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More than 1,162 New College Durham students received GCSE English and maths results, with the college highlighting strong individual performances and reminding students that different routes remain available if grades fell short of expectations.
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Offensive and discriminatory messages, including comments praising Hitler and an antisemitic reference to Jeffrey Epstein, were posted in a WhatsApp community used by more than 500 prospective Durham University students. The unaffiliated group’s administrators removed some sub-groups, expelled a member and reported the messages to the university.
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Researchers at Durham University have found that combinations of metals linked to smoking and pollution can make lung cancer cells resistant to chemotherapy, while an existing metal-poisoning treatment restored sensitivity in laboratory tests and mice.
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Durham University has published a news feature titled “Professor Claire Horwell sheds light on volcanic health dangers”.
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A Durham University study has found that companies accused of greenwashing receive less scrutiny when they are connected to politicians, according to the university’s latest-news publication.
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A Durham University news page is identified as covering calls for AI-specific financial-sector regulation, but the supplied extract contains no report details, quotes, date or local impact information.
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Researchers at Durham University helped interpret James Webb Space Telescope data behind the identification of MoM-BH*-1, a possible new astrophysical object combining a black hole with an enormous star-like cloud of gas.
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The Durham Tab removed an anonymous submission from social media after students criticised its discriminatory wording and questioned how crowdsourced content was moderated.
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Durham University researchers are set to investigate the Universe’s earliest moments, according to a university news headline. No further details about the research, timing or people involved were included in the supplied material.
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Durham University will co-lead an internationally funded project to create a controlled environment for testing artificial intelligence models, with the tools intended for spinout companies, student start-ups and North East England partners.
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Eric Barlow, who was born in Foxes Row, Brancepeth, has become a Freeman of the City of Durham after a career spanning nearly 40 years in aluminium research and manufacturing across the UK, Switzerland and Germany.
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Durham University has published a news item reporting that Professor Pippa Petts has been awarded a prestigious teaching fellowship. The supplied material does not provide further details about the fellowship, its value or its impact.
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Durham University has reported that school pupils helped discover promising new boosters for tuberculosis drugs, although no further details are available in the supplied material.
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Durham University has published a news item titled “UK first dedicated neurodiversity focused doctoral training programme”, but the supplied material does not include details about its launch, location, partners, funding or impact.
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Durham University Vice-Chancellor Karen O’Brien has criticised the UK Government’s incoming levy on international students and called for it to be withdrawn.
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Durham University Vice-Chancellor Karen O’Brien has described the planned £925 levy on international students as “absolute insanity” and urged the next Government to abandon it before its proposed start in August 2028.
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Durham Students’ Union recorded a 60.7% positive response in the 2026 National Student Survey question on representation, placing it third-lowest among Russell Group universities despite an 8.2 percentage-point annual rise.
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A Durham University news item explores whether AI chatbots can be as effective as humans at providing emotional support.
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Durham University has reported multiple new grant awards intended to strengthen research ties with Japan, although the supplied material does not provide details of the projects or funding.
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Dr Tricia Scott, a public governor for the North East Ambulance Service representing Teesside, has described a career spanning mental health nursing, emergency care, healthcare regulation and academic research after gaining a PhD from Durham University.
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A Durham University research article says red tape and conflicting priorities can limit the impact of social businesses, but the supplied material does not provide further findings or local examples.
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Dunelm House in Durham will receive a £150,000 refurbishment package, including upgraded student spaces, a redesigned Kingsgate Café, improved accessibility and a new free student pantry.
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Palatinate has published Puzzles 888, featuring a crossword, sudoku, quiz, word ladder and Connections challenge linked to Durham and campus life.
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Dr Fiona Hill and Professor Christopher Insole have been named in a Durham University announcement about British Academy fellowships.
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Durham University has announced a new partnership agreement with Berry College, although the supplied announcement provides no further details about the arrangement.
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A Durham University article titled “The abolition myth: how slavery survived by changing shape” explores slavery’s continued existence after abolition, although the supplied material does not include the article’s substantive details.
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Durham University has published a news item titled “Regional partnership to deliver cutting-edge manufacturing technologies”, but the supplied material does not include details about the partners, technology, timing or local impact.
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Durham University has been named in a new Ministry of Defence-led alliance focused on shaping the future of defence, according to the university’s latest news listing.
