This week's News in Brief covers the latest University updates, whilst celebrating the upcoming Durham Book Festival and remembering Durham alumna and TV editor Biddy Baxter.

Northern Mayors and universities have expressed disappointment at their exclusion from the Global Talent Fund.

A record number of students across the UK are set to attend university in 2025. The regional gap has widened this year, with the North East experiencing the lowest number of top A-Level results.

Reform took control of the council in May, with 65 seats, but have since lost a seat to the Liberal Democrats in early July, following the resignation of one of their councillors just nine days into ...

Joshua Vickers highlights the UK's strategic advancements in space technology and the critical role of new satellite systems in enhancing national security.

‘Oxbridge reject’ is one of Durham’s most recurrent stereotypes. Due to Durham’s relatively high rankings in the UK university league tables, coupled with its college system and traditional quirks ...

One in four Durham PhD students leave study without achieving their target doctorate degree. The data, acquired through a Palatinate Freedom of Information request, reveals performance is particularly ...

South College has topped this year's Evans Table, our ranking of the academic performance of each Durham college.

Sam Hartley unpacks the factors that make 'Andor' a resoundingly successful new addition to the 'Star Wars' franchise.

Only 61.6% of students admitted in 2020/21 were from state schools and colleges, the lowest proportion of any UK university in 2020/21.

Palatinate speaks to outspoken journalist Peter Oborne about political lying, the state of the media, and Boris Johnson.