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Zamzam Ibrahim elected NUS President

April 9, 2019April 10, 2019 Joe Rossiter 0 Comments @annatatha, @durhamsu, Anna Tatham

In an enigmatic speech to Conference, Ibrahim promised to lead a National Student Strike, which would have three demands: free education, introducing a better EMA and bringing back the post-study Work Visa.

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Durham News News 

Durham knocked out of University Challenge

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 sub.editors 1 Comment @annatatha, Anna Tatham, Lydia Blundell

Durham University has been defeated by the University of Edinburgh by a score of 180-110, in the University Challenge competition.

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Durham News Featured 

Operations Review threatens redundancy for college staff

March 19, 2019September 11, 2019 sub.editors 4 Comments @annatatha, Anna Tatham, Jack Taylor

Durham University has begun to roll out plans to restructure college staff, which will see some long-serving staff members made redundant and others receiving renewed job descriptions.

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Durham News News 

Lloyds defends controversial new ID policy

November 29, 2018November 28, 2018 sub.editors 1 Comment @annatatha, Anna Tatham

The chain told Palatinate “a National ID card is not an acceptable proof-of-age document and we cannot accept this form of identification.”

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Durham News National News News 

Petition to free Matthew Hedges reaches over 100,000 signatures

November 22, 2018 sub.editors 10 Comments @annatatha, Anna Tatham

By Anna Tatham A petition calling for charges to be dropped against currently imprisoned Durham PhD student Matthew Hedges has reached over 100,000 signatures. The change.org petition, addressed to Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, was started by Matthew Hedges’ wife, Daniela

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Durham News News 

Cathedral scaffolding to be removed in December

November 17, 2018 Poppy 0 Comments @annatatha, Anna Tatham

The top of the 15th-century landmark has been under “vital” conservation works worth £1.9 million since November 2015.

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Durham News Featured News 

St Chad’s Senior Research Fellow linked to far-right

November 8, 2018November 15, 2018 sub.editors 4 Comments @annatatha, Anna Tatham

Dr. Stephen Pax Leonard, a Senior Research Fellow at St Chad’s College, stated that “tens of millions of Muslims support ISIS,” and said that the Mayor of London “just wants London to be a Mecca for Muslims”.

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Durham News News Print Edition 

Van Mildert bar reopens a week after police recommended closure

November 1, 2018October 31, 2018 sub.editors 0 Comments @annatatha, Anna Tatham

Club and society socials are now forbidden from taking place in the College Bar or JCR and the bar will no longer be serving pitchers

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Durham News News Print Edition 

Delayed Erasmus grant payments leave Durham students abroad without key funds

November 1, 2018October 31, 2018 sub.editors 1 Comment @annatatha, Anna Tatham

“They risk putting people in really difficult positions and it’s part of a trend of Durham being completely oblivious about students’ finances.”

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Durham News News Print Edition 

Students threaten legal action over Dun Holm House

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 sub.editors 1 Comment @annatatha, Anna Tatham

“They don’t know what they’re doing as a company… if I don’t get my money back, my dad is going to sue.”

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