New step towards understanding dark matter
Astronomers have taken another step towards solving the puzzle of what dark matter might be made of.
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Covid-19
We are updating our Covid-19 webpages with information and guidance on a regular basis to reflect the latest government advice.
Study at Durham
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Undergraduate Study
Our research-led education ensures our broad range of courses will challenge and inspire you.
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Postgraduate Study
Our taught Masters and research programmes will enable you to push the boundaries of current thinking and research.
Undergraduate Study
Our research-led education ensures our broad range of courses will challenge and inspire you.
Postgraduate Study
Our taught Masters and research programmes will enable you to push the boundaries of current thinking and research.
My tutors at Durham were supportive and helped open my eyes to the different avenues available to me after University. My experiences helped build my confidence, resilience and communication - giving me the necessary skills to represent myself to the best of my ability during interviews.
How to Visit Us
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Undergraduate Open Days
Open Days, whether virtual or on-campus are the best way for you to find out about our teaching excellence, explore our award-winning facilities, and experience our distinctive college communities.
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Postgraduate Open Days
You will have the opportunity to engage with representatives from across the University, including departments, colleges, student finance and admissions.
Undergraduate Open Days
Open Days, whether virtual or on-campus are the best way for you to find out about our teaching excellence, explore our award-winning facilities, and experience our distinctive college communities.
Postgraduate Open Days
You will have the opportunity to engage with representatives from across the University, including departments, colleges, student finance and admissions.
What's new?
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Durham moves up in QS World University Rankings
Durham University has once again been named in the world’s top 100 universities.Durham news
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Counting down to the COP26 climate change summit
Welcome to the first in our monthly ‘Countdown to COP’ series, where we will be exploring climate change research, events and expertise across our University ahead of the next COP climate change summit in November.Global Durham
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To boost vaccine uptake, socio-economic issues must be tackled
A new Business School study has found that to encourage greater uptake in Covid-19 vaccinations and adherence to self-isolation guidance amongst those reluctant in the North East of England, the Government must do more to address the socio-economic issues that influence people’s thinking.Research news
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Astronomers apply their skills to cancer research
You might not think that studying the universe could benefit research into serious illnesses like cancer, but Durham’s astronomers have joined forces with cancer researchers to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients.Research news
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Impact of lead in children of Roman Empire
Researchers from our Department of Archaeology have found for the first time that widespread use of lead in Roman culture was one of the main contributing factors to childhood death and illness throughout the Roman Empire.Research news
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A Green and Tidy Move Out
We’re staying conscious of the planet and our local neighbourhoods as our students leave the City for the summer.Durham news-3300X1465.png)
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Meet Nour Mouakke, From Syria to Durham
In 2009, two years before the civil war in Syria broke out, Nour Mouakke moved to the UK for the first time and to Durham to study his Masters in Marketing at the Business School. After graduating he went on to work for a company in the UK, but realised he wanted to be an entrepreneur.Research news
Durham moves up in QS World University Rankings
Durham University has once again been named in the world’s top 100 universities.
Counting down to the COP26 climate change summit
To boost vaccine uptake, socio-economic issues must be tackled
Astronomers apply their skills to cancer research
Impact of lead in children of Roman Empire
A Green and Tidy Move Out
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Meet Nour Mouakke, From Syria to Durham
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Astronomers apply their skills to cancer research
You might not think that studying the universe could benefit research into serious illnesses like cancer, but Durham’s astronomers have joined forces with cancer researchers to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients.Research news
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Durham Professors win prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry awards
Professor Jan Verlet and Professor Jonathan Steed from our Department of Chemistry have been named the winners of Royal Society of Chemistry’s highly-admired Corday-Morgan Prize and Tilden Prize, respectively.Research news
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Does a mother’s stress and depression affect how her unborn baby moves?
New research from our Psychology and Mathematical Sciences departments found that stress and/or depression during pregnancy, affects how much unborn babies touch and engage in the womb.Research news
Astronomers apply their skills to cancer research
You might not think that studying the universe could benefit research into serious illnesses like cancer, but Durham’s astronomers have joined forces with cancer researchers to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
Durham Professors win prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry awards
Does a mother’s stress and depression affect how her unborn baby moves?
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Masters in Finance top 50 globally
Durham’s Masters in Finance has been re-confirmed as a global top 50 programme by the Financial Times Masters in Finance Ranking 2021, with a rise of three places to 46th. This success continues with the School’s careers provision and employment outcomes.Durham news
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Stephenson College celebrates the birth of its namesake
Stephenson College marked the 240th anniversary of the birth of its namesake, famed Victorian Engineer, George Stephenson, by unveiling a restored statue of the man known as the ‘Father of the Railway’.Student news
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Meet Nour Mouakke, From Syria to Durham
In 2009, two years before the civil war in Syria broke out, Nour Mouakke moved to the UK for the first time and to Durham to study his Masters in Marketing at the Business School. After graduating he went on to work for a company in the UK, but realised he wanted to be an entrepreneur.Research news
Masters in Finance top 50 globally
Durham’s Masters in Finance has been re-confirmed as a global top 50 programme by the Financial Times Masters in Finance Ranking 2021, with a rise of three places to 46th. This success continues with the School’s careers provision and employment outcomes.
Stephenson College celebrates the birth of its namesake
Meet Nour Mouakke, From Syria to Durham
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Headaches: three tips from a neuroscientist on how to get rid of them
Professor Amanda Ellison from our Department of Psychology provides helpful tips on how to get rid of headaches.Research news
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Nigeria: a deleted tweet, a Twitter ban and Biafran wounds that have never healed
In this article, Dr Benjamin Maiangwa from our School of Government and International Affairs and PhD candidate Oluchi Gloria Ogbu from the University of Manitoba discuss the Nigerian-Biafran war.Research news
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Endurance got us through multiple lockdowns, and it'll help us coming out of the pandemic too
In this article, Dr Felix Ringel, from our Department of Anthropology, comments on how the creative responses whilst adapting during the pandemic could be carried over into a post-pandemic future.Research news
Headaches: three tips from a neuroscientist on how to get rid of them
Professor Amanda Ellison from our Department of Psychology provides helpful tips on how to get rid of headaches.
Nigeria: a deleted tweet, a Twitter ban and Biafran wounds that have never healed
Endurance got us through multiple lockdowns, and it'll help us coming out of the pandemic too
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To boost vaccine uptake, socio-economic issues must be tackled
A new Business School study has found that to encourage greater uptake in Covid-19 vaccinations and adherence to self-isolation guidance amongst those reluctant in the North East of England, the Government must do more to address the socio-economic issues that influence people’s thinking.Research news
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Introducing the handheld sensors that can ‘smell’ Covid-19
Research involving Durham has found that electronic sensors can detect the distinct odour of Covid-19 with almost 100 per cent accuracy.Research news
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Meet the dogs that can sniff out Covid-19
Asher may just look like a cute cuddly dog but he is much more than that. He, along with some of his canine friends, have been trained to sniff out Covid-19 in people and the initial results show they can do it very reliably.Research news
To boost vaccine uptake, socio-economic issues must be tackled
A new Business School study has found that to encourage greater uptake in Covid-19 vaccinations and adherence to self-isolation guidance amongst those reluctant in the North East of England, the Government must do more to address the socio-economic issues that influence people’s thinking.
Introducing the handheld sensors that can ‘smell’ Covid-19
Meet the dogs that can sniff out Covid-19
Upcoming events
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Greenspace Festival
Wednesday 23 June 2021 - Wednesday 23 June 20211:00 PM to 3:30 PMThe Racecourse, located along the River Wear
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Macbeth
Monday 21 June 2021 - Sunday 27 June 20217:30 PM to 7:30 PMOnline
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DUOS with Sir Thomas Allen
Sunday 27 June 2021 - Sunday 27 June 20214:00 PM to 6:30 PMSage Gateshead
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The Pirates of Penzance
Sunday 27 June 2021 - Sunday 27 June 20212:30 PM to 7:30 PMAssembly Rooms Theatre
Greenspace Festival
Macbeth
DUOS with Sir Thomas Allen
The Pirates of Penzance
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From our student blog: Top 10 things about student life at Durham
Being a student means freedom, independence, fun; It also means responsibilities, dishes and food bills. Rachael, a second-year English Literature Student from Collingwood College, lists her top ten favourite parts of student life at Durham.
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100 Moments That Rocked Computer Science
Join leaders from the worlds of science and technology and experts from our Computer Science department for a brand new podcast series exploring ‘100 Moments that Rocked Computer Science’ - available now through all major streaming services!
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