In April we celebrated our long-standing partnership with the University of Notre Dame in North America.

Dr Thuy-vy Nguyen from our Department of Psychology explains what solitude is and why it can be beneficial.

Professor Grant Ingram is the Programme Director of our MSc in Energy Engineering Management at Durham. Grant is an expert in sustainable business engineering development. Here he explains the importance of the power of collaboration and small changes in an energy transition.

New research has found poor air quality could be causing cognitive deficits in babies and toddlers.

We have further strengthened our ties to The Alan Turing Institute and our connections with other top-ranking universities by becoming a member of the Institute’s newly launched Turing University Network.

Our astronomers are part of an international team behind the successful first research flight of an innovative balloon-borne telescope that will investigate the mystery of dark matter.

A new research study has revealed why some children may be slower to learn words than others.

This week marks Earth Day (22 April), an awareness day which focuses the world to consider its impact on the Earth and encourage further investment in our planet.

Our scientists are taking their research out of the lab and into Durham City in May as part of the international Pint of Science festival. 

Dr Stefania Paolini from our Department of Psychology collaborated with Dr Sue Watt from the University of New England and Dr Tadgh McMahon from Flinders University to explain a case study on refugees settling in Armidale, Australia.

Dr Ben Alderson-Day from our Department of Psychology provides an introduction to the science of felt presence.

A team of astronomers, led by Dr James Nightingale from our Department of Physics, has discovered one of the biggest black holes ever found by taking advantage of a phenomenon called gravitational lensing.