We are strengthening our research links with Japan with the appointment of Professor Claire O’Malley as the UK co-chair of ...

A new study from our Department of Psychology has found that identity distress (difficulty forming a cohesive identity) could be a behind the higher rates of poor mental health experienced by autistic ...

We are the only place outside of China to host the photography exhibition. It commemorates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Palace Museum, established in 1925 and based on the site of the ...

Girls who study in classrooms with higher numbers of girls than boys during early childhood education are more likely to gain greater financial and professional success later in life, according to new ...

Durham University will take a key role in delivering a new AI Growth Zone in North East England – an initiative that promises to create thousands of jobs.

In this project, undertaken in the 2024/25 academic year, the researchers listened to the experiences of victims and survivors who reported being harmed by Mike Pilavachi, a former leader of the Soul ...

Support for New Students We have a wide range of support available to help you get started at Durham and settle in. From online resources, to in person support hubs during your first weeks, there is ...

We’re celebrating a successful funding application which will enable our experts to establish a new training tool to help tackle weight discrimination in healthcare. Dr Kimberly Jamie from our ...

The Durham Career Mentoring Programme is a three-month hybrid career mentoring programme designed to connect early-career professionals with ambitious first- and second-year undergraduate students ...

Professor Simon Hogg, Emeritus Professor in our Department of Engineering, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng). This prestigious honour recognises his outstanding ...

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collaboration has been awarded the 2026 Lancelot M. Berkeley–New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy. Our scientists have ...