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Research Impact at Durham
We conduct innovative and impactful research to transform lives and make a difference, globally and locally: research to empower and inspire.
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Monitoring the UK’s at-risk hedgehogs
We’ve joined a pioneering new three-year pilot to monitor the UK’s hedgehogs and try to reverse the fall in their numbers.
Durham to power up next generation of fusion scientists and engineers
New spy cameras reveal surprising behaviours of chacma baboons
Historic devolution of powers to North East England
The mystery of consciousness shows there may be a limit to what science alone can achieve
Collaborative research into child poverty and poor educational performance offers solutions to UK policy makers
Physical activity insecurity is stopping youngsters from getting active, study finds
Pioneering centre to energise UK’s offshore wind ambitions
We’re supporting the creation of a new research centre to advance cutting edge solutions to offshore wind challenges and drive the UK’s transition to Net Zero.
New funding to expand access to renewable energy research
How a balloon-borne experiment can do the job of the Hubble space telescope
Investing in our Students
Supporting our students is always a priority at Durham. We’ve listened to student feedback on key issues, invested heavily in our services for students and increased the amount of support available for many different areas of university life.
Discover our students' performances across the North East this March
Celebrating International Women’s Day through student music and theatre
Looking back to build a better future
Ita Mac Carthy is Professor of early modern Italian literature and art in our School of Modern Languages and Cultures. She also directs the Institute for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (IMEMS) with Professor Richard Scholar. She recently took part in an Ideas Forum as part of 'UP North Culture + Knowledge: Growing Opportunities in the North East’. Here she discusses why Research Institutes like IMEMS can help us build a better future together for the North East of England.
In the Shadow of the Mine: Professor Ray Hudson on the 40th anniversary of the UK miners’ strikes
Journalism in a post-truth world
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Want to know more about how we interact with our local community? Our monthly Community Newsletter explores the news, events, and research both at Durham University and in the city itself.
Vice-Chancellor welcomes North East England devolution deal
Elephant Group Spring Conference inspires pupils to achieve
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Summer Course on International Arbitration 2024
Voices: contemporary art and craft from the Middle East and North Africa
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World Sleep Day
Professor Helen Ball from Durham’s Infancy and Sleep Centre, has played an intrinsic role in the research around sudden infant death and safer sleep conditions and environments for babies and infants.