Private school admissions rise for third year in a row
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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Toby Donegan-Cross
University announces all 2020-21 exams will take place online
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
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 SolidariTee launches Christmas sales drive
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
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
“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
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
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
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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Cuth’s Ripped Off demand estate agents give tenants ‘right to refuse’ in-person house viewings
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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