Durham University and College Union (DUCU) announce a ballot on strike and action short of a strike during Epiphany term.

As part of the Fair Funding Review 2.0, Sir Keir Starmer’s government has announced an injection of £170 million into Durham County Council (DCC). The Labour Party claim that this is a “tenfold ...

Palatinate news team. Compiling this chronological, themed, guide was a much bigger task than this News Editor anticipated; however, it was hopefully worth the News Year’s Eve sacrifice. Parts one, ...

New statistics show that Durham University admitted the lowest proportion of state-educated students in the 2020/21 academic year, compared to any other UK university. Just 61.6% of the new cohort, ...

Palatinate has once again revealed college popularity rankings. Due to changes to the University’s allocation process, applicants now rank their top three preferences instead of ranking all the ...

One in four Durham PhD students leave study without achieving their target doctorate degree. The data, acquired through a Palatinate Freedom of Information request, reveals performance is particularly ...

Marilyn Monroe. When we hear her name: platinum blonde hair, an iconic rendition of “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy, and many Hollywood successes she was once the star of come to mind.

‘Oxbridge reject’ is one of Durham’s most recurrent stereotypes. Due to Durham’s relatively high rankings in the UK university league tables, coupled with its college system and traditional quirks ...

The Black Cats and the Magpies. The Mackems and the Geordies. 2 Cities. 12 miles apart. Yet so far. As a student at a northern university, you must have heard about the infamous rivalry between the ...

One of the best books I have read during lockdown is Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo, a funny and punchy novel detailing the interconnected life experiences of twelve (mostly) black British ...