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data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"> <form class="filter" id="filter-form"> <div class="text-filter" style="flex-basis: 75%">  <input type="text" value="" placeholder="Search thedurhamstudent" name="wordsearch" id="wordsearch"> <input type="hidden" name="storyboard" id="storyboard" value=""> </div> <div class="category-filter" style="display: none;"> <label for="categories"><em><strong> Select category</strong></em></label> <select name="categories" id="categories"> <option value="ALL">All categories</option>  <option value="colleges">Colleges</option>  <option value="durham-city">Durham City</option>  <option value="events">Events</option>  <option value="postgraduate">Postgraduate</option>  <option value="experience">Student experience</option>  <option value="undergraduate">Undergraduate</option>  <option value="welcome-to-durham">Welcome to Durham</option> </select> </div> <div class="social-filter"> <label><em>filter by<strong> platform</strong></em></label> <div class="social-list"> <div class="social-item youtube " data-action="youtube"></div> <div class="social-item tiktok " data-action="tiktok"></div> <div class="social-item blog " data-action="blog"></div> <div class="social-item rss " data-action="rss"></div> <div class="social-item instagram " data-action="instagram"></div> </div> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06f22ca elementor-hidden-mobile" data-id="06f22ca" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0c41d7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="0c41d7b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">More Playlists</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8110f11 elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-loop-carousel" data-id="8110f11" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"template_id":15728,"slides_to_show":"2","slides_to_scroll":"2","_skin":"post","slides_to_show_tablet":"2","slides_to_show_mobile":"1","edit_handle_selector":".elementor-widget-container","autoplay":"yes","autoplay_speed":5000,"pause_on_hover":"yes","pause_on_interaction":"yes","infinite":"yes","speed":500,"offset_sides":"none","arrows":"yes","pagination":"bullets","image_spacing_custom":{"unit":"px","size":10,"sizes":[]},"image_spacing_custom_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"image_spacing_custom_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]}}" data-widget_type="loop-carousel.post"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="swiper elementor-loop-container elementor-grid" dir="ltr"> <div class="swiper-wrapper" aria-live="off"> <style id="loop-dynamic-15728">.e-loop-item-15782 .elementor-element.elementor-element-af748bd > .elementor-element-populated > .elementor-background-overlay{background-image:url("https://durham-student.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/08/freshers-cover.jpg");}</style> <div data-elementor-type="loop-item" data-elementor-id="15728" class="elementor elementor-15728 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-15782 post-15782 playlist type-playlist status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry" data-elementor-post-type="elementor_library" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" data-custom-edit-handle="1"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8dc5ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="c8dc5ce" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af748bd page_box" data-id="af748bd" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-background-overlay"></div> <section class="elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5bafea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="b5bafea" data-element_type="section" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3430c3" data-id="c3430c3" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1b1f395 page_link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="1b1f395" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://durham-student.org/playlist/fresher-stories/">Fresher Stories</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <style id="loop-dynamic-15728">.e-loop-item-15921 .elementor-element.elementor-element-af748bd > .elementor-element-populated > .elementor-background-overlay{background-image:url("https://durham-student.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/10/clubs-and-socs.jpg");}</style> <div data-elementor-type="loop-item" data-elementor-id="15728" class="elementor elementor-15728 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-15921 post-15921 playlist type-playlist status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry" data-elementor-post-type="elementor_library" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" data-custom-edit-handle="1"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8dc5ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="c8dc5ce" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af748bd page_box" data-id="af748bd" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-background-overlay"></div> <section class="elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5bafea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="b5bafea" data-element_type="section" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3430c3" data-id="c3430c3" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1b1f395 page_link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="1b1f395" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://durham-student.org/playlist/clubs-and-societies/">Clubs and Societies</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <style id="loop-dynamic-15728">.e-loop-item-15789 .elementor-element.elementor-element-af748bd > .elementor-element-populated > .elementor-background-overlay{background-image:url("https://durham-student.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/07/music-playlist.jpg");}</style> <div data-elementor-type="loop-item" data-elementor-id="15728" class="elementor elementor-15728 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-15789 post-15789 playlist type-playlist status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry" data-elementor-post-type="elementor_library" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" data-custom-edit-handle="1"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8dc5ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="c8dc5ce" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af748bd page_box" data-id="af748bd" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-background-overlay"></div> <section class="elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5bafea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="b5bafea" data-element_type="section" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3430c3" data-id="c3430c3" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1b1f395 page_link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="1b1f395" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://durham-student.org/playlist/music/">Music</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <style id="loop-dynamic-15728">.e-loop-item-15907 .elementor-element.elementor-element-af748bd > .elementor-element-populated > .elementor-background-overlay{background-image:url("https://durham-student.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/10/postgrad.jpg");}</style> <div data-elementor-type="loop-item" data-elementor-id="15728" class="elementor elementor-15728 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-15907 post-15907 playlist type-playlist status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry" data-elementor-post-type="elementor_library" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" data-custom-edit-handle="1"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8dc5ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="c8dc5ce" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af748bd page_box" data-id="af748bd" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-background-overlay"></div> <section class="elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5bafea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="b5bafea" data-element_type="section" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3430c3" data-id="c3430c3" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1b1f395 page_link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="1b1f395" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://durham-student.org/playlist/postgraduate/">Postgraduate</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <style id="loop-dynamic-15728">.e-loop-item-15869 .elementor-element.elementor-element-af748bd > .elementor-element-populated > .elementor-background-overlay{background-image:url("https://durham-student.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/10/sport-playlist.jpg");}</style> <div data-elementor-type="loop-item" data-elementor-id="15728" class="elementor elementor-15728 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-15869 post-15869 playlist type-playlist status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry" data-elementor-post-type="elementor_library" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" data-custom-edit-handle="1"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8dc5ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="c8dc5ce" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af748bd page_box" data-id="af748bd" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-background-overlay"></div> <section class="elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5bafea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="b5bafea" data-element_type="section" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3430c3" data-id="c3430c3" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1b1f395 page_link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="1b1f395" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://durham-student.org/playlist/sport/">Sport</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <style id="loop-dynamic-15728">.e-loop-item-15866 .elementor-element.elementor-element-af748bd > .elementor-element-populated > .elementor-background-overlay{background-image:url("https://durham-student.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/10/Theatre.jpg");}</style> <div data-elementor-type="loop-item" data-elementor-id="15728" class="elementor elementor-15728 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-15866 post-15866 playlist type-playlist status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry" data-elementor-post-type="elementor_library" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" data-custom-edit-handle="1"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8dc5ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="c8dc5ce" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af748bd page_box" data-id="af748bd" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-background-overlay"></div> <section class="elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5bafea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="b5bafea" data-element_type="section" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3430c3" data-id="c3430c3" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1b1f395 page_link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="1b1f395" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://durham-student.org/playlist/theatre/">Theatre</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev" role="button" tabindex="0"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="eicon-chevron-left"></i> </div> <div class="elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next" role="button" tabindex="0"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="eicon-chevron-right"></i> </div> <div class="swiper-pagination"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-990e1fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="990e1fa" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>View more selected <a href="https://durham-student.org/playlists/">Playlists</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-110ba53 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="110ba53" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4ec589" data-id="a4ec589" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d6bb498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html" data-id="d6bb498" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="html.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="social-grid"> <div class="grid-skeleton-post"></div> <div class="grid-skeleton-post"></div> <div class="grid-skeleton-post"></div> <div class="grid-skeleton-post"></div> <div 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class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a class="elementor-button elementor-size-sm" role="button"> <span class="elementor-button-content-wrapper"> <span class="elementor-button-text">Load More</span> </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a172660 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="a172660" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbaf391" data-id="cbaf391" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff4b968 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="ff4b968" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7540a0" data-id="e7540a0" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="post-tags"> </div> </div> </main> <div data-elementor-type="footer" data-elementor-id="12959" class="elementor elementor-12959 elementor-location-footer" data-elementor-post-type="elementor_library"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff1f95a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="ff1f95a" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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