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COP28: addressing global challenges

Discover how colleagues are tackling one of the biggest challenges facing our planet, how we are sharing knowledge globally, and how we are educating tomorrow's world changers.
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  • CRiVA’s 10th Anniversary

    Find out more about our Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse who provide world-leading research, policy and education with a passion to end violence and abuse.

    The CRiVA team
  • QS World University Rankings

    We've been ranked 78th in the QS World University Rankings, once again affirming our world-leading status.

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CRiVA’s 10th Anniversary

Find out more about our Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse who provide world-leading research, policy and education with a passion to end violence and abuse.

The CRiVA team

QS World University Rankings

We've been ranked 78th in the QS World University Rankings, once again affirming our world-leading status.

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Events in the Middle East: support and assistance for students and staff

Read our statement and answers to frequently asked questions.

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Research Impact at Durham

We conduct innovative and impactful research to transform lives and make a difference, globally and locally: research to empower and inspire.

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UK association to Horizon Europe – a win for global research

Professor Karen O’Brien, Vice-Chancellor and Warden, Durham University, Professor Evelyn Welch, Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Bristol, and Professor Sir Peter Mathieson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Edinburgh, share their thoughts on the UK’s association to Horizon Europe.
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Research partnerships and knowledge exchange explored in South East Asia visit

New opportunities were forged and long-standing relationships strengthened in a trip to South East Asia. A delegation visited Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia. We expanded our global network and explored opportunities to strengthen our partnerships in the region.
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Appointment of Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education)

Professor Tony Fawcett has been appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education), responsible for ensuring our educational offer is high quality and innovative for all students.
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Faced with dwindling bee colonies, scientists are arming queens with robots and smart hives

Associate Professor Farshad Arvin from our Department of Computer Science, Martin Stefanec from the University of Graz and Associate Professor Tomas Krajnik from the Czech Technical University explore what can be done about the decline of bee colonies.
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COP28: Why 2 °C is too high for the polar ice sheets and sea level rise

On the 12 December 2015, 196 countries adopted the Paris Climate Agreement at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) is to limit the increase in global average temperature.
The Road to COP28

COP28: Nationally determined contributions

The World Health Organization identifies climate change as the biggest health threat facing humanity.
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New study finds policing of county lines 'criminalises' minority youth

A new research report has raised concerns that policing efforts targeting 'county lines' drug operations in the UK rely on discriminatory assumptions about minority groups and contribute to the criminalisation of minoritised communities.
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The diversity of the university experience helps students become good citizens

How do universities produce good citizens? For Mathew Guest, Professor of the Sociology of Religion, research on interfaith relations may have the answer.
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My Durham Story - Alex Myers-Bennett

We caught up with Alex-Myers-Bennett who recently graduated from our department of Mathematical Sciences.
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My Durham Story - Enoch Omale

We caught up with Enoch Omale who recently graduated from our department of Computer Science.
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Himalayan communities are under siege from landslides – and climate change is worsening the crisis

Postdoctoral research associate Ellen Beatrice Robson from our Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience has co-written on how climate change and human activity is worsening landslides in the Indian Himalayas.
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Britain’s new Faith Museum is the ideal place to set aside your preconceptions about religion

Professor Alec Ryrie from our Department of Theology and Religion visits the new Faith Museum in Bishop Auckland and explains how it provides a rare opportunity to set aside preconceptions about religion and faith.
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  • Strengthening our partnerships in Germany

    On 16 November 2023, we were delighted to welcome the German Deputy Ambassador to Durham to explore how we can enhance our research and education collaborations with German institutions.
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  • Looking back to Lumiere, and ahead to the end of the year

    Our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Karen O'Brien, reviews recent and upcoming community events and activities.
    Professor Karen O'Brien, Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University, stood smiling with arms folded, in front of bookshelves
  • Joining forces for the Festive Food Drive 2023

    Our Volunteering and Outreach team has launched the annual Festive Food Drive 2023 to collect as many food items as possible to help families who need a little extra support this Christmas. This year we’re aiming for a bumper Food Drive as we’ve teamed up with our fellow North East universities; Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside, in a bid to collect as many items as possible and make as big a difference as possible to our local communities across the region.
    Graphic from the Festive Food Drive

Looking back to Lumiere, and ahead to the end of the year

Our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Karen O'Brien, reviews recent and upcoming community events and activities.
Professor Karen O'Brien, Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University, stood smiling with arms folded, in front of bookshelves

Joining forces for the Festive Food Drive 2023

Our Volunteering and Outreach team has launched the annual Festive Food Drive 2023 to collect as many food items as possible to help families who need a little extra support this Christmas. This year we’re aiming for a bumper Food Drive as we’ve teamed up with our fellow North East universities; Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside, in a bid to collect as many items as possible and make as big a difference as possible to our local communities across the region.
Graphic from the Festive Food Drive

Upcoming events

Discover Durham Live Virtual Sessions

Tuesday 17 October 2023 - Friday 12 January 2024
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Virtual
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Global Literary Scandals: conceptual considerations using the example of Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther

Monday 4 December 2023 - Monday 4 December 2023
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Cosin's Hall, Seminar Room, Palace Green
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Durham MBA Online Information Session

Thursday 7 December 2023 - Thursday 7 December 2023
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Online
The Durham MBA OIS event

'Thinking Collaboratively with Ukraine at the Time of War: Outcomes, Challenges and Future Directions of the Twinning Project with Zaporizhzhia National University

Friday 1 December 2023 - Friday 1 December 2023
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Chemistry Building, Arthur Holmes Lecture Theatre (or attend online via registration link above)
ZNU Vice-Rector for International Affairs and Projects Professor Olena Tupaknina

From our Student Blogs:

Eight ways to get involved with the sustainability conversation at university

With COP28 coming up, Matthew, a recent postgraduate who has studied Sustainability, Energy & Development MSc has come up with a few simple suggestions for how to become involved in climate mitigation.
Read Matthew's tips
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Solving Global Challenges - COP28

Our research is helping to solve the challenges of an ever-changing and complex world – and inspiring the next generation of problem-solvers.

We have been directly involved in Conferences of Parties (COPs) since 2021, under the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and in Meetings of Parties under the 2015 Paris Agreement. Even before then, our researchers were actively engaged in important research and projects on climate change. 

Discover more about Durham University at COP28