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Former radical Muslim gives speech on terrorism at Union Society

Former radical Muslim gives speech on terrorism at Union Society

Noman Benotman, a former Libyan jihadist leader, spoke at the Durham Union Society on Monday. He spoke about his captivating past, reasons behind al-Q...

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60% vote to reaffiliate with NUS

60% vote to reaffiliate with NUS

Durham Students' Union (DSU) is to rejoin NUS, after 60% voted to reaffiliate on the back of the highest turnout in recent years....

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Cathedral hosts Chilean miner

Cathedral hosts Chilean miner

Durham Cathedral was packed on Monday as locals and students heard one of the 33 Chilean miners rescued last year speak about his time underground....

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Students asked to vote again in NUS referendum

Debate about whether Durham Student Union should be affiliated with the National Union of Students begins anew this week, as voting opens in the third...

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KPMG to sponsor Durham degree

Accountancy firm KPMG have announced their intention to sponsor the degrees of their trainees who study at Durham University from autumn 2011....

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Music professor presents on Songs of Praise

Professor Jeremy Dibble, Acting Head of the Department of Music, presented a section of the BBC’s ‘Songs of Praise’ Edwardian festive special, c...

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First Folio is centerpiece of treasures exhibition

A recently recovered first folio of Shakespeare’s works is currently the main attraction in the inaugural exhibition at the Wolfson Gallery....

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PhD student sentenced to seven years in Iranian prison

Ehsan Abdoh-Tabrizi, a PhD student at the School of Government and International Affairs, has been sentenced to seven years inIranian jail for “insu...

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Students silence Spags

Students silence Spags

by Mei Leng Yew Objections from students have prompted Durham City Council to place restrictions on popular Italian restaurant, La Spaghettata. Owner ...

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Durham may reward ‘corporate skills’

Durham is one of three universities considering awarding marks to students who undertake work experience and demonstrate corporate skills....

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