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Welcome to our new Chief Operating Officer

We are pleased to announce Stewart Ross as our new Chief Operating Officer.
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Nanjing to Durham and beyond: an international exchange journey

Ahead of the start of this academic year, international exchange student Yukun Tao undertook an epic cross-continental 11,000km journey driving between Nanjing, China, and Durham.
A young man in shorts, t-shirt and trainers standing to the right of a silver car with his hand on the bonnet

Spotlight on: Professor Robin Coningham - using archaeological expertise to protect global cultural heritage

Our ‘Spotlight on’ series highlights how our researchers are leading their field and transforming lives. Robin Coningham, Professor of Early Medieval Archaeology and UNESCO Chair in Archaeological Ethics and Practice, focuses on South Asia with a dedication to protecting cultural heritage.
Professor Robin Coningham facing the camera against a backdrop of various names and logos of cultural protection organisations

LGBTQ History Month: Spotlight on Dr Joan Lubin

This LGBTQ History Month, we're highlighting the work of Dr Joan Lubin, an assistant professor of modern and contemporary literature in our Department of English Studies.
A portrait of Dr Joan Lubin standing in front of wood paneling

Hatfield alumnus appointed to Church Commissioner role in the Church of England

Sir Robert Buckland KBE KC (Law, Hatfield College, 1987-90) has been appointed to become the Third Church Estate Commissioner in the Church of England.
Sir Robert Buckland - headshot

New Principal for Collingwood College

Professor Thom Brooks has been appointed as our new Principal of Collingwood College.
Professor Thom Brooks sitting at a desk, wearing a suit and tie. He is smiling at the camera

Helping stroke survivors with visual perception problems

A new 15-minute tool to screen stroke survivors for visual perception problems has been launched by researchers from Durham and Oxford universities.
Two people sitting at a table pointing at a page in the stroke screening booklet.

The Durham difference; from educational excellence to employability

Our Careers and Enterprise team have been shortlisted for an Educate North Award as a result of their programmes to facilitate employability right across our student community.
Work placement student Harvey Leak-Smith on a railway track during a placement at Network Rail

Tiny changes in gene expression can lead to big differences in eye size

We’re part of an international team of scientists which has discovered that tiny changes in the timing of the expression of a single gene can lead to big differences in eye size.
A close up of a fly's eye. The is red and you can see the hexagonal components of the eye.

A spotlight on our innovative Transformative Humanities programme

A panel of our leading academics shared Durham’s fresh approach to humanities thinking.
A mixed group of men and women sitting down. A women in a red dress stands behind them in between two purple 'Durham University' banners

Two Durham geologists earn lifetime achievement awards 

The Geological Society of London has recognised Professor David Selby and Dr Richard Brown for their contributions to the field of earth science.
Two Durham geologists in the field

Celebrate Spring with Holi Festival at the Oriental Museum

At long last, spring is here and so too is the exciting Holi Festival celebration at the Oriental Museum on Saturday 15 March, 12 noon – 5pm. Also known as the Indian Festival of Colours, Holi involves throwing brightly coloured powders over friends and relatives celebrating the victory of good over evil, the end of winter and the arrival of spring.
Students throwing coloured powder at Durham Global Week Holi Festival