It’s a huge pleasure to welcome you to John Snow College. 

At John Snow we combine our pride in Durham University’s traditions, such as gowned formal dinners and a wide variety of sports teams and societies, with a modern and dynamic outlook.  We pride ourselves on being a friendly and inclusive community.

Colleges are at the heart of Durham’s student experience. Alongside your academic studies you will have the opportunity to take part in a wide variety of activities run through the student-led Junior Common Room. We compete in 18 sports from football, netball and rugby to lacrosse, ultimate frisbee and futsal. In addition to sport, there are 30 societies to cater for all interests from arts to cooking and liberation societies to the Taylor Swift society. These all provide the opportunity to make friends from all backgrounds, develop new or existing skills and strengthen our college community of home and international students undergraduates and postgraduates.  The College also organises series of talks and seminars throughout the year on a variety of subjects aimed at personal development and fostering broader intellectual perspectives.

Being at university is an exciting time but many students experience occasions when they need support. The student support team and the JCR Welfare representatives have a huge amount of experience and are there for you when you need them.

Our aim is that each of you has a safe, happy, stimulating and successful experience during your time at John Snow College and that we enable you to achieve your full potential.

Professor Nathan Sempala-Ntege