Durham freshers have been told by the University that they must either live in out-of-college Ustinov accommodation or forfeit University accommodation.

This week's News in Brief covers everything from free heritage activities... to the best drinking spots in the city.

Durham University has confirmed that around 90 undergraduate students from Van Mildert and St Aidan’s Colleges will be housed in Ustinov College’s Sheraton Park site in the upcoming 2025/26 academic ...

Durham University has moved up one place in The Guardian's league tables, being ranked 5th in the country. The University was awarded an overall score of 85.4, which is calculated based off wider ...

A new student society representing the Labour Party has been founded. The Durham University Labour Society (DULS) hopes to be “a welcoming space for anyone who considers themselves a supporter of the ...

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, ...

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This week's News in Brief features the preservation of a train service popular with students, the week's lesser-mentioned cabinet reshuffle and a lifetime achievement award... for death studies.

Far-right protestors were met with chants of “Nazi scum, off our streets” as they arrived at a counter-demonstration in Durham on Saturday. In response to the anti-refugee march of the North East ...

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 ...

Durham University has recommitted to plans to increase the proportion of its intake made up by international students to 39% by the 2026/27 academic year, a significant increase from the current 30% ...

Current St. Aidan’s College JCR President Joe McGarry has been elected President of Durham Students’ Union after a heated election campaign. Turnout in the election stood at 16.6% of all eligible ...