Palatinate is the student newspaper of Durham University. One of Britain's oldest student publications, Palatinate is frequently ranked as one of the leading student outlets in the UK and Ireland, winning Best Publication in the Student Publication Association's 2018 and 2021 national awards. In the same year Palatinate was Highly Commended in the Best Publication category of the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme's Student Journalism Awards. Several of its editors have gone on to gain national recognition in journalism. The name of the newspaper derives from the colour Palatinate, a shade of purple closely associated with the university and derived from County Durham's political history as a County Palatine. It published its first edition on 17 March 1948 and celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2018. Palatinate is published on a fortnightly basis during term time, and its editors-in-chief are elected by the editorial board. The paper emphasises news and investigations about Durham University, and also includes sports, science, comment, satire, and a pull-out arts and lifestyle magazine, Indigo. Durham Students’ Union previously paid for the publication of Palatinate, but the organisation now relies mostly on advertising and alumni donations to continue printing.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Palatinate is the student newspaper of Durham University. One of Britain's oldest student publications, Palatinate is frequently ranked as one of the leading student outlets in the UK and Ireland, winning Best Publication in the Student Publication Association's 2018 and 2021 national awards. In the same year Palatinate was Highly Commended in the Best Publication category of the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme's Student Journalism Awards. Several of its editors have gone on to gain national recognition in journalism.

Palatinate across IJR

In the Arcade

Landgrab: Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken EditionPaint the map. Hold the line. Take the world. Now starring the Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken parody.Landgrab: Agnes of the Palatinate EditionPaint the map. Hold the line. Take the world. Now starring the Agnes of the Palatinate parody.Landgrab: Ursula of Palatinate-Veldenz EditionPaint the map. Hold the line. Take the world. Now starring the Ursula of Palatinate-Veldenz parody.

Studio characters

Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Duchess of OrléansThe version your group chat keeps imagining.Elisabeth of Palatinate-ZweibrückenBig opinions, zero handlers.Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate

Ask IJR about Palatinate Create in Studio Build a game Watch videos

All the charm, none of the schedule.