"Yuletide in the medieval period is full of monstrous attacks" - Amelia White breaks down the associations between the monstrous and Christmas in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

The ranking, which assessed 2,001 universities worldwide, also places Durham ninth in the UK and 13th in Europe, with an overall sustainability score of 95.8. This marks Durham’s third consecutive ...

Durham. Michaelmas term soon over, and scholars sit in Dunelm House. November weather, implacable still? A shiver breaks all doubts. Creeping frost on pavement stones – chilly challenge for a mouse.

Rating: 5 out of 5. This week, I returned to the Assembly Rooms for DUMT’s cabaret performance REWIND; it proved to be one of the most delightful surprises of the term, and dare I say one of my ...

On the 12 th of September 2025, BUCS released a document detailing the regulatory changes for 25/26 that institutions and or playing entities should be aware of. A delightful 60 pages long, Palatinate ...

News Editor Jasmine Davey explores the life and work of writer, producer and Ricardian, Philippa Langley. Together, they discuss her discovery of Richard III’s remains and her search for Henry I ...

You drag yourself out of bed and blink sleep from your eyes. It’s 11:47am and it’s Sunday and it’s time to get cracking, to get slicing and searing and simmering. You march through the living room ...

"the much lesser known, but equally exciting and chaotic festival of Saturnalia" - Emily Hall offers a fascinating historical comparison between contemporary Christmas traditions and the Roman festiva ...

"Keegan teaches us that we must not crop out the aspects of winter that upset or offend us" - Hugh Ludford dwells thoughtfully on the need for conscious community through Claire Keegan's: Small Things ...

Lucy Atkinson explores 'the unspoken love that runs through a household like the Royles — messy, sarcastic, loyal and deeply familiar' in the BBC's 1999 Christmas special of The Royle Family ...