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Uni to snap up Elvet Riverside Hotel?
Durham University is in take-over talks concerning the Three Tuns Hotel, a 50 bedroom hotel opposite the Elvet Riverside lecture rooms.
Palatine Centre slammed as ‘monstrous’
Durham’s new £50m headquarters has been condemned for being a ‘townscape disaster’ by The City of Durham Trust.
Introducing: Durham Desserts
Ever wondered how they do it? Read The Tab’s exclusive interview with Durham’s latest delivery service.
All Shaken Up
It’s the craze that’s taken Durham by storm – Vote for your favourite Harlem Shake video now!
Valentine’s Day Pay Protest
Tomorrow, campaigners for increased staff wages will beg the vice-chancellor to “have a heart”.
Clumsy Oriental Museum Thieves Jailed
Two men have been jailed for stealing £2m artefacts from the University Oriental Museum and then forgetting where they left them.
Klute smashed up
Klute manager “appalled” after mirrors smashed, lights punched and drinks stolen in estimated £20,000 worth of annual damage.
Who’s Behind The White Mask?
They’ve been spotted wandering the streets of Durham, and now they’re counting down to 7pm on Thursday…but who are they and what are they planning?
The NOVA Effect
Even the most typically stereotyped chino clad, polo donning Durhamite must have heard of Durham’s biggest new night: the notorious NOVA.
Too much ice for solo North Pole trek
Too cold? Durham graduate Tim Williamson has had to postpone his record-breaking North Pole expedition because it’s not cold enough!
Geography Lecturer Backs Snowmen
Durham’s Dr Sim Reaney has supported the theory that building snowmen can help to prevent flooding after an Environment Agency spokesman suggested that such structures would slowing down the process of thawing.
Money Worries Disrupt Studies and Cause Drop-Outs
A new study by the NUS has shown that over half of students find it hard to concentrate because of financial pressures. About three-quarters of those surveyed regularly “worry about not having enough money to meet basic living expenses.”
Novice Cup 2013
It’s the race that everyone’s talking about… The Tab gives you the lowdown on all of the action, scores and snaps of this year’s snowy and much anticipated Novice Cup!
Durham University team clinches Morgan Stanley challenge
An eight-strong team of students from Durham University beat off stiff competition from six other UK institutions and won £5,000 for a charity helping young people with disabilities in a challenge set by global financial services firm Morgan Stanley.
NOVA claims victory in soft porn publicity war
Charlie Gardiner-Hill talks to NOVA co-founder Yousef Al-Qatami about soft porn marketing, the philanthropy of opening up ‘edgy’ to all and the secret to breaking the familiar curse of failure suffered by other Durham ‘alternative’ music nights.
Durham ranked sixth by grad employers
Durham has come sixth in a list of universities targeted by the UK’s largest graduate recruiters, according to a surprising new survey.
Durhamite describes helicopter crash
A former Durham University student watched in horror this morning as a helicopter crashed into a crane and plummeted to the ground in flames just 100 yards from him in South Lambeth London.
Boxers dealt knockout blow
Boxers bar closed as police reveal coke snorting, bottle throwing and girls locked in the loos
Durham Students Receive Peace Awards
Two Durham University students have received awards for organising a mass peace campaign in Northern Ireland.
Ear ‘bitten off’ in Urban Oven attack
A former model has undergone £10,000-worth of reconstructive surgery on his ear after a vicious and unprovoked attack in Durham’s Urban Oven takeaway.
Will Durham have Britain’s first gay bishop?
Should sexuality be an issue in the church? Have your say.
“STUDENT GHETTO” GIVEN GO-AHEAD
Councillors approve plans to build over 200 privately-run flats in Durham, despite lack of University support and “student ghetto” complaints by residents.
Rocketing Rent
Local councillor urges university to create another college to combat rapidly rising house prices
The Dangers of Accommodation
University representative warns about housing risk for international students, saying that “often photographs can give an illusion”.
Groundbreaking Graphene Research Wins Award
Durham University has won a prestigious award for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Innovation and Technology’ in the annual Times Higher Education competition.
CHRISTMAS NO.1?
Durham graduate, Jimmy Higham, who tragically lost his battle with cancer last year, has made it into the iTunes Top 40.
ELVET RIVERSIDE LECTURES CANCELLED TOMORROW
All teaching activites scheduled to take place in Elvet Riverside 1 and 2 tonight and tomorrow have been cancelled due to major flood damage.
FLOODS STRIKE AGAIN
Floating trees, flooded pubs, travel chaos – and the Environment Agency say the River Wear won’t even reach its peak for at least another day…
The ‘Durham Student-Nights’ Sham
Are you friends with ‘Durham Student-Nights’ on Facebook? If so, DELETE THEM NOW!
NEUROIMAGING CENTRE OPENS
Durham University’s new neuroimaging centre was opened today by Paralympic gold medallist, Lily van den Broecke, at the James Cook University Hospital.
DURHAM RESEARCH REVEALS THAT FETUSES YAWN
Astounding new research by Durham University has revealed that unborn babies not only hiccip, swallow and stretch in the womb, but they also yawn.
An Englishman’s Home Is His Castle
Struggling to find accommodation for next year? How about the royal treatment?!
Durham’s Quest For Real Women
A recent study by Durham University scientists has revealed just how heavily body preferences among British women are influenced by what is seen in the media.
Castle master defends ousted BBC boss
Master of University College, David Held, has defended George Entwistle, recently resigned Director-General of the BBC and former Castleman, saying, “He will be a real loss to the BBC”.
GIRLS FINED £50 FOR DROPPING CIGARETTES
Two girls have been fined £50 each for discarding cigarettes outside Elvet Riverside, even though no cigarette disposal bins have been provided in the area.
BISHOP TO ARCHBISHOP, DURHAM TO CANTERBURY
Bishop of Durham and former oil industry worker, Justin Welby, is set to become the new Archbishop of Canterbury.
Stockton house sells for less than a year of tuition fees
A house in Port Clarence, just 25 miles from Durham, has sold for £14,000 at auction.
Confessions of a dartboard bandit
Students have kicked off after a mystery thief has anonymously admitted to stealing and then returning the Undie’s dartboard, damaged.
Trick or treat?
Check out some of the most hilarious, twisted and random Halloween costumes from around Durham and VOTE for your favourite now!
Dough-nutters
Two doughnut-crazed fans wait outside Durham’s new Krispy Kreme store for seven and a half hours for the grand opening
Freppin’ Fantastic
Freps across Durham have been busy dancing, running races and filming all the drama from Freshers’ Week… Vote for your favourite college frep film now!
Man charged with spying on student in shower
He denied allegations of spying on a student in the shower at Trevs in June.
Palatine Centre Opens Doors
Today Durham’s new Palatine Centre officially opened its doors after a four year, £50million development programme.
GRAD RUSH
With an astounding 50 applicants applying for each grad job, PETER HANTON speaks to some finalists about the hectic hunt for work
Durham’s Calendar Girl
Durham PhD student Alison Auld has appeared as a role model in a new calendar to showcase the real face of female scientists.