Lecturers refute Times attack on grade inflation

Durham's academic success is based entirely on better teaching and better students, and not due to lecturers being pressured to ‘inflate degrees’.Read More...

University honours Wallace and Gromit creators

The co-founder of Aardman Animations Ltd, the company behind ‘Chicken Run’ and ‘Wallace and Gromit’ is to receive an honorary degree from Durham University.Read More...

Palatinate takes a snapshot of Durham

Chris Gribbin takes a look at the results of the Palatinate big survey.Read More...

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