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.

Calling all aspiring student journalists! 🗞️ Come find us at the freshers fair if you are interested in getting involved...
29/09/2025

Calling all aspiring student journalists! 🗞️

Come find us at the freshers fair if you are interested in getting involved, and to pick up a copy of our first print edition this term

🟣 Make sure to follow us to keep up with Durham and University news, and for all Palatinate-related announcements!

Durham University has been named The Times and The Sunday Times University of the Year 2026, as well as the best univers...
19/09/2025

Durham University has been named The Times and The Sunday Times University of the Year 2026, as well as the best university in the North and Northeast.

In the Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026, Durham climbed two places to third in the national league table, overtaking both Oxford and Cambridge.

To read the full article, visit palatinate.org.uk or click the link in our bio!

✍️ Isla Mustin
📷 James Tillotson

Emails sourced by Palatinate reveal that Durham freshers have been told by the University that they must either live in ...
17/09/2025

Emails sourced by Palatinate reveal that Durham freshers have been told by the University that they must either live in out-of-college Ustinov accommodation or forfeit University accommodation

To read more, visit palatinate.org.uk or click the link in our bio!

✍🏼 Abigail Tobias and Isla Mustin
📸 Abigail Tobias

New vacancy announcement! Applications are now open to become a profile editor for Palatinate. Apply under the ‘Vacancie...
13/09/2025

New vacancy announcement!

Applications are now open to become a profile editor for Palatinate. Apply under the ‘Vacancies’ section at palatinate.org.uk. Applications are open to all Durham students regardless of previous experience!

Applications close on the 22nd of September

Durham University has confirmed that around 90 undergraduate students from Van Mildert and St Aidan’s Colleges will be h...
12/09/2025

Durham University has confirmed that around 90 undergraduate students from Van Mildert and St Aidan’s Colleges will be housed in Ustinov College’s Sheraton Park site in the upcoming 2025/26 academic year.

To read more, visit palatinate.org.uk or click the link in our bio!

✍🏼 Isla Mustin and Abigail Tobias
📸 David Robinson via Wikimedia Commons

Omar Salah, a Gazan student awarded a Durham University scholarship, spoke to Palatinate about the daily struggle for su...
27/08/2025

Omar Salah, a Gazan student awarded a Durham University scholarship, spoke to Palatinate about the daily struggle for survival in Gaza, and his hope to soon take up his place at Durham.

Read the full interview at palatinate.org.uk

🗞️Isla Mustin
📸 Omar Salah

To read the full article visit our website at palatinate.org.uk, or click the link in our bio!🗞️Isla Mustin and Abigail ...
21/08/2025

To read the full article visit our website at palatinate.org.uk, or click the link in our bio!

🗞️Isla Mustin and Abigail Tobias
📸Seana Barett

Palatinate investigates students from ethnic minority backgrounds feeling unwelcome at Durham University, despite Durham...
21/08/2025

Palatinate investigates students from ethnic minority backgrounds feeling unwelcome at Durham University, despite Durham’s commitment in its Access and Participation Plan (APP) “to foster an inclusive and diverse community”.

Read the full investigation on our website palatinate.org.uk

Congratulations to those receiving results today! If you’re headed to Durham this September, keep an eye out for vacanci...
14/08/2025

Congratulations to those receiving results today!

If you’re headed to Durham this September, keep an eye out for vacancies advertised here and and on our website - we’d love for you to join our team.

Also look out for further information about how to write for us!

Want to join the Palatinate team and deliver award-winning student journalism? Applications to join our team are now ope...
22/07/2025

Want to join the Palatinate team and deliver award-winning student journalism?

Applications to join our team are now open! Editorial roles will give you the opportunity to assist in the leadership of our sections and have your work featured in our print issues.

Applications are open until Friday 1st August, 11:59pm. If you have any questions please email [email protected]

Application forms can be found in the link in our bio, or on our website.

For more details, read the full article on our website palatinate.org.uk 🗞️Isla Mustin 📸 Isla Mustin
22/07/2025

For more details, read the full article on our website
palatinate.org.uk

🗞️Isla Mustin
📸 Isla Mustin

Palatinate spoke to Dan Lonsdale, outgoing President of Durham Students’ Union (SU), about his two-year tenure in the ro...
15/07/2025

Palatinate 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 state of higher education at Durham and beyond. 

Read the full article on palatinate.org.uk

🗞️Isla Mustin
📸 Isla Mustin

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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])