Palatinate - Durham's Official Student Newspaper

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

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.

Interested in reading this article? Click the link in our story or visit www.palatinate.org.uk to have full access 💚
10/01/2026

Interested in reading this article? Click the link in our story or visit www.palatinate.org.uk to have full access 💚

To read this breaking news story, click on the link in our bio or read at www.palatinate.org.uk
08/01/2026

To read this breaking news story, click on the link in our bio or read at www.palatinate.org.uk

Missed the big stories of 2025? Catch up by going to our website for many more details - link in bio!✍🏼 Jasmine Davey📸 T...
06/01/2026

Missed the big stories of 2025?

Catch up by going to our website for many more details - link in bio!

✍🏼 Jasmine Davey
📸 Thomas Tomlinson

Despite new funding from Westminster, council taxes and cuts to services remain likely to go ahead To find out which ser...
04/01/2026

Despite new funding from Westminster, council taxes and cuts to services remain likely to go ahead

To find out which services might be cut, visit palatinate.org.uk - link in bio!

✍🏼 Jarrad Hart
📸 Josh Eaton

Content calls out now!! Head over to facebook to claim your piece Links in bio 🔗
02/01/2026

Content calls out now!! Head over to facebook to claim your piece

Links in bio 🔗

21/12/2025

With changes set to be implemented next year, degree programs at Durham are being substantially restructured

🔗 Tap the link in bio to read the article

🎤 Isla Mustin
🎥 Julia Davies

We’re recruiting ✨The Palatinate is opening applications for a range of roles across the paper - editorial, creative, bu...
20/12/2025

We’re recruiting ✨
The Palatinate is opening applications for a range of roles across the paper - editorial, creative, business and more.

No experience needed. Open to all Durham students.
Apply via the link in bio 🗞️

Apply now to join Palatinate! 🗞️ ‼️ We are looking to fill finance, marketing, and creative roles so there are opportuni...
20/12/2025

Apply now to join Palatinate! 🗞️

‼️ We are looking to fill finance, marketing, and creative roles so there are opportunities for a range of skills

If you’re interested, apply via our vacancies portal on the Palatinate website - the link is also in our bio 🔗

We welcome all applicants and you do not need prior experience

The deadline is the 3rd of January - happy applying!

In the run up to Christmas, enjoy this article from our satire section! To read the full piece, visit palatinate.org.uk ...
20/12/2025

In the run up to Christmas, enjoy this article from our satire section!

To read the full piece, visit palatinate.org.uk or click the link via our story 🔗

✍🏼 Meg Preston
📸 Carl Larsson via wikimedia commons

It’s finally that time of the year— our first annual Palatinate wrapped is here! 💜Swipe through the carousel to see our ...
17/12/2025

It’s finally that time of the year— our first annual Palatinate wrapped is here! 💜

Swipe through the carousel to see our top sections and articles down to our reading age!

Nigel Phillips’ career begins at Durham, where he completed an MBA at Durham University Business School after having joi...
14/12/2025

Nigel Phillips’ career begins at Durham, where he completed an MBA at Durham University Business School after having joined the RAF as an engineering officer in 1984

To read more about his career as Governor of St Helena, Ascension Island, and Tristan da Cunha, visit palatinate.org.uk or click the link via our story!

✍🏼 Mason Beirne
📸 Nigel Phillips

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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])