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Private school admissions rise for third year in a row

February 18, 2021February 19, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Adeline Zhao, Toby Donegan-Cross

61.6% of students were admitted from state-funded schools in 2020-21, a fall from 63.4% in 2019-20 and 65.7% in 2018-19.

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University announces all 2020-21 exams will take place online

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 Tim Sigsworth 0 Comments Toby Donegan-Cross

For most examinations, a physical paper will be replaced with online exams of the same length, and students will be able to submit their completed exams within a 24-hour window.

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University income from international students doubles over five academic years

December 2, 2020December 11, 2020 sub.editors 0 Comments Amana Moore, Toby Donegan-Cross

In the 2015-16 academic year, the University collected £54.7 million from international students, compared to £101.7 million in the 2019-20 academic year.

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Durham News News Print Edition 

Durham SolidariTee launches Christmas sales drive

November 23, 2020December 11, 2020 sub.editors 0 Comments Toby Donegan-Cross

SolidariTee is the largest student run charity in the UK that fights for change in the refugee crisis, in particular through legal aid.

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Covid-19 updates: University’s lateral flow tests available to book from tomorrow

November 19, 2020November 20, 2020 Tim Sigsworth 1 Comment Ella Bicknell, Imogen Usherwood, Kiara Davies, Martha McHardy, Max Kendix, Patrick Stephens, Richard Waters, Tim Sigsworth, Toby Donegan-Cross

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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University emphasises student safety amid reports of street harassment

November 18, 2020December 11, 2020 sub.editors 0 Comments Amana Moore, Max Kendix, Rose Kohen, Toby Donegan-Cross

“It seems to me that there’s a lot more sexual harassment nowadays. Me and my friends get catcalled by people in cars a lot.”

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Durham Town Hall lights up in red to commemorate Remembrance Sunday

November 8, 2020November 8, 2020 Deputy Editor 0 Comments Tim Sigsworth, Toby Donegan-Cross

Annual cenotaph services marking the armistice which brought World War One to a close have been cancelled across the United Kingdom, with a doorstep two minutes’ silence at 11 a.m. today proposed in its place.

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University drastically cuts art spending

November 5, 2020December 11, 2020 sub.editors 0 Comments Beatrice Law, Toby Donegan-Cross

Durham University has significantly reduced its spending on artworks in the 2019/20 year, spending a total of £36,559.33 on 32 new works.

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Durham UCU threatens strike action if face-to-face teaching is not suspended

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 Deputy Editor 2 Comments Tim Sigsworth, Toby Donegan-Cross

If face-to-face teaching is not suspended, Durham UCU resolved to initiate a vote of no confidence in the Vice-Chancellor himself and the University Executive Committee as a body.

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Durham News News 

Cuth’s Ripped Off demand estate agents give tenants ‘right to refuse’ in-person house viewings

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 sub.editors 2 Comments Max Kendix, Toby Donegan-Cross

In the letter, the group argue that it is inappropriate for estate agents and landlords to force tenants to open their doors to students.

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