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, ...

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 ...

The first News in Brief of the Christmas holidays covers everything from local protests to road safety... with the highlight being dispute over a mega incinerator.

For the most part, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs follows the plot of the familiar fairytale, though it is, as expected, thoroughly infused with panto madness. Snow White (Briana Craig) is declared ...

‘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 ...

Last month Durham University established the Centre for Classics Education Research and Engagements (CERES), which is researching the learning and teaching of classical languages and ancient ...

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, ...

“Inspirational” figures from educational, media, human rights, education, conservation and business spheres will be honoured by Durham University during Summer congregation in the historic Durham ...

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 ...

New analysis by Palatinate has revealed the proportion of Durham graduates receiving first class honours rose from 18% in 2009/10 to a record 43% last year. Last year, 95% of Durham graduates secured ...

South College has come out on top of Palatinate’s Evans Table – a ranking of college academic performance – for the second year running. The system awards nine points for a first, four for a 2:1, one ...

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