Blanket mitigation “inappropriate” response to nuclear disaster
Satire examines the University’s academic mitigation procedure during a nuclear disaster in Durham.
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Moving in the RON direction: a conversation between two great democracies
Satire returns to Palatinate with this phone call between the Russian President and the Students’ Union.
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Sir Vince Cable: “There’s going to be a big shift away from the issues that preoccupied my generation”
Max Kendix speaks to the former Liberal Democrat leader about lockdowns, re-joining the EU and his party’s future.
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Lady Hale: “Don’t let the bastards grind you down”
Max Kendix speaks to former Supreme Court President Baroness Hale about diversity in the judiciary, hostile media coverage and her famous spider brooch.
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A No-Detriment Policy: A duty not a favour
“To suggest that grades achieved now are reflective of anyone’s potential is insulting.”: Tom Chapman, St Aidan’s College JCR President, outlines his case for the University to adopt a no detriment policy.
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Durham to provide a safety net for all students
The University is working with Durham SU to identify “a range of measures that will provide assurance” for assessment this year.
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We need to act: support industrial action for the safety of students, staff, and the local community
A group of postgraduate students and staff in Durham UCU urge fellow members to vote ‘Yes’ in the consultative ballot on Friday.
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Universities to move online until “at least mid-February”
New national restrictions tell students to “remain where they are wherever possible”.
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BREAKING: humanities and law students to be taught online in first two weeks of Epiphany
Students will be asked to take a test on their first, fourth and seventh days back in Durham; those who choose not to must self-isolate for those seven days instead.
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Millwall booing exposes antiracism’s failure in football
“Taking the knee has become a symbolic purgatory, a perpetual pledge to do something which has not resulted in anything at all.” Tim Sigsworth argues that outrage over the booing at Millwall fails to comprehend how the unactioned gesture has long since lost any meaning, and that this is a far more concerning aspect of football and racism.
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