Epiphany Term News

It's been another busy term for Grey, and we thought we would bring you a brief round up of what we have been up to. 

Professor Sonia Virdee, Principal

LinkedIn

Our college careers mentoring LinkedIn group has been going from strength to strength and now has over 400 members. The group connects students to alumni in relevant careers sectors with the aim of facilitating mentoring interactions. It is also a location for relevant careers opportunities and tips to be posted. A particular highlight of this term has been the careers focus fortnights which have aimed to centre discussions around a particular sector per fortnight.
Our Careers and Alumni Officer also ran a training session in LinkedIn for students to encourage them to join the group and give them some tips on perfecting their profiles. We are very grateful for all our alumni members for mentoring students and offering advice. If you wish to become a member, click here. We welcome all alumni, particularly 2000s-2020s graduates where we have a gap.

Fashion Show

The annual charity fashion show returned to college with the theme of ‘prismatic, a spectrum of light’. The show aimed to explore the human experience through its many emotional colours through a series of walks. The evening proved to be ever popular with tickets selling out and excellent reviews from students.
It has been particularly successful from a fundraising angle with over £10,000 being raised so far for Young Lives vs Cancer. This has been raised through model fundraisers ranging from walking to Seaham to a 12-hour dodgeball challenge. There was also a charity auction of everything from dates to running coaching on the night.

Sports News

Greys long tradition of sporting success has continued strong this term with Men’s and Women’s Hockey winning their Premiership League title. The men’s final was particularly nail biting with a last-minute goal securing the win.
Men’s football managed to finish their season in the Floodlit Final for the first time since 2017. Mixed lacrosse is also through to their Floodlit Final and we wish them the best of
luck for their game on Wednesday. Women’s football is also through to the Floodlit Plate Final.

Choir

Grey choir returned to the Cathedral this term to sing the Shrove Tuesday evensong. It is always an honour for the choir to take part in such a uniquely British tradition. It is particularly special for the choir to sing in the cathedral as it shows that they maintain a high standard of singing while remaining Durham’s largest auditioned choir. The anthem Greene’s Thou Visitest the Earth was particularly beautifully sung, and the choir enjoyed plenty of pancakes after the service.

Grey Goes Green

The Grey Goes Green program has continued this term. This is a program which aims to rewild Grey’s surroundings. The program this term has included bulb planting around the newly built pond and an introduction talk on the program.
We now have two student interns working to support the program and have big plans ahead. These include rebuilding a greenhouse and reestablishing an allotment. Thank you very much to the donors who made this possible.