The university overall is good.
However, I feel there is a general lack of consideration for the students. For example, the new VC decided to just move the pharmacy course to Newcastle University, therefore students in year 1,2 and 3 had to relocate to Newcastle, yet will still get their degree from Durham. This was done in the middle of people’s degrees and many people had to drop out because they could not travel to Newcastle.
I also have an assignment stolen from me (so did others) and the department has not done anything to stop this from being able to happen again.
The good things are the strong vision for the future they have.