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Ukraine war: Pope Francis should learn from his WWII predecessor’s mistakes in appeasing fascism
Following recent comments made by Pope Francis, South College Principal, Professor Tim Luckhurst, takes a look back at the actions of Pope Pius XII during World War Two.
The global team on Neglected Tropical Diseases Wins the Durham Global SDG Award 2023
We are pleased to announce that the global consortium on Neglected Tropical Diseases led by Durham University won the inaugural Durham Global SDG award.
Safer Sleep Week: SIDS, SUDI, and Applied Anthropology
Three of our PhD Students have been blogging about what we do at DISC, and their own work too.
Global Frontiers in Research and Education
As part of Global Week, colleagues within the Department of Sociology delivered the below webinar:
Decision-making at home hinders women in the workplace
Decision-making styles within the family can be a significant barrier to achieving gender parity not only at home but in the workplace too, new research from Durham University Business School reveals.
SuperBIT makes Nature Astronomy front cover
An international project involving Durham University which flew a gigantic balloon-borne telescope to the edge of space has made the front cover of the prestigious journal Nature Astronomy.
Satellites are burning up in the upper atmosphere – and we still don’t know what impact this will have on the Earth’s climate
100 Starlink satellites will be sent to burn up in the atmosphere, but does this present bad news for the ozone layer? Dr Fionagh Thomson from our Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy in our Physics department has taken a deeper look to assess whether there should be concerns for the environment.
Enlightening Intensive and Palliative care in India the Durham way
Over the last few weeks, our amazing new WRIHW Fellow, Gilly Burn has been educating over a 1000 nursing students and medics all over India in empathetic Intensive and Palliative care, the "Enlightened Durham way".
The Influence of the Paris Agreement on Climate Litigation: The Rocky Hill Mine Case Study
Lecture delivered to our 3rd year law students on the Climate Change Law & Policy module by the Honourable Justice Brian Preston, Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court, New South Wales, Australia and visiting Professor at Durham Law School.
Leaders who are present in times of crises reduce worker’s stress and burnout
In times of organisational crisis, the visibility of leaders plays a crucial role in alleviating worker stress levels and reducing the likelihood of burnout. Research involving Professor Peter Hamilton delves into the significance of senior leader presence during crises, examining its effects on worker well-being, with ICU nurses and their managers during the COVID-19 pandemic serving as a case study.
Promoting a Green Economy through the UK's Critical Minerals Policy Framework
Research paper presented by Dr Adebola Adeyemi at Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia
How 16th century survivors of wartime sexual violence found justice
Dr Tom Hamilton from our Department of History has discovered criminal records revealing a rare, 400-year-old legal case which successfully prosecuted a soldier for sexual crimes during Europe’s notoriously violent Wars of Religion.
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