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Join the Diwali celebrations at the Oriental Museum
The Oriental Museum is hosting an evening of live music and family-friendly events to celebrate the spectacular festival of Diwali on Tuesday 14 November from 6pm - 8pm.
Staff and students from the Durham University Hindu Society are looking forward to welcoming visitors of all ages, to join in with traditional Diwali activities.
My Durham Story - Milica Spasojevic
We caught up with Milica Spasojevic who recently graduated from our department of Mathematical Sciences.
My Durham Story - Thalia Seale
We caught up with Thalia Seale who graduated from our department of Mathematical Sciences.
How we’re helping get school pupils back into the classroom
We’re helping out a local school that has had to temporarily close some of its facilities.
Durham subjects among the world’s best
Four of our subjects have been ranked among the world’s top 100 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2024.
Advanced probabilistic techniques propel solutions for offshore wind farms
Our Mathematical Sciences department has collaborated with researchers from our Engineering department and industry to develop a software called ‘DOTS’.
Ancient landscape discovered beneath East Antarctic Ice Sheet
We’re part of an international research team that has discovered an ancient landscape that has lain hidden beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet for millions of years.
Ensuring a student housing market that works for everyone
Our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Karen O'Brien, explores how we're supporting students to make informed accommodation choices - plus news of upcoming events.
Biggest ever supercomputer simulation to investigate the Universe
We’re part of an international team of astronomers who have carried out the biggest ever computer simulations from the Big Bang to the present day to investigate how the Universe evolved.
Professor Michael Magee awarded a prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize for extraordinary mathematical research
We are delighted to share that Professor Michael Magee from our top-rated Mathematical Sciences department has won a Philip Leverhulme Prize.
Top-class facilities in Computer Science and Maths to foster student entrepreneurship
We offer the inspiration for our students to achieve the extraordinary in real world.
With our state-of-the-art Hazan Venture Lab, we seek to nurture the talents and capabilities of aspiring student entrepreneurs.
New guidelines advise against routine weighing and measuring of athletes
New guidelines are shaking up the world of sport by advising against routine, systematic weighing and measuring of athletes.