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A record-breaking seven past and present Durham University students have been chosen to represent their respective home nations at the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games. Six sporting stars will be representing Team GB in Hockey and Rowing, as well as one recent graduate who will be representing Canada in Fencing. The athletes were recently congratulated during a group Zoom call with Durham University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Stuart Corbridge. Leading the way to Tokyo is twenty-one-year-old Fiona C...

By Tim Sigsworth and Toby Donegan-Cross Durham University’s outgoing Vice-Chancellor and Warden, Professor Stuart Corbridge, has claimed that inclusion and accessibility has “fundamentally improved” at the University during his six-year tenure. In an exclusive interview with Palatinate ahead of his retirement this summer, Professor Corbridge reflected on his time as Vice-Chancellor, a position he took up in September 2015. Professor Corbridge discussed a variety of topics, from the Covid...

Professor Karen O’Brien has been appointed as Durham University’s new Vice-Chancellor and Warden, becoming Durham’s first ever female Vice-Chancellor. Prof. O’Brien, who is currently Head of the Humanities Division and Professor in the Faculty of English at the University of Oxford, will take up her position on 4th January 2022, with current Vice-Chancellor Professor Stuart Corbridge set to retire on 31st July this year. Current Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, Professor Antony Long,...

Durham University reveals new Vice-Chancellor and Warden Professor Karen O’Brien is the universitys new Vice-Chancellor and Warden Updated Get the latest County Durham news and updates delivered straight to your inbox - sign up for free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subsc...

A Durham student has published a report into Northern students’ experiences at Durham University. The report, which has been sent to University Vice-Chancellor Stuart Corbridge, details the experiences of Durham students from the North of England who described feeling unwelcome at the University, and in some cases, have felt forced to live at home during their studies or drop out of Durham. Lauren White of Van Mildert College interviewed over 20 past and present Durham students from the North...