Lumiere, Durham’s biennial light festival, has announced the first five attractions for 2025. These include works contributed by a retired council officer and a former carer, who are local to Durham.

Durham Cathedral has unveiled a new exhibition featuring three versions of Magna Carta, the historical charter that first established the Rule of Law.

More than 250 staff across key academic and Professional Services departments have left Durham University as a result of the voluntary severance scheme, new information obtained by Palatinate reveals.

The Miners' Gala - one of the world's biggest shows of union solidarity - returned to Durham earlier this month.

Following a heated debate, Durham County Council have scrapped their declaration of a climate emergency replacing it with a newly-declared care emergency.

Profile Editor Gussie Coulter discusses wealth inequality, effective giving and the importance of personal values with Charlie Bresler – co-founder of The Life You Can Save and a philanthropic ...

Isla Mustin spoke to Dan Lonsdale, outgoing President of Durham Students’ Union (SU) about his two-year tenure in the role as the lead representative of the University’s student body and the wider ...

Durham University has been ranked in the top 10% of institutions, being placed in the top quartile for four different categories.

As of July 2025, Palace Green Library will no longer be open on Mondays. This is a reduction from previous hours, where the Library was open to Monday to Sunday 10am to 5pm. Opening hours from Tuesday ...

Durham University has moved up 22 spots in the annual LSBU English Social Mobility Index to claim 52 nd place in the 2024 rankings. The index, which considers access (the proportion of disadvantaged ...