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

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 ...

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 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, ...

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.

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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Figures obtained by Palatinate have uncovered the substantial cost of major refurbishments conducted on the University-owned 19th-century property, Hollingside House, in 2016. Hollingside features the ...

Durham University, alongside the Universities of Newcastle, Northumbria, and Sunderland, has launched The Innovating Together – Universities in the North East (In-TUNE) partnership, which will improve ...

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 ...

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% ...