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Durham expert appointed to UK Covid-19 Inquiry ethics panel
Healthcare law expert, Professor Emma Cave from our Durham Law School, has been appointed to the ethics advisory group of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
Anthropology students get ringside in latest field research
Students from our Anthropology Department travelled to Barnsley recently as part of their latest field-based research assignment.
Durham strengthens ties with twinned Ukrainian university
The war in Ukraine remains of immense concern to us all. Today (March 29) marks the one-year anniversary of the UK-Ukraine Twinning Initiative, under which we are twinned with Ukrainian university Zaporizhzhia National University (ZNU).
Durham and Newcastle universities become partners to provide teacher training in North East England
Durham University and Newcastle University are entering into a new partnership to support the delivery of Initial Teacher Training (ITT) in North East England, opening up exciting opportunities for the future training of teachers in the region.
Schools and teachers are as important as policy in the promotion of quality and equity in education
Professors emeriti in our School of Education Mike Fleming and Michael (Mike) Byram examine the importance of quality and equity in education policy.
Durham awarded £1.25m to accelerate social science impact
We’ve been awarded £1.25 million from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to develop impact from ESRC-funded research.
Discussing safer sleep with Professor Helen Ball
To mark Sleep Safer Week, we caught up with infant sleep expert Professor Helen Ball who leads our award-winning Durham Infancy and Sleep Centre.
The rise and rise of property guardianship and what it says about our broken housing system
Dr Chris Bevan from our Law School explains what property guardianship is and the history behind the alternative housing system.
Fearmongering about people fleeing disasters is a dangerous and faulty narrative
Dr Corey Robinson from our School of Government and International Affairs collaborates with Dr Yvonne Su from York University, Canada, on explaining why fearmongering about migrants is dangerous.
Supporting teacher training in India
Experts from our top-rated School of Education, in association with the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, have undertaken a unique training programme for teachers in India on ‘hands on-minds on-effective teaching and learning of science.’
Strengthened connections with the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
We are delighted to announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras).
Durham strengthening ties with India
We are proud to be a global university, with research collaborations, partnerships and student, alumni and employer connections all over the world. As part of this global outlook, we’re very pleased be strengthening our ties with India.