel free to ask any of us and we'll do our best to help you.

Hi everyone, see below for some information about the first Combined Honours Society social of the year:Our first social...
30/09/2022

Hi everyone, see below for some information about the first Combined Honours Society social of the year:

Our first social of the year is a Bailey Bar Crawl!!! DRESS AS YOUR SUBJECT(s) if you can and get as many of your mates to come as you want - the more the merrier!!!
At the minute the plan is to meet at the SU bar at 8ish on Friday 7th October

Click on the link for more updates: https://facebook.com/events/s/chs-bailey-bar-crawl/501602504743716/

See you there!
Harry, Sim & the rest of the CHSS Exec x

27/09/2022

Thank you so much to everyone who came to the introduction session yesterday, it was lovely meeting you all!

Below are the times and locations for the inductions sessions for individual subjects. Megan Bruce (Director of CHSS) also emailed you a link to this information yesterday so feel free to check that out as well as if anything changes it will be updated there!

Anthropology / Tuesday 27th 15:30-17:30 / D110 (Dawson Building)
Archaeology / Tuesday 27th 9:00-10:30 / D110 (Dawson Building)
Classics / Tuesday 27th 14:30-15:30 / PG21 (Palace Green)
Economics / Not on the document I've received - potentially check the link Megan sent
Education / Friday 30th 14:30-16:00 / ER201 (Elvet Riverside)
English / Monday 26th 16:00-17:30 / CG93 (Chemistry Building)
Geography / Friday 30th 10:00-11:00 / W007
History / Tuesday 27th 14:30-15:30 / CL103 (Calman Learning Centre)
Marketing and Management / https://durham.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx...
Modern Languages / Monday 26th 16:00-17:30 and Tuesday 27th 10:00-11:00 plus separate sessions for specific languages / ER 201/ER157
Music / Monday 26th 15:30-17:30 / ER141
Philosophy / Tuesday 11:00-12:30/16:00-17:30 / DSUE01 (Fonteyn Ballroom, Dunelm House)/ER201
SGIA / Friday 30th 11:00-12:00 / TLC123 (Teaching and Learning Centre)
Sociology/Criminology / Tuesday 27th 9:00-10:00/15:30-17:00 / ER140/ER145
Sport / Monday 26th 16:30-17:30 / ER140
Theology / Tuesday 27th 11:00-12:00 / TH107 (Theology Department)
Visual Arts / Monday 26th 15:30-17:00 / ER155

Calling all CHSS freshers!Don't forget about our Mentoring Live Launch TODAY 2.30pm to 3.30pm at the Teaching and Learni...
26/09/2022

Calling all CHSS freshers!

Don't forget about our Mentoring Live Launch TODAY 2.30pm to 3.30pm at the Teaching and Learning Centre. Come along to meet other CHSS students, meet your peer mentor and have your questions answered!!

*Check your email or message us for more information*

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