Paint scraping: art or craft?
Paint scrape art is the next online trend taking our for-you-pages by storm. In this article, Rachel Barlow discusses how leading paint scrape artists have been making an impact in…
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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…
My homes
The author discusses the difficulty faced by students of knowing where home is.
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.
Cuts to the arts are a cut to the UK’s heart
Earlier this year the then Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announced cuts to arts funding. What has happened since then, and how is it impacting us here at 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.