Editorial: summer of discontent
“The case for providing compensation
to freshers cut adrift is clear”: Editors-in-Chief Toby Donegan-Cross and Max Kendix reflect on a chaotic admissions process in this print edition’s editorial.
Toby Donegan-Cross
Students “helpless” in negotiating “overly complex” University complaints procedure
Despite the severe mental health impacts that complainants reported, University counselling has been described as “inadequate” to help them process their incidents.
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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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Editorial: things old and new
Editor-in-Chief Toby Donegan-Cross introduces PalatinateTV, the paper’s new video side.
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Review: ‘Call My Agent!’, Season Four
“While the viewer may come for the celebrity cameos, they are compelled to keep watching for the rich and often profound narrative arcs of the mainstay cast.” Toby Donegan-Cross is fascinated by the latest season of ‘Call My Agent!’.
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28.5% more first-class degrees awarded in 2019-20 than previous academic year
41% of those graduating last year received a first-class classification, compared to 31.9% in 2018-19.
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Private school admissions rise for second 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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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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