The beauty of Lumiere 2021
As we begin the Christmas holidays, Melissa Rumbold and Hannah Ahmed take a moment to reflect on the 2021 Lumiere festival, discussing the beautiful installations and the festive spirit it…
Student Life
Why greater guest speaker transparency is needed in the wake of events at South College
South College’s Principal Tim Luckhurst has come under fire this week for his reaction to students following offensive comments made from guest speaker Rod Liddle during South’s Christmas formal. Luckhurst…
Durham University launches Sir Harry Evans global journalism initiative in partnership with Reuters
Today, Durham University and Reuters, an international news organisation, announced the launch of a global initiative designed to nurture a new generation of investigative journalists. The programme, which aims to…
Face to face teaching cancelled as Storm Arwen sets its sights on Durham
At 2pm today, Durham University students received an email announcing that all face to face teaching would cease from 2pm due to the red weather warning in place for Durham.
Durham isn’t training students to be sex workers, despite what the media says
Despite the media’s insinuation that they were training a legion of sex workers, Durham University’s training was intended to ensure that support from the university was as judgement free as…
Durham University appoints new senior leader for equality, diversity and inclusion
Durham University has appointed Dr Shaid Mahmood as Durham’s first Pro-Vice Chancellor (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion).
Three years of thoughts: Student Life editors reflect on university so far
As we approach the half way mark of term, our Student Life editors have taken a moment to reflect on their time at Durham so far, discussing integration into a…
Durham’s stance on spiking: victim-blaming at its finest
Livia Dove-Woods analyses the Durham University Student Wellbeing team's controversial stance on spiking.
Relieved it’s over: a honest review of freshers’ week
Jessica Donaldson assesses the highs and lows of freshers' week - and whether its really worth the exhaustion.
Moving to Durham: a fresh(er’s) perspective
Fresher Emily Walster reflects on her time at Durham so far and what is has been like to adjust to university life.