backgrounds along with providing coaching at local schools as well as participating in sports in action.
=== Town and gown relations ===
The relationship between the university and the wider city has not always been free of tension. University plans for expansion have also faced local opposition, and there were claims when the 2017–2027 strategy was launched that the university had ignored concerns raised about its expansion at the Durham University Residents' Forum.
The university formed a Community Response Team in 2020 to support Durham Constabulary during Covid-19. This now responds to complaints of anti-social noise at student properties between 9:30pm and 3:30am, via the Police 101 non-emergency contact number, and also has patrols in student areas. The university also has two Student Community Wardens, intended to provide guidance to students living out of college, to represent students on the Durham University Residents' Forum, and to liaise with college common rooms, Durham Students' Union, Police University Liaison and council Neighbourhood Wardens.
Durham University and Durham County Council are both members of the International Town & Gown Association.
=== Student media ===
Palatinate, Durham's independent student-run fortnightly newspaper, has been continually published since 1948. Notable former editors include George Alagiah, Hunter Davies, Piers Merchant, Sir Timothy Laurence, Jeremy Vine and Harold Evans. Durham's student television station (PalTV) is a section of Palatinate and won Broadcaster of the Year at the National Student Television Association awards in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Purple Radio is Durham's student radio station. It broadcasts live from the DSU 24 hours a day during term time. The station has existed since the 1980s and is a recognised DSU society. Two daily news bulletins are broadcast every weekday, as well as a Breakfast Show and an Evening Show.
The Bubble, founded in 2010, is an online magazine based at the university covering various subjects, including student and university …
