Virtual Insanity: Discussing AI’s involvement in Music
Samuel Allan discusses Generative AI in the creation of music.
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An international student’s persective on Durham
Alexandra Shemagina reflects on her experience as an international student at Durham.
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Letters: AI and marking in higher education
Professor Andy Hamilton writes to Palatinate regarding AI use in higher education.
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Eurovision: harmonious musical extravaganza or geopolitical battlefield?
Amidst the ongoing scandal caused by Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, Ella Muhlemann questions the EBU’s insistence that the event is, at its core, apolitical.
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What value should the criminal justice system place on rehabilitation?
Amy Manning questions what roles the criminal justice system should have.
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UN calls for slavery reparations amidst ongoing declining support for foreign assistance
Tara Cartwright-Terry explores leading countries opinions on the recent UN resolution on slavery reperations.
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Myanmar’s newly elected president unlikely to genuinely aim for reconciliation.
Joe Cannon conducts a deep dive into Myanmar’s new leader, exploring the apparent contradictions between maintaining international image and continuing domestic conflict.
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‘Death of neoliberalism’ or more of the same?
William Locke asks how radical would an Andy Burnham premiership actually be?
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Letters: Opinions on Durham’s Easter term
Three students debate on the pros and cons of Durham’s divisive third term.
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‘You shall be as Gods’: Catholicism without the Pope
By William Lock In the waxing days of 2026, Christophe Pierre, the Vatican’s chief diplomat to the United States, was summoned to a meeting with Elbridge Colby, a minor official in the newly christened US Department of War, upset at
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