Student Stories
Grey College Trust Awards 2018
Grey College Trust Awards
Each year the Grey College Trust supports students in their endeavors
DUCK Peru
Expedition
Virginia Raffaeli: Since return-
ing from Peru I have spent time
reflecting on what I gained from
this experience. I see the five
weeks I spent in Peru as having
taught me how to be more un-
derstanding towards others, for
each of our experiences shapes
us into the people we become. I
believe this project gave me the
opportunity to see at first-hand
how we can all make a difference.
In the future I therefore hope to
work for an organisation which
works towards this change in
order to do my part in provid-
ing everyone with the life we all
deserve.
Italian Lessons
Matthew Kirk: The Grey College
Trust awarded me funds to take
part in one of the Italian lan-
guage courses run by the Univer-
sity. The reason for my wanting
to take this course, and applying
to the Trust for funds was that
I had received an offer of (and
have now started) a postdoctoral
research position at La Sapienza
University in Rome, following on
from my PhD at Grey. Looking to
the future, the language course
gave me a good base for further
courses I intend to undertake
here in Rome to build my lan-
guage skills in a more formal way,
as well as future needs such as
finding a new apartment or get-
ting involved with local activities.
DUCK Borneo
Expedition
Oliver Quitmann: From July-Sep-
tember 2018 I travelled to Borneo
with Durham University Charity
Kommittee (DUCK) to work with a
number of local charities involved
in the conservation of turtle and
orang-utans. It was a once in a
life time experience and I am
incredibly grateful for the contri-
bution made by the Grey College
Trust.
Sailing Club,
Croatia Trip
Natalie Green: The Summer Sail
week trip allowed 14 members
of DUSC to travel around Croatia
by yacht in two yachts, starting
in Trogir, travelling to Stari Grad,
Vis, Bol and finishing in Hvar. I
learned that all marinas are differ-
ent and have very different rules
depending on the 'vibe' of the
city, and whether it was touristy
or locals lived by. Meeting other
universities on the trip such as
the University of Leeds and the
University of Manchester was
really exciting as we were able to
talk about the team racing that
we do whilst at university, as well
as other sailing experiences that
we have had.
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