University and mental health
Anna Stringer introduces the first editor's picks of term and comments on the issue of mental health at university.
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A march towards zero-carbon
In this article, Helen Tyler-Cole explores the events taking place in the lead up to November's COP26 summit, as well as the actions of Durham University to reduce their own…
Art Hunt to return at The Riverwalk
Durham’s Summer in the City 2021 arts festival will finish with the return of a free outdoor art exhibition at The Riverwalk. The Art Hunt, which is now in its…
Durham University’s World Heritage Site visitor attractions to reopen to visitors
Durham University’s World Heritage Site visitor attractions will be open to the public from Tuesday 20th July for the first time since March 2020.
Travelling through Europe with Albrecht Dürer at the National Gallery
The National Gallery will soon be opening its doors to welcome travel and art fans to the Albrecht Dürer exhibition, bringing us on an immersive European cultural journey in the…
A giant squid, and other worthy uses of Covid grants
After a particularly interesting use of a Covid relief grant hit the headlines this week, Anna Stringer suggests other causes worthy of a few (s)quid here and there.
Commentary: ‘A Day on the River’ by Vernon Scannell (Part 1)
Scannell foregrounds a wider theme of maturation through a gradual shift in his description of the river, conveying remembrance and the loss of an innocent childhood.
Home: an ode to Lancashire
Anna Stringer pays homage to her beloved home county, Lancashire.
Hamlet: Tragic, Funny and Devastatingly Human
This was a production that, although mildly weak in some areas, gave us an overwhelming reminder of why Hamlet is one of the most widely reproduced of all Shakespeare’s plays…
Travelling through my diary
In this instalment of our discussion about imaginative travel, a contributor explores the cathartic importance of travelling retrospectively through their diary.