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Durham research has a lasting global impact
We have launched a new Global Research Brochure where we shine a light on some of our incredible researchers who are making a difference in the world.
Welcoming the Year of the Dragon
We would like to wish all those preparing for and celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Dragon a very happy and healthy New Year. A range of exciting celebrations will be taking place across the University and City to mark the special occasion.
Short story award success for Durham academic
An Associate Professor in our English department has followed in the footsteps of some of her favourite short story writers by winning the Edge Hill Short Story Prize Readers’ Choice Award.
Durham University receives £1 million EPSRC grant for AI research hub
We have been awarded a £1 million grant as part of a new £10 million national research hub from Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) that will focus on developing new mathematical foundations for artificial intelligence (AI).
Investigating West Antarctic Ice Sheet’s climate secrets
We’re part of an international project pushing new boundaries to understand how the vulnerable West Antarctic Ice Sheet could respond to climate change.
Taking the lead on sport and culture for County Durham
Durham City Run Festival returns this July, with our support as a major partner.
Explore February's Community Newsletter
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.
Fruit flies give clues to sexual selection-driven evolution
They may be tiny, but fruit flies have given scientists new insight into the genetic basis for rapid evolution of male external genitalia driven by sexual selection.
'Pacman' style therapy tricks mutant p53 cancer cells into leaving healthy cells alone
First celebrated in 2000, World Cancer Day aims to raise awareness of a disease which claims millions of lives every year. The goal is that more research into innovative treatments will one day save many more lives from this condition. Dr Patricia Muller in our Biosciences department is working to discover whether mutant p53 cells can be manipulated to eat particles posing as cells while leaving healthy cells untouched.
Welcome the Year of the Dragon at the Oriental Museum
The Oriental Museum will be staying open late to host its annual Lunar New Year Lantern Festival celebration on Saturday 24 February 2024 from 6pm to 8pm.
Staff, students and volunteers at the Museum are looking forward to sharing in the rich cultural traditions of Lunar New Year, an important festival celebrated across Asia.
New Executive MSc programme launched in Behavioural Science
We are delighted to announce the launch of an innovative new, predominantly online executive postgraduate programme – the Executive MSc in Behavioural Science.
Archaeologists shed new light on children’s health during Industrial Revolution
Our archaeologists have helped shed new light on the health of children living in North East England during the Industrial Revolution.