We have been directly involved in Conferences of Parties (COPs) since 2021 under the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention ...

Professor Edith Hall, from our department of Classics and Ancient History, has been awarded the 2024 International Hellenic ...

A delegation from Peking University (PKU), led by its President, Professor Gong Qihuang, visited Durham to reinforce our long ...

Mr McDonald, who is Labour MP for Stockton North and was appointed Minister for Industry in the Department for Energy ...

All secondary-age school pupils in year eight (aged 12 and 13) in England will be required by the government to take a reading test. The declared purpose is to help drive up reading standards so that ...

Archaeologists have revealed new insights into how the world’s first farming villagers formed communities, moved across the land and responded to outsiders. Researchers analysed the chemical ...

Leading women’s law expert Professor Clare McGlynn from our top-rated Law School has played a key role in a groundbreaking court case in Australia that strengthens the international fight against ...

We have officially launched a major new research hub dedicated to exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are transforming society. Based at Durham and led by Professor Louise ...

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 ...

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 Church of England must do more to create a culture in which spiritual authority is handled safely, according to a new report from Durham University. Researchers listened to the experiences of ...

The way in which babies are soothed could be more important than how quickly mothers respond, according to new research revealing cultural differences in how babies are comforted. Researchers ...