A Durham scientist is part of an international research team drilling into the seabed off the east coast of Japan to learn more about the 2011 Tohoku great earthquake.

We have been ranked third in the UK for interdisciplinary science research.

A research project involving Professor James Baldini, from our Department of Earth Sciences, features on the front cover of a globally-renowned magazine as it celebrates the best photographs of the last 12 months.

We’ve joined UNICEF’s Children’s Environmental Health Collaborative (CEHC) to help protect children from the harmful consequences of air pollution on a global scale.

Our researchers have been awarded a British Council grant for a project aiming to improve the resilience of roads in the Himalayan region of India by integrating disaster preparedness into transportation engineering education.

Professor Claire Horwell from our top-rated Earth Sciences department has been honoured with the American Geophysical Union's (AGU) 2024 GeoHealth Section Award, recognising her groundbreaking work at the intersection of geosciences and public health.

A new study led by our Earth Sciences department has uncovered an incredibly rare and detailed fossil, named 'Youti yuanshi', that gives a peek inside one of the earliest ancestors of modern insects, spiders, crabs and centipedes.

Durham is playing an intrinsic role in harnessing the UK’s potential for geothermal energy advancement, through the launch of a new, collaborative centre.

Our scientists have provided essential support to a national spectrometry infrastructure project that has received multi-million-pound funding from the UK government.

Our scientists have identified dozens of potential cave entrances on the surface of Mars using cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) techniques.

A researcher from our Department of Earth Sciences who specialises in the study of earthquakes has been recognised with a prestigious international award.

We have launched a new Global Research Brochure where we shine a light on some of our incredible researchers who are making a difference in the world.