‘Your one stop shop for everything at Durham University’: DUPulse releases new timetables for Freshers’ Week

DUPulse’s founders, Adam and Aryan, spoke to The Durham Tab about their upcoming plans to “revolutionise” the events scene here at the University. They have released a holistic timetable, set to be released every Sunday, ranging from university-wide events to college societies.

DUPulse’s weekly timetable

DUPulse releases weekly timetables at the end of every week. It aims to provide a central network with a holistic overview of all things Durham, from club nights to societies, and everything in between.

The timetable is intended to make societies much more accessible to students, given that there are roughly 200 societies for 17 colleges at Durham.

DUPulse unites all under one single network. DUPulse instead offers a periodical platform for students, which is simple to understand and easy to find.

Students will be safe knowing that the channel won’t be spammed with unnecessary content. DUPulse remains committed to quality collaborations, insisting on being selective over which businesses they work with.

Combatting ‘FOMO’

The founders told us that joining their WhatsApp channel is essential as every week a pin is provided with the timetable. They told us this is part of an “ongoing” events schedule, having been designed to “combat FOMO”, or the “fear of missing out”. Over 280 students are already in the chat, after DUPulse’s plans to incentivise students through exclusive deals upon joining – including a student deal with Notch last year.

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DUPulse launches their new website

The website allows students to see all university events in one place, as DUP gets information in advance from hosts. The timetable sets this in stone, offering a more up-to-date form of communication.

It caters for a very changeable environment, where students are free to track their own events with a personalised calendar. The founders say this means students will “never forget any events you sign up to, including external events”.

It is a domain for getting students and societies on board. Adam and Aryan claim it is more dynamic than their Instagram page, especially in the event of cancellations. Details of each society are clearly outlined, as DUP has a system in order for societies to post information directly to the platform.

‘Run by students, for students’

DUPulse began in 2024 as an entrepreneurial project, built on a “shared frustration of missing out”, the founders told us. DUP was founded by two Durham University students, Adam (St Mary’s College) and Aryan (Stephenson). This platform was formed as a student-led organisation, focused on promoting events among students to widen accessibility. The founders told The Durham Tab that this was built on a realisation that it is hard to keep track of everything going on at university, when it often feels like so much is happening at once.

Adam and Aryan explained their frustration over wanting to pursue certain sports and societies, despite being left in the dark about which societies and colleges offered what.

They gave the example of a Josephine Butler student who wanted to pursue boxing, only to later find out that the college across the road accepts all college members.

DUP puts all information in one place, via WhatsApp, Instagram, and indeed their newest project: The DUPulse website. This means students are able to access events, even if they don’t use social media, as everything is available on multiple platforms.

Future plans: ‘If Pulse grows, everything grows’

DUPulse aims to “revolutionise” communications through emails, the website, and even a “points system”. This means: the more events you go to, the more perks you get. By capitalising on the content side of things, they aim to grow their reach even further. This news comes after receiving over 167k views across their page last year.

They told The Durham Tab that they thrive off student feedback. Plans are in the works to host focus groups with societies and students too, as well as local businesses also. They said this will help tailor their scope even further. Finally, DUP remains committed to helping societies grow, and market themselves in a way which is accessible to students.