News Round-Up
20 April 2025
by Will Jones
Rapists Can No Longer Claim to be Women
19 April 2025
by Will Jones
A freedom of speech row has erupted at Durham University as one of its oldest societies, the 182 year-old Durham Union debating society, was banned from taking part in freshers' fair over "DEI non-compliance".
Durham University is under fire for failing to protect free speech, following its decision to cancel a Gaza war debate due to pro-Palestine protesters locking students in a chamber for over two hours.
Durham University is encouraging academics to 'decolonise' degree courses by providing them with a 'woke toolkit' aimed at removing non-inclusive content from lessons.
Durham University sent out emails to those students who've accepted places this year, offering them £5,000 to defer until 2022/23 due to courses being over-subscribed. For once, a screw-up that students will benefit from.
A reader has been in touch to tell us that a Covid certification scheme has been introduced at Durham University, where her son is a first-year student. As she asks, is this even legal?
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