Personal Development

College Mentoring System

As part of our personal development programme, we provide a College Mentoring System.  The system provides a named College Mentor for all first year students both at undergraduate and postgraduate level and also a weekly Student Development and Employability Programme for all students.  The College Mentor's role is to help you settle into University life and to encourage you to get involved in clubs, societies and work experience.  The College Mentor will refer any student support matters (anything which may be affecting your academic studies) to the Vice Principal/Senior Tutor. 

Careers, Employability and Enterprise Centre

Please see https://www.dur.ac.uk/st-cuthberts.society/local/current/support/ for more information.The college plays an important role in helping students to develop skills and experiences during their academic career with the University.  This is done in partnership and in consultation with the University's Careers, Employability and Enterprise Centre (CEEC).  Please see https://www.dur.ac.uk/careers/ for more information.  CEEC also has a named careers adviser, Darren Johnson, who is responsible for liaising with and supporting colleges. 

College Ambassador Programme

We also provide other opportunities such as the College Ambassador Scheme and the Student Development Awards which can provide experience and financial support to help you acquire skills and experiences. 

For more details about personal development opportunities, please contact the College Office via cuthberts.reception@durham.ac.uk