Palatinate - Durham's Official Student Newspaper

Palatinate - Durham's Official Student Newspaper Durham's independent student newspaper since 1948. Editors-in-Chief: Isla Mustin and Abigail Tobias

Palatinate covers all of the latest Durham news and analysis, as well as opinions, interviews, science and sport. Indigo is our arts and lifestyle magazine, covering everything from fashion and visual arts to food and travel. Palatinate is also home to PalTV, Durham's first student TV station.

To find out which course has had the most drop outs, visit the link via our story!✍🏼 Izzy Nash📸 Isla Mustin
13/11/2025

To find out which course has had the most drop outs, visit the link via our story!

✍🏼 Izzy Nash
📸 Isla Mustin

From September 2026, tuition fees will rise with the rate of inflation, for the second time under the Labour governmentH...
12/11/2025

From September 2026, tuition fees will rise with the rate of inflation, for the second time under the Labour government

However, only certain Universities will be eligible

To find out more, click the link via our story 🔗

✍🏼 Charlie Fenlon
📸 Mark Norton

Want to join the Palatinate team? We are currently looking for a new Deputy Editor-In-Chief and a Deputy Comment Editor!...
11/11/2025

Want to join the Palatinate team? We are currently looking for a new Deputy Editor-In-Chief and a Deputy Comment Editor!

Click the link in our bio to apply.

Meet the students and coaches behind the return of Aggression Sessions! Fights take place in February, and the money rai...
11/11/2025

Meet the students and coaches behind the return of Aggression Sessions!

Fights take place in February, and the money raised will go to the charity Point North

Find the link to donate and to the article via our story 🔗

✍🏼 Daisy Rought-Oram and James Jones
📸 Martina Giordano

Alan Strickland, a local Labour MP, raised the Reform councils decision to “axe” Lumiere in the House of Commons To read...
09/11/2025

Alan Strickland, a local Labour MP, raised the Reform councils decision to “axe” Lumiere in the House of Commons

To read how the events unfolded, click the link via our story

✍🏼 Jasmine Davey
📸 Thomas Thomlinson

07/11/2025

This week we asked our editors about their favourite article from our most recent print — and here’s what they had to say!

Interested in reading more about these articles? Grab a copy around campus or head to palatinate.org.uk to read online 🗞️

Durham County Council claim that they are facing a £13 million tax hole due to student council tax exemptionTo read what...
07/11/2025

Durham County Council claim that they are facing a £13 million tax hole due to student council tax exemption

To read what Durham councillors propose about new legislation, read the full article via the link in our bio!

✍🏼 Hugh Ludford
📸 Mark Norton

🗞️ DISTRIBUTION DAY 🗞️ Today is the arrival of our print edition 889!See our story for distribution locations in town an...
06/11/2025

🗞️ DISTRIBUTION DAY 🗞️

Today is the arrival of our print edition 889!

See our story for distribution locations in town and on campus today - make sure to grab a copy!

As always, print editions are also available online via our website, palatinate.org.uk

Sam Carling is both the youngest member of parliament and a Durham local, who has served for North West Cambridgeshire s...
04/11/2025

Sam Carling is both the youngest member of parliament and a Durham local, who has served for North West Cambridgeshire since 2024 as part of the Labour party

He shares his experience in government and politics, including what it’s like to work alongside senior MPs, whether he gets along with his peers, and his views on the accessibility of working in politics

To find out more, head over to palatinate.org.uk!

✍🏼 Hugh Ludford
📸 Roger Harris via wikimedia commons

Palatinate’s sport editors spoke to Sophie Underwood, the Team Durham president, about making recruitment into DU sports...
03/11/2025

Palatinate’s sport editors spoke to Sophie Underwood, the Team Durham president, about making recruitment into DU sports more inclusive at Durham

To read the full interview, click the link via our story!

✍🏼 Jennifer Bailey and Lyra Coulthard
📸 Tia Anderson

Palatinate’s sport editors interviewed Sophie Underwood, the Team Durham President, about making recruitment into sports...
03/11/2025

Palatinate’s sport editors interviewed Sophie Underwood, the Team Durham President, about making recruitment into sports more inclusive

To read the full interview, click the link via our story!

✍🏼 Jennifer Bailey and Lyra Coulthard
📸 Tia Anderson

Do you feel that you are encouraged to join sports at Durham?

🟣 THE PURPLE POST 🟣Palatinate is launching a newsletter to deliver Durham and local news straight to your inbox! If you’...
02/11/2025

🟣 THE PURPLE POST 🟣

Palatinate is launching a newsletter to deliver Durham and local news straight to your inbox!

If you’re interested, you can sign up via our website - there will also be a direct link via our story

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About Palatinate

Palatinate is Durham’s student newspaper, established in 1948. We cover all of the latest Durham news and analysis, as well as opinions, interviews, science and sport. Palatinate is also home to Indigo, a cultural and lifestyle magazine based in Durham. We have an illustrious history of producing high-quality journalism, and former Editors of the paper include George Alagiah, Jeremy Vine, Hunter Davies and Sir Harold Evans.

In 2018, Palatinate won Best Publication at the Student Publication Association Awards, and was highly commended for Best Publication at the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme's Student Journalism Awards.

If you are a Durham student keen to get involved in Palatinate, please get in touch. Palatinate is available on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, as well as on our website. During term-time you can pick up a print copy of Palatinate’s fortnightly newspaper. You can find PDFs of our print editions from the last ten years here: https://issuu.com/palatinate

Editors-in-Chief: Imogen Usherwood and Tash Mosheim ([email protected])