Dr Rui Gomes Coelho (Durham University Department of Archaeology) and Sanja Horvatinčić (Institute of Art History, Zagreb) reflect on Archaeology, modern conflict, and mass violence in a special essay for Holocaust Memorial Day 2021.

In Archaeology we recognise that the stresses and strains of daily life can sometimes bring mental pressures. In 2020-21 Coronavirus has brought additional anxieties – worry about family and friends, bereavement, illness and lockdown, loneliness, home-caring and many other new challenges. Not being able to welcome Students and Staff into the Department in person has meant that creating a sense of community and connection has been so much harder.

Today is the Chinese New Year Eve, and we want to wish you a very happy Spring Festival.

Our Department has been ranked 4th QS World Rankings by Subject for 2021, maintaining our position from 2020.

It is with enormous sadness that we share the news that one of our alumni has recently died in exceptionally unexpected and tragic circumstances.

#RewritingWorldArchaeology is a new writing workshop programme led by Antiquity & @ArcDurham that will mentor early career researchers from South Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

The Department is pleased to accept applications for a new ARHC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) PhD studentship.