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 been ranked in 5 th place by The Guardian in its 2026 University Guide, with an overall score of 85.4 (out of 100). The University has moved up one place in the league table, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Speaking at a press visit to Teesside Airport on 27 th August, Badenoch claimed that “a lot of these decisions about where Reform is spending money are actually a distraction from what’s happening ...

Omar Salah, a Gazan student awarded a Durham University scholarship, spoke to Palatinate about the daily struggle for survival in Gaza, and his hope to soon take up his place at Durham.

Durham University has moved up 22 spots in the annual LSBU English Social Mobility Index to claim 52 nd place in the 2024 rankings. The index, which considers access (the proportion of disadvantaged ...

In a bid to address decades of underinvestment in military space capabilities, the UK government has approved a £127 million contract to develop two advanced surveillance satellites. This initiative, ...

Students who have a standard catered college room, with a shared bathroom, will now need to pay £10,232.78, with finalists paying £10,416.20. A self-catered room for a standard 39-week let with shared ...