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The Durham Bridging Course is a one-week residential programme designed to help prospective students feel confident, prepared, and connected before undergraduate study begins. Through academic sessions, practical guidance, and a welcoming community, the course offers a supportive start to university life at Durham.
Introduction
Starting university can feel exciting, unfamiliar, and demanding all at once. The Durham Bridging Course helps students make that transition with greater confidence by introducing academic expectations, study strategies, and the people, places, and support systems that shape university life.
Many benefits
Academic preparation
Develop practical skills in academic writing, source work, critical thinking, and structured discussion so you begin your degree with a stronger understanding of what higher education study involves.
Building community
Meet other students, academic staff, and near-peer mentors before term starts, helping Durham feel more familiar and less daunting from day one.
Confidence for the transition
Gain insight into study routines, workload management, university systems, and what to expect socially and academically as you begin your course.
Student quotes
The bridging course has made me feel as if I belong at Durham.
It was an excellent experience and has helped me feel more welcome and comfortable.
It’s been extremely nice to know I have a little network of people who I can always go to if I ever need help or support.
If you have been invited to take part, the Durham Bridging Course is an opportunity to begin university with greater confidence, a clearer sense of what to expect, and a stronger feeling that you belong here.