Welcome from the JCR President

Welcome from your Senior Freshers' Rep

Hi and welcome to Stephenson College!! Well done for powering through your A-Levels and getting into Durham to be one of our 2025 Freshers!

I'm Poppy, your Senior Fresher's Rep (Frep) for this year and I'm a third-year Philosophy student at Stephenson. The Head Frep team and I have been working over the summer to craft a Welcome and Orientation Week designed to give you the best chance to make new friends, have a fun time and settle into student life. We'll be joined by our wonderful Frep team, who will be there to help you, introduce you to college life and be friendly faces throughout the week (and throughout the year) if you need any support.

Your first week will be full of exciting events for you to take advantage of with a variety of fun activities, from ghost walks and craft events to the club nights and the everyone's favourite - the white T-shirt party! There are also amazing societies you'll come to meet through various events, like Freshers' Fair and taster sessions. You'll also be matriculated into the university, an age-old tradition where you will officially become a Durham student.

Our amazing welfare team will be present during Freshers' Week, ready to provide support and assistance during such an exciting and important time which throws up so many new things, so don't hesitate to ask for support. If there is anything we can do to ease your nerves before or during Freshers’ Week, you can chat to us via the official Stephenson Freshers’ Instagram @stephenson.freshers or our email stephenson.induction@durham.ac.uk and a member of our Head Frep team will get back to you as soon as possible. Remember to keep an eye on these social media pages and your email inboxes so you don’t miss any information we send you.

See you at Stephenson! We can’t wait to meet you!

Poppy Elliott
Senior Freshers' Rep 2025/2026