Durham graduate gives nearly £40,000 to fund the Student Art Prize
Mr. Roberts’ donation will sponsor the Prize for the next 12 years.
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Kiara Davies
Covid-19 updates: University’s lateral flow tests available to book from tomorrow
Students working in the Bill Bryson Library today were told of the change through an announcement on the loudspeakers. This change also applies to staff.
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Lumiere to return in 2021
Last year’s Lumiere boosted the local economy by £11.5 million.
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Durham Cathedral receives £2 million funding to protect it during the coronavirus pandemic
Other North Eastern historic sites that have received funding include The Friends of the Stockton and Darlington Railway Trinity Church in Gosforth and Northumberland Heavy Horse Heritage.
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Durham announces scholarship for students from India
The scholarships, which will start from 2021, are for undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses in Engineering, and taught postgraduate courses in Law and Data Science.
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Durham achieves its highest ever global ranking for Arts and Humanities
A rise of eight places from 27th last year in The Times Higher Education World Rankings puts Durham University at 19th in the world for Arts and Humanities.
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Over 100 staff demand halt to in-person teaching in open letter
The letter acknowledges that the University did take health and safety measures to prepare for teaching in Covid-19 conditions, but these preparations have been overtaken by the “intensity and speed of the second wave and are now dangerously inadequate”.
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Trevelyan freshers run corridor isolation marathon for charity
The corridor is 15 metres long and, between them, they crossed it 2813 times to complete the length of a standard marathon. Each of the 13 freshers completed 109 ‘laps’ of the corridor, with the marathon being completed in about six hours.
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Durham University invests £30,000 in Community Response Team
The Team will undertake pro-active patrols of student areas of the City and support the local police.
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Durham University acquires temporary study space at Hotel Indigo
The Council Room will have 18 study spaces available to all Durham University students.
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