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Durham SU Postgraduate Academic Officer resigns

A by-election will be held after Aditya Lathar left the role to take up a study opportunity at UCL. ....

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University's rising accommodation prices outpace Durham Grant financial support – Palatinate

Palatinate has found that the Durham Grant, the University's main financial support scheme, has reduced in real terms over the past decade. Meanwhile, a representative for the Working Class Association said that the Student Support Fund, designed to assist students in financial emergencies, was "tedious and embarrassing" ....

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Postgraduate satisfaction well below national average

The Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey found a significant disparity between UK and international-domiciled student satisfaction. ....

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Report alleges verbal and physical abuse against Northern students at Durham University

A Durham student has published a report into Northern students’ experiences at Durham University. The report, which has been sent to University Vice-Chancellor Stuart Corbridge, details the experiences of Durham students from the North of England who described feeling unwelcome at the University, and in some cases, have felt forced to live at home during their studies or drop out of Durham.
Lauren White of Van Mildert College interviewed over 20 past and present Durham students from the North of England, the oldest having graduated from Durham in 1996, and the newest having started at Durham this year.
The report asks that the University acknowledges that it has a “toxic culture” towards Northern students, and that ‘background’ is included as a type of discrimination in the student pledge, which every students is required to sign before they begin their studies at Durham. ....

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