News Editor Gussie Coulter joins development economist and GiveDirectly founder, Paul Niehaus, to explore the tractability of extreme poverty, direct cash transfers and his recent paper, 'What would ...

Tim Woodstrover plumbs the depths of why we call some extinct species 'alien' and what this means for the future of conservation ...

Offensive chats, such as one which said that Adolf Hitler was “too lenient”, were left on a Durham Freshers WhatsApp group including over 500 prospective Durham University students. The Whatsapp ...

South College students staged a walkout during a Christmas formal last night in protest at the event’s guest speaker, columnist Rod Liddle. The college’s Principal, Professor Tim Luckhurst, shouted ...

‘Oxbridge reject’ is one of Durham’s most recurrent stereotypes. Due to Durham’s relatively high rankings in the UK university league tables, coupled with its college system and traditional quirks ...

Palatinate has once again revealed college popularity rankings. Due to changes to the University’s allocation process, applicants now rank their top three preferences instead of ranking all the ...

Just 30 years before the mining strikes of the 1980s, there were over 130 pits employing 100,000 miners in County Durham alone. Despite often dangerous working conditions, this occupation and way of ...

“Inspirational” figures from educational, media, human rights, education, conservation and business spheres will be honoured by Durham University during Summer congregation in the historic Durham ...

Durham Women Football Club have announced they will be under new ownership from immediate effect. The new board of directors will consist of UK publishing and education software CEO Fred Grainger, ...

Sport subs go towards the upkeep of each sport, including the costs of pitch hire and new equipment. At the beginning of the 2023/24 academic year, Team Durham Sport introduced a fixed £35 membership ...

Peter Sallis OBE, the actor, who has died at the age of 96, was the voice of Wallace in Aardman animation Wallace and Gromit and star of enduring BBC comedy Last of the Summer Wine. A 5-inch clay ...

New analysis by Palatinate has revealed the proportion of Durham graduates receiving first class honours rose from 18% in 2009/10 to a record 43% last year. Last year, 95% of Durham graduates secured ...