This LGBTQ History Month, we're highlighting the work of Dr Joan Lubin, an assistant professor of modern and contemporary literature in our Department of English Studies. Joan's research spans science ...

We are very honoured that His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen have chosen to visit Durham and we look forward to ...

The successful candidate will undertake a full-time PhD (and Master’s if required) in the Sociology department at Durham ...

Unlike the physical and biological sciences, which have long benefited from digital research infrastructures (DRI), humanities research has seen less investment in advanced computational methods.

Launched in late 2024, the IMEMS Inventing Futures programme is designed to draw on the research community’s knowledge of the past to tackle the urgent challenges facing humankind today.

Our Chancellor and acclaimed foreign affairs specialist, Dr Fiona Hill, is launching a new scholarship scheme to support students from North East England who come from lower income households.

Physics fellow Dr Fionagh Thomson will explore the potential risks of decommissioning satellites in the atmosphere in a project funded by the UK Space Agency. What happens to our satellites at the end ...

A new 15-minute tool to screen stroke survivors for visual perception problems has been launched by researchers from Durham and Oxford universities. The free screening tool could make it easier for ...

We’re part of an international team of scientists which has discovered that tiny changes in the timing of the expression of a single gene can lead to big differences in eye size. Gene expression is ...

At long last, spring is here and so too is the exciting Holi Festival celebration at the Oriental Museum on Saturday 15 March, 12 noon – 5pm. Also known as the Indian Festival of Colours, Holi ...

Our Spotlight On series celebrates our academics’ global impact. Professor Claire Horwell is a world-renowned expert on the health hazards of volcanic air pollution. Claire is a Professor of Geohealth ...