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Photos emerge of Durham student dressed as alleged sex offender P Diddy for Halloween
The photos were taken at a Halloween club event at Jimmy Allen’s
Three years on from a suicide attempt, this is why Movember means so much to me in Durham
Durham students are doing a lot for men’s mental health this month: This is why it matters to me, and it is why I am speaking up about my story
Ranked: The definitive top 10 post night-out takeaways in Durham, according to a third year
I’d consider looking away now if you’re a Paddy’s fan…
Revealed: The average Durham student receives £21,600 from parents during uni
Durham students receive the sixth highest amount of financial support in the Russell Group from parents whilst studying for a degree
Dos Girls, One Schlupp: Durham’s best social five-a-side football team on and off the pitch
The foundations, the traditions, the football and the socials: This is the journey of Dos Girls, One Schlupp, the most social team in Durham
‘A massive toll on me mentally’: DU athletes discuss their experiences of long-term injury
Durham student athletes from rugby, football, hockey and cricket talk about the impact not being able to play sport has had on them
Castle becomes first Durham college to go to space after student sends up a teddy bear
Benjamin Kolicic, a third-year Castle student, sent a teddy bear up to space in a jumper with the college crest on it
Grow a mo, save a bro: Movember is back and this is why Durham students should participate
With nine days to go until the biggest charity month of the year, Movember ambassadors explain why you should sign up
It’s official: All 16 college bars ranked from most to least expensive for the 2024/25 year
At the cheapest college bar, you can order a bottle of wine, a pint and a VK for less than £10
Welcome to Utopia: Everything you need to know about DUCFS 2025
Europe’s biggest and best student-led charity fashion show is back: Here’s a guide to this year’s creative vision and all the work behind the scenes
Durham uni sports teams banned from hosting drinking socials in student housing
Students caught hosting socials in private spaces will face non-academic misconduct procedures
‘A testing of the waters’: Klute announces first night back after permanent closure
The long-term future of Klute remains unclear: Here’s everything we know about the upcoming re-opening on Friday
Revealed: The gender breakdown of every undergraduate Durham degree, 2019-2024
A Freedom of Information request revealed the gender breakdown of all 133 undergraduate degrees at Durham
Title hopes and top blokes: Our guide to the 2024/25 Durham college football premiership
All 13 premiership captains give their thoughts on the upcoming season of college football
15 blatantly obvious signs that you’re a Durham fresher, according to a third year
Drinking with your right hand, walking in packs and ‘what college are you’: The easiest ways to spot a Durham fresher
Durham SU accused of ‘censorious behaviour’ after banning Durham Union from Freshers’ Fair
Durham SU claimed the union ‘failed to keep its promise’ of improving
We’re looking for new writers at The Tab: Here are nine reasons why you should join our team
Come to our open meeting at The Library Bar on Monday 7th October at 7pm
Everything you need to know about Rotate, Durham’s biggest and best student-owned night out
Benedict Prideaux and Angelo Sanchez Dela Cruz tell all about their experience of owning Rotate Events as full-time students
From Castle to Collingwood: The best thing about all 16 Durham colleges
Positive vibes ONLY in this one: The best of every Durham college and why you should love yours
Durham has the second highest proportion of privately educated students in the UK
39.1 per cent of Durham students are privately educated, over four times higher than the national rate of 8.9 per cent
Accessible and active: Get to know padel, Durham’s fastest growing and hottest society
Hal Hornby and James Bonnor-Moris outline why padel is so popular in Durham and their vision for the future
I went sober for six weeks at Durham: These are the 10 biggest lessons I learnt
Saving money, losing weight and FOMO: These are the 10 biggest lessons I learnt from sobriety at Durham
Sean Dyche, Deloitte and Captain Hatfield: The 13 maddest moments on Durfess this week
13 of the best gems that Durfess has provided us with this week
The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025: Durham climbs up to 5th place
Durham University comes runner-up for graduate employment and is shortlisted for university of the year
Durham SU President claims uni ‘didn’t plan right’ as freshers miss out on college housing
Dan Lonsdale outlined support for roughly 100 freshers who are looking for private accommodation
Durham Uni Labour Club criticised for post calling CCP leader accused of genocide a ‘hero’
The co-chair named his ‘political hero’ as Xi Jinping, current secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Over 100 Durham freshers searching for housing after missing out on college accommodation
Incoming students are now looking for private accommodation just 18 days before term
Munster & Morston: Meet the Durham graduates re-imagining Black tie fashion
This is the most Durham thing I have ever seen and I absolutely love it
Jimmy Allen’s announce date of opening night of second venue, Fowlers
Inside: The date of opening night, exclusive images of the venue and the number of toilets
The definitive sport rankings of all 17 Durham colleges, based on data and data only
All 17 Durham colleges ranked by their performance in the college sport points table from 2015-2024
Three Bridges Durham is launching a student club night every Wednesday
£250,000 has been invested into the Durham pub that will become a student club on Wednesday nights
Revealed: Durham has lowest number of crimes reported in any Russell Group uni city
2,037 crimes were reported in Durham in 2023
The Daily Mail rank Durham University at 16th in new national university league table
The Daily Mail revealed that Durham University has the fourth lowest percentage of first-generation students in the U.K.
The only survey that matters: It’s official, Durham is the best student night out in the UK
Get Licensed gave a Durham student night out a score of 9.44/10
Nightlife chain Fishies announce new Wednesday night out at Bohemia in Durham
Fishies will be opening doors in Durham on Wednesday 9th October
From £30 to £220: Here’s how much every Durham college JCR levy costs
Hatfield College has the highest JCR levy for a three-year degree at £220
Muffins, big poles and parmesan cheese: All the chaotic viral moments from the 2024 Olympics
It surely has been one to remember
We spoke to Henry Moores, the lad who walked to Ibiza and raised over £160k for charity
Henry told The Tab about the gruelling miles, going viral with Wayne Lineker and his next walk
Inside the insanely random £1k goody bags given to all the Olympians at Paris 2024
One gift alone is worth £1,049
The man arrested for ‘eating a succulent Chinese meal’ has died and I’ll never be ok again
Jack Karlson died yesterday evening aged 82
All the ways you can support communities affected by far-right riots across the UK
Anti-racism protests are planned nationwide for tonight and Saturday
Durham Uni withdraws three offers for incoming freshers over racist group chat
The messages also included ableist, misogynistic and anti-immigration comments
Inside the life of pole vault champ Mondo Duplantis when he’s not yeeting himself in the air
He’s a nine time world record holder
A complete rundown of the events which saw Olympic swimmer Luana Alonso leave Paris 2024
Team Paraguay claimed her presence in the village created an ‘inappropriate atmosphere’
These Russell Group unis produced the most Olympic medal winning athletes at Paris 2024
It’s no shock that Oxbridge thrives at rowing as well as academics
If every Russell Group uni was an Adidas trainer, here’s exactly which one they’d be
Exeter screams Sambas
Here come the boys: Meet the lads putting it all on the line at Durham Fight Night
Let’s hope they last longer than I did…