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National Storytelling Week: Hear the Stories of our Award-winning Writers
During National Storytelling Week, 30 January – 5 February, we are celebrating the incredible storytelling talents within our University community. Novelists, biographers, poets, playwrights and actors; our academics and our students find diverse ways to tell a good yarn. Here we hear from two acclaimed writers, Naomi Booth and Claire Harman, who also teach the Creative Writing MA, MLitt and PhD courses run by the Department of English Studies.

National Storytelling Week: I am Waiting for You
Evidence suggests Vikings brought animals to Britain
US journalist joins Durham as first Sir Harry Evans Global Fellow
Working with Zimbabwean farmers to rebuild soils
How the first year at school can boost earnings in later life
Three new College heads appointed
Ancient fossils shed new light on evolution of sea worm
Ancient fossils have shed new light on a type of sea worm linking it to the time of an evolutionary explosion that gave rise to modern animal life.

It’s time to make English higher education institutions accessible: Disabled students’ representatives lead the way to change
Researchers propose compulsory climate change teaching in core law curriculum
We're officially top ten for work-based learning with new Forage award
We have been named as one of the top universities in the UK for Work-Based Learning, with a new award from leading job simulation platform Forage. The award recognises our position at the forefront of the work-based learning transformation taking place in higher education by honouring the top institutions innovating to help set students up for career success.

Students Share their Stories during National Storytelling Week
Durham University start-up named as a finalist in prestigious Earthshot Prize 2022
Expecting the Unexpected: Philosophy in the search for the Extra-terrestrial
Dr Christopher Cowie, Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy recently took part in the Being Human Festival, a nationwide festival which engages a wide audience in the breadth of humanities research. He tells us how philosophers can contribute to questions about life in space.

The Holocaust: remembering the powerful acts of ‘ordinary people’
How Chinese companies are challenging national security decisions that could delay 5G network rollout
Lucian Hudson appointed Professor in Practice at Durham University Business School
Lucian Hudson, Director of Advancement, Marketing and Communications, Durham University, has been appointed as a Professor in Practice at our Business School.

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‘I am Waiting for You’ by Abir Hamdar: National Storytelling Week
'I’m Waiting for You', a short film produced as a prologue for a play written by Abir Hamdar, exploring the experiences of Arab women with cancer.