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Durham alumna Mo Mowlam commemorated with Trevs blue plaque

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 Abigail Tobias 0 Comments Alec Symington

Former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Durham alumna Mo Mowlam commemorated with blue plaque outside Trevelyan College.

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Comment Student Comment 

An international student’s persective on Durham

June 26, 2026June 26, 2026 Abigail Tobias 0 Comments Alexandra Shemagina Semeikina

Alexandra Shemagina reflects on her experience as an international student at Durham.

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Letters: AI and marking in higher education

June 26, 2026June 30, 2026 Abigail Tobias 0 Comments Finn Watton, Hugh Ludford

Professor Andy Hamilton writes to Palatinate regarding AI use in higher education.

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Exec members concerned by Performing Arts welfare changes

June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 Abigail Tobias 0 Comments Hugh Ludford

Individual societies within DST and DSM react to welfare changes which will mean they no longer have their own internal welfare officers.

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News Investigations 

Account linked to South College Principal repeatedly deleted “Controversies” from his Wikipedia page

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 Abigail Tobias 0 Comments Finn Watton, Hugh Ludford

An online account that has been used by Durham’s Professor Tim Luckhurst, Principal of South College, has repeatedly edited the Tim Luckhurst Wikipedia page to remove the “Controversies” section.

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Union Standing Committee disagreed with Joyce invite nine to one

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026 Abigail Tobias 0 Comments Hugh Ludford

Nine of the ten members of Durham Union’s Standing Committee would not have invited Helen Joyce in non-binding vote

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Durham Union’s Helen Joyce invitation sparks controversy

June 12, 2026June 12, 2026 Abigail Tobias 0 Comments Finn Watton, Hugh Ludford

The Students’ Union, QueerSphere, and Trans Association have responded to The Durham Union’s decision to invite gender critical activist Helen Joyce.

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SU President pushes to divest £19m

June 11, 2026June 19, 2026 Abigail Tobias 0 Comments Finn Watton, Hugh Ludford

By Hugh Ludford and Finn Watton Efforts to divest Durham University’s bank accounts from Barclays in favour of a more ethical provider have been progressing after the matter was raised at the University’s Finance Committee by SU President Abi Taylor.

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Durham University supports Harry Evans investigative journalism summit

May 23, 2026May 23, 2026 Abigail Tobias 0 Comments Hugh Ludford

Durham University has continued its support of Truth Tellers: the Sir Harry Evans Investigative Journalism Summit in honour of alumnus

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Anti-Chinese racism on anonymous Instagram account triggers backlash from university and students

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 Abigail Tobias 0 Comments Finn Watton, Hugh Ludford

The ‘durmemes_’ Instagram account has triggered backlash from Durham University, Durham Students’ Union and an open letter after uploading a post regarding racism against Chinese people.

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