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Durham supports local football legend’s induction into Hall of Fame
Jack Greenwell was posthumously honoured by the National Football Museum at a celebratory evening hosted at St Mary’s College on Tuesday 16 April.
Durham undergraduate named in England Student rugby squad
Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity student Max Pepper is part of the 23-player squad selected to face France Universities at Coventry Rugby Club on Saturday 4 May.
English Language Day: The medieval influences that shaped the English language we speak today
On English Language Day (Tuesday 23 April), Professor Neil Cartlidge from our English department explains how the language we use today was heavily influenced by medieval culture.
Durham graduate Rosemary Coogan becomes UK's newest astronaut
Durham University Physics and Astronomy alumna Dr Rosemary Coogan has taken another giant leap towards space by becoming the UK's newest astronaut.
Alumnus George Rexstrew stars in new supernatural-comedy Netflix series
‘Dead Boy Detectives’ launched on Thursday 25 April on Netflix with George Rexstrew in a starring role.
Two Durham researchers elected to Academia Europaea
We’re celebrating the news that two of our leading academics have been elected members of Academia Europaea in recognition of their subject-leading achievements.
Durham research project could find better treatments for depression and anxiety
Dr Marco Bocchio, from our Department of Psychology, has received a funding award of £124,000 as part of a new project aiming to uncover new insights into the human brain.
New senior leader to drive health agenda
We have appointed our first Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health): Professor Charlotte Clarke.
Rome launch for new Catholicism book
The City of Rome was the venue for an embassy-hosted event to celebrate a ground-breaking new publication exploring the history of British and Irish Catholicism.
Archaeologists discover a ‘lost’ earthquake and solve mystery of abandoned medieval village
New research into a medieval village in southern Spain has found that an earthquake likely caused its abandonment in the 13th century.
New geological map reveals secrets of Greenland's icy interior
A team of international scientists involving our Geography department has unveiled a new map of the geological provinces hidden beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet.
World Voice Day: How Germany shaped modern day opera
As part of World Voice Day, Dr Katherine Hambridge in our Music department explains how German nationalism led to the opera you know today.