Editorial: things old and new
Editor-in-Chief Toby Donegan-Cross introduces PalatinateTV, the paper’s new video side.
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Toby Donegan-Cross
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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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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