Charity and Festivals – The Ideal Pairing
Sara Halliday explores the fantastic opportunity of stewarding at a festival with Oxfam.
Review: Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Megan Wallace reviews Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s haunting novel of the Biafran War.
Fumbling in Erasmus Land
Hal Dunnett takes us through his introductory session at Sapienza, Università di Roma in the first of his ‘Fumbling in Erasmus land’ series.
“Durham cannot afford another tragedy”
Maxi Clayton-Clowes calls for greater river safety in Durham.
Oaxaca, or ‘Wahaca – you know, like the restaurant’
Joe Baylis leaves Mexico City to explore the artsy highland city of Oaxaca.
Deforestation: Thailand’s Tumbling Trees
Thailand – known for its beaches and wildlife, little known for its grave deforestation. Patsiri Piansabi shares her concerns.
International development expert appointed as new Durham vice-chancellor
Professor Stuart Corbridge will take up the role on 1 September 2015, reports Rory Tingle.
Dirt: the answer to antibiotic resistance?
Now that the race is on to search for new antibiotics, Bruno Martin shows us how looking to dirt is the answer.
Peter Reed’s Top 10 Albums, Part 6: Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon
Peter Reed brings us the next of his top 10 albums, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon.
A Brief Appreciation of the Bible’s Influence in Western Literature
Anthony Bromley explores the influence the Bible has had on Western literature.