Professor David Harper: a “change in culture” at Durham is necessary
Palatinate speaks to David Harper, outgoing principal of Van Mildert College about the wider student experience, environmentalism, and inclusivity at Durham University.
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Profile
Interviews with important and interesting people in Durham and beyond. If you have someone you’d like to interview, email profile@palatinate.org.uk.
Nocebo effect: “the placebo effect’s evil twin”
Profile speaks to Dr Rebecca Webster, Durham graduate and Psychology lecturer, about her research into pandemic health behaviours, for which she was recently recognised by Forbes’ 30 under 30 list.
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Inclusion has “fundamentally improved” during my tenure – Corbridge
Profile speaks to the outgoing Vice Chancellor and Warden about Covid-19, strikes, expansion, pay and plans for the future in anticipation of his retirement this July
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Student Parish Councillor Govind Nair: “I’ll make sure that I fight for our side”
Poppy Askham talks to Govind Nair, the recently elected parish councillor for the ward of Durham South and the Council’s only student representative.
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Laura Murray: “Sexist, racist, ableist structures are still prevalent”
Laura Murray, Medical Herstory volunteer and Durham alumna speaks to Profile about the organisation’s work and the issue of medical gender inequality in the UK and around the world.
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Her Campus Durham: “I don’t want to just create a publication but, a community on campus”
Profile talks to Olivia Bothamley-Dakin, the President of Her Campus Durham, about her aims and plans for the publication.
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Sir Graham Brady: “The government has gone too far”
“What we should have sought to do is maintain as much freedom as is safe.” In conversation with Paul Ray, Sir Graham Brady reminisces about his Durham days and comments on the government’s handling of the pandemic.
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Pandemic Years Abroad: “I don’t know anyone whose plans didn’t change”
Profile speaks with three language students, reflecting on their experiences halfway through their years abroad.
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Parlatinate: “Every single student has some sort of link to Italy”
“Think about how many times a month you eat pesto pasta.” Erin Waks chats to the co-editors of Parlatinate about their new project, inspired by a love for Italian culture.
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Nathaniel Barling: “Objectivity is an impossible pursuit”
“We can leverage subjective lenses on the world to get closer to objectivity.” Isabella Green interviews alumnus Nathaniel Barling about his AI-driven news platform ‘Knowhere’, which recently secured a place on Forbes’ 30 under 30 list.
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