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Working-class Durham students speak out about discrimination in live-stream event
News 

Working-class Durham students speak out about discrimination in live-stream event

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 sub.editors 0
Police called to suspected arson at Elvet Riverside
News 

Police called to suspected arson at Elvet Riverside

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 sub.editors 0
Ustinov College marks the 100th birthday of its namesake
News 

Ustinov College marks the 100th birthday of its namesake

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 sub.editors 0
DUHC raise thousands of pounds to save The Dun Cow pub
News 

DUHC raise thousands of pounds to save The Dun Cow pub

April 15, 2021April 16, 2021 sub.editors 0
University to consider erecting performance event venue on racecourse in June
News 

University to consider erecting performance event venue on racecourse in June

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 sub.editors 0
Students in England to return to university from 17th May
News 

Students in England to return to university from 17th May

April 13, 2021April 14, 2021 sub.editors 0
Durham City hospitality venues set to open today
Food and Drink News 

Durham City hospitality venues set to open today

April 12, 2021April 14, 2021 sub.editors 0
Historic Durham Miners Hall receives £4.5m funding
News 

Historic Durham Miners Hall receives £4.5m funding

April 11, 2021April 11, 2021 sub.editors 0
Working-class Durham students speak out about discrimination in live-stream event
News 

Working-class Durham students speak out about discrimination in live-stream event

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 sub.editors 0
Police called to suspected arson at Elvet Riverside
News 

Police called to suspected arson at Elvet Riverside

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 sub.editors 0
Ustinov College marks the 100th birthday of its namesake
News 

Ustinov College marks the 100th birthday of its namesake

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 sub.editors 0
DUHC raise thousands of pounds to save The Dun Cow pub
News 

DUHC raise thousands of pounds to save The Dun Cow pub

April 15, 2021April 16, 2021 sub.editors 0

Latest

The best way to honour Alan Turing would be for the UK to ban conversion therapy
Comment National Comment 

The best way to honour Alan Turing would be for the UK to ban conversion therapy

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 sub.editors 0

Anna Noble argues that the best way for the UK government to honour codebreaker Alan Turing’s contributions during World War II is to ban conversion therapy, which he was subjected to.

Album review: Taylor Swift – Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
Music 

Album review: Taylor Swift – Fearless (Taylor’s Version)

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 sub.editors 0
Talking points aplenty as County Championship returns
Cricket Sport 

Talking points aplenty as County Championship returns

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 sub.editors 0
Our strange romanticism of the Soviet Union
Comment International Comment 

Our strange romanticism of the Soviet Union

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 sub.editors 0
Working-class Durham students speak out about discrimination in live-stream event
News 

Working-class Durham students speak out about discrimination in live-stream event

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 sub.editors 0

Comment

The best way to honour Alan Turing would be for the UK to ban conversion therapy
Comment National Comment 

The best way to honour Alan Turing would be for the UK to ban conversion therapy

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 sub.editors 0

Anna Noble argues that the best way for the UK government to honour codebreaker Alan Turing’s contributions during World War II is to ban conversion therapy, which he was subjected to.

Our strange romanticism of the Soviet Union
Comment International Comment 

Our strange romanticism of the Soviet Union

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 sub.editors 0
It’s time for Britain to start caring about Northern Ireland
Comment National Comment 

It’s time for Britain to start caring about Northern Ireland

April 16, 2021April 17, 2021 sub.editors 2
Debate: are vaccine passports our ticket to freedom?
Comment National Comment 

Debate: are vaccine passports our ticket to freedom?

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 sub.editors 0
Caution: re-entry problems upon returning to nightlife post-pandemic
Comment Durham Comment 

Caution: re-entry problems upon returning to nightlife post-pandemic

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 sub.editors 0

Politics

The Suez Canal blockage highlights the delicacy of global supply chains
Politics World Politics 

The Suez Canal blockage highlights the delicacy of global supply chains

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 sub.editors 0

Harry O’Sullivan delves into the lessons that can be learnt from the recent blockage of the vital trade link in the Suez Canal.

The EU’s vaccine shambles has inadvertently become the ‘best advert for Brexit’
Politics World Politics 

The EU’s vaccine shambles has inadvertently become the ‘best advert for Brexit’

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 sub.editors 0
Merkel’s legacy: the fight for the soul of the CDU
Politics World Politics 

Merkel’s legacy: the fight for the soul of the CDU

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 sub.editors 0
Populism during Covid-19
Opinion Politics 

Populism during Covid-19

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 sub.editors 0
Netanyahu and the alignment of convenience
Politics World Politics 

Netanyahu and the alignment of convenience

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 sub.editors 0

Sport

Talking points aplenty as County Championship returns
Cricket Sport 

Talking points aplenty as County Championship returns

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 sub.editors 0

With the County Championship beginning last week, England’s cricketing season is officially underway. Ned Vessey discusses the main talking points from the first round of matches.

Rachael Blackmore’s Grand National win is just what the sport needed
National Sport Sport 

Rachael Blackmore’s Grand National win is just what the sport needed

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 sub.editors 0
Extreme E: the future of motorsport?
National Sport Sport 

Extreme E: the future of motorsport?

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 sub.editors 0
Is it time to rethink the role of international football minnows?
Football Sport 

Is it time to rethink the role of international football minnows?

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 sub.editors 0
Promotion impossible for Durham Women after Leicester beat London City
Durham Women FC Sport 

Promotion impossible for Durham Women after Leicester beat London City

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 sub.editors 0

Profile

Her Campus Durham: “I don’t want to just create a publication but, a community on campus”
Profile 

Her Campus Durham: “I don’t want to just create a publication but, a community on campus”

March 24, 2021March 28, 2021 sub.editors 0

Profile talks to Olivia Bothamley-Dakin, the President of Her Campus Durham, about her aims and plans for the publication.

Sir Graham Brady: “The government has gone too far”
Profile 

Sir Graham Brady: “The government has gone too far”

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 sub.editors 0
Pandemic Years Abroad: “I don’t know anyone whose plans didn’t change”
Print Edition Profile 

Pandemic Years Abroad: “I don’t know anyone whose plans didn’t change”

March 3, 2021March 4, 2021 sub.editors 0
Parlatinate: “Every single student has some sort of link to Italy”
Print Edition Profile 

Parlatinate: “Every single student has some sort of link to Italy”

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 sub.editors 0
Nathaniel Barling: “Objectivity is an impossible pursuit”
Print Edition Profile 

Nathaniel Barling: “Objectivity is an impossible pursuit”

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 sub.editors 0

SciTech

Europe’s first astronaut recruitment in 11 years is its most diverse ever
Science & Tech 

Europe’s first astronaut recruitment in 11 years is its most diverse ever

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 sub.editors 0

The European Space Agency wants its astronauts to represent the diverse culture of its member states. Their latest recruitment drive shows their commitment is genuine.

Wind Turbine TLC: a conversation with Dr Peter Matthews
Science & Tech 

Wind Turbine TLC: a conversation with Dr Peter Matthews

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 sub.editors 0
Life on Mars? We can’t even sustain it on Earth
Comment Science & Tech 

Life on Mars? We can’t even sustain it on Earth

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 sub.editors 0
Durham levitators make their way to the European Space Agency
Features Science & Tech 

Durham levitators make their way to the European Space Agency

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 sub.editors 0

Features

‘The Coronavirus Tutoring Initiative’
Indigo Features 

‘The Coronavirus Tutoring Initiative’

March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 sub.editors 0

“Access to quality education is more important than ever”: Hannah Barrow tells us about the important work that the Coronavirus Tutoring Initiative (CTI) is doing

Facing uncertainty: self-care to sourdough
Indigo Features 

Facing uncertainty: self-care to sourdough

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 sub.editors 0
‘Raise Durham’: students supporting important causes in lockdown
Indigo Features 

‘Raise Durham’: students supporting important causes in lockdown

March 6, 2021March 6, 2021 sub.editors 0
It’s time to reevaluate our conception of failure
Indigo Indigo Features 

It’s time to reevaluate our conception of failure

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 sub.editors 0
Keeping sane in the lunacy of lockdown
Indigo Features 

Keeping sane in the lunacy of lockdown

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 sub.editors 0

Books

Review: ‘What Red Was’
Books 

Review: ‘What Red Was’

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 sub.editors 0

“An intricately detailed narrative”: Libby Wright recommends Rosie Price’s debut, ‘What Red Was’.

Fine-tuning your shelf: ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ by George Saunders
Books Music 

Fine-tuning your shelf: ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ by George Saunders

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 sub.editors 0
Reading the Bible as literature
Books 

Reading the Bible as literature

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 sub.editors 1
Why we need poetry now more than ever
Books 

Why we need poetry now more than ever

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 sub.editors 0
Editor’s picks: Interview
Books 

Editor’s picks: Interview

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 sub.editors 0

Food & Drink

Durham City hospitality venues set to open today
Food and Drink News 

Durham City hospitality venues set to open today

April 12, 2021April 14, 2021 sub.editors 0

Durham welcomes the reopening of many much-loved establishments on 12th April after months of closure due to coronavirus restrictions.

Review: Mr Bojangles Coffee House
Food and Drink 

Review: Mr Bojangles Coffee House

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 sub.editors 0
Comfort Cooking for Summative Season
Food and Drink 

Comfort Cooking for Summative Season

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 sub.editors 0
‘What I eat in a Day’ – What About It?
Food and Drink Print Edition 

‘What I eat in a Day’ – What About It?

March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 sub.editors 0
Lebaneat In to Help Out: veggie style
Food and Drink Indigo 

Lebaneat In to Help Out: veggie style

March 3, 2021March 6, 2021 sub.editors 0

Film & TV

Team Disney Vs Team Nickelodeon: Team Disney
Film & TV 

Team Disney Vs Team Nickelodeon: Team Disney

April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 sub.editors 0

“Disney has always been known to bring a sense of magic and euphoria into children’s and people’s lives”: Gabi Feingold argues why Disney is superior in the Team Disney vs Nickelodeon debate.

Review: ‘Audition’
Film & TV 

Review: ‘Audition’

April 4, 2021April 4, 2021 sub.editors 0
Disney versus Nickelodeon: Team Nickelodeon
Film & TV 

Disney versus Nickelodeon: Team Nickelodeon

April 3, 2021April 2, 2021 sub.editors 0
Actor spotlight: Gillian Anderson
Film & TV 

Actor spotlight: Gillian Anderson

April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 sub.editors 0
Director spotlight: Chloé Zhao
Film & TV 

Director spotlight: Chloé Zhao

March 31, 2021April 2, 2021 sub.editors 0

Stage

Review: MARTHA.
Stage 

Review: MARTHA.

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 sub.editors 0

“Willows’ play truly is a tale of our times.” Daisy Hargreaves reviews new student written play, MARTHA.

Insider’s look: an introduction to a playwriting workshop series
Stage 

Insider’s look: an introduction to a playwriting workshop series

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 sub.editors 0
Review: Romeo and Juliet
Stage 

Review: Romeo and Juliet

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 sub.editors 0
Sarah Everard & Antigone: public grief and protest
Indigo Stage 

Sarah Everard & Antigone: public grief and protest

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 sub.editors 0
Review: HBT’s Miscast 2: Seasons of Love
Stage 

Review: HBT’s Miscast 2: Seasons of Love

March 28, 2021March 29, 2021 sub.editors 0

Fashion

Top five post-lockdown fashion comebacks
Fashion 

Top five post-lockdown fashion comebacks

April 2, 2021April 5, 2021 sub.editors 0

“A 100% controversial guide for the new fashion essentials in 2021”: Christian Bland talks all things post-lockdown fashion.

Why I’m dressing like a kid again
Fashion 

Why I’m dressing like a kid again

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 sub.editors 0
A year abroad student’s guide to a culturally confused wardrobe
Fashion 

A year abroad student’s guide to a culturally confused wardrobe

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 sub.editors 0
Prince: iconic, theatrical, genderless
Fashion Indigo Print Edition 

Prince: iconic, theatrical, genderless

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 sub.editors 0
‘It’s not a phase mom!’ and other hard truths
Fashion 

‘It’s not a phase mom!’ and other hard truths

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 sub.editors 0

Visual Arts

Selling an Idea
Arts Visual Arts 

Selling an Idea

April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 sub.editors 0

“Artists have found a way to prove unique ownership of a digital image”: Rufus Carruthers reports on the developments in the digital arts industry.

Feeling of loss as History of Art scrapped
Comment Durham Comment Visual Arts 

Feeling of loss as History of Art scrapped

March 21, 2021March 21, 2021 sub.editors 0
Illuminating artistic environments
Arts Visual Arts 

Illuminating artistic environments

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 sub.editors 1
Synaesthesia in Art
Print Edition Visual Arts 

Synaesthesia in Art

March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 sub.editors 0
Palatinate illustration and photography competition: winners announced
Print Edition Visual Arts 

Palatinate illustration and photography competition: winners announced

February 17, 2021February 19, 2021 sub.editors 0

Music

Album review: Taylor Swift – Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
Music 

Album review: Taylor Swift – Fearless (Taylor’s Version)

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 sub.editors 0

“Ultimately, Taylor Swift will always win”: Aoifke Madaleine reviews Swift’s ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’

Fine-tuning your shelf: ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ by George Saunders
Books Music 

Fine-tuning your shelf: ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ by George Saunders

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 sub.editors 0
Album review: William Doyle – Great Spans of Muddy Time
Music 

Album review: William Doyle – Great Spans of Muddy Time

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 sub.editors 0
Album Review: Ben Howard – Collections from the Whiteout
Music 

Album Review: Ben Howard – Collections from the Whiteout

April 4, 2021April 4, 2021 sub.editors 0
Is gendered power being redistributed in the music industry?
Comment Music 

Is gendered power being redistributed in the music industry?

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 sub.editors 0

Creative Writing

Haiku’s for home
Creative Writing 

Haiku’s for home

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 sub.editors 0

Ruhee Parelkar evokes nostalgia in these four haikus exploring home, beauty and the natural world.

The Dream Sequence: I’m going to die – Part 3
Creative Writing 

The Dream Sequence: I’m going to die – Part 3

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 sub.editors 0
The freedom to dream
Creative Writing 

The freedom to dream

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 sub.editors 0
Amelia Earhart: The Airborne Activist
Creative Writing 

Amelia Earhart: The Airborne Activist

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 sub.editors 0
Gut Reaction
Creative Writing 

Gut Reaction

March 28, 2021March 29, 2021 sub.editors 0

Travel

Lessons from a solo traveller
Travel 

Lessons from a solo traveller

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 sub.editors 0

Mary Atkinson reminisces about the lessons learnt from travelling around Europe in summer 2019.

Finding peace in the North-east
Indigo Travel 

Finding peace in the North-east

April 4, 2021April 4, 2021 sub.editors 0
Europe’s most sustainable city: European Green Capital 2021 – Lahti, Finland
Indigo Travel 

Europe’s most sustainable city: European Green Capital 2021 – Lahti, Finland

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 sub.editors 0
Songs that bring back travel memories
Indigo Music Print Edition Travel 

Songs that bring back travel memories

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 sub.editors 0
Travels on my plate
Food and Drink Print Edition Travel 

Travels on my plate

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 sub.editors 0

Interview

Interview speaks to David Sproxton, co-founder of Aardman Animations
Interview 

Interview speaks to David Sproxton, co-founder of Aardman Animations

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 sub.editors 0

Interview editor Aimee Dickinson chats to Durham alumnus David Sproxton about his sponsorship of the new Sproxton Stagecraft Scholarship and the importance of acknowledging behind the scenes roles in the theatre industry.

In conversation with Durham University’s Women in Business Society
Interview 

In conversation with Durham University’s Women in Business Society

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 sub.editors 0
“If you vaccinate, say, 100 people a day, you might be saving a couple of lives”: meet the Durham University students who are volunteering to administer the Covid-19 vaccine
Interview 

“If you vaccinate, say, 100 people a day, you might be saving a couple of lives”: meet the Durham University students who are volunteering to administer the Covid-19 vaccine

March 21, 2021March 21, 2021 sub.editors 0
Durham’s Claypath Deli: “The students have supported us so much”
Interview 

Durham’s Claypath Deli: “The students have supported us so much”

March 13, 2021March 13, 2021 sub.editors 0
“Are you wearing any underwear?”: It’s about time we tackled gendered interview questions
Interview Print Edition 

“Are you wearing any underwear?”: It’s about time we tackled gendered interview questions

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 sub.editors 1

The Palatinate Podcast

Podcast 

The Palatinate Podcast #3

June 7, 2020November 25, 2020 sub.editors 0

Durham faces from the Great British Bake Off, Made in Chelsea and YouTube, discus how their experiences of uni has changed, life anecdotes, and insights into their struggles with media portrayal.

The Palatinate Podcast #2
Podcast 

The Palatinate Podcast #2

May 6, 2020November 25, 2020 sub.editors 0
The Palatinate Podcast #1
Podcast 

The Palatinate Podcast #1

March 1, 2020November 25, 2020 Tim Sigsworth 0

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