Coping with Covid
Davina Veselichka discusses some tried and tested ways to beat boredom during Covid-19 isolation.
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New year, new me?
Abigail Brierley discusses New Year's resolutions, and how they so often get lost in the whirlwind of university.
Artistic Aspirations
Erin Waks discusses how art and creativity helped her through difficult times.
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…
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…
To Christmas or not to Christmas
Abigail Brierley discusses the divisive topic of when it's acceptable to start playing Christmas music.
What can we expect from Lumiere 2021?
Since the last Lumiere in 2019, a lot has changed. What can we expect to see this year in Durham's renowned light festival?
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).