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£2.5 million boost for North East space sector

Durham University is a key partner in a new £2.5 million initiative to accelerate space innovation in North East England.
Planet Earth at night from space

New cosmic map supports Einstein’s prediction about gravity

Albert Einstein’s transformational prediction about how gravity behaves has been backed by an international team of researchers who studied how the force acts on cosmic scales.
The dome of a telescope on top of a hill with a starry sky behind it.

Durham Drama Festival celebrates its 50th anniversary

This annual festival of new student writing for theatre will launch celebrations to mark its 50th year in 2025.
A graphic reading 'Durham Drama Festival' and showing the dates for 2025

Supercomputer simulations offer new explanation for the formation of Mars’ moons

Scientists from NASA and our Department of Physics have used supercomputer simulations to reveal that Mars’ moons may have been formed from destroyed asteroid fragments.
Graphic showing asteroid fragments orbiting Mars t

Supporting local charities with this year’s Christmas Wish Tree

Students and staff are being invited to support three local charities this festive season, by donating to our annual Christmas Wish Tree campaign.
Christmas Wish Tree 2024 graphic with a Christmas tree to the right-hand side and the words

Lived Experience Academy brings a new approach to research

Our researchers are helping to put people with lived experience of mental health distress at the forefront of health and social care research.
A group of lived experience researchers at Northumbria University, both men and women

Research team makes National Geographic’s ‘Picture of the Year’ cover

A research project involving Professor James Baldini, from our Department of Earth Sciences, features on the front cover of a globally-renowned magazine as it celebrates the best photographs of the last 12 months.
National Geographic December issue cover on blue background

New study shows how social bonds help tool-using monkeys learn new skills

Our researchers have studied wild monkeys problem-solving for food to better understand how social dynamics can influence behaviour and learning. 
Two monkeys examining a food item with their heads close together

Supporting local charities with this year’s Christmas Wish Tree

Would you like to help someone in need this Christmas? Help us to support three local charities by donating to our Christmas Wish Tree campaign.
Christmas Wish Tree 2024 graphic with a Christmas tree to the right-hand side and the words

Working with UNICEF to protect children’s health globally

We’ve joined UNICEF’s Children’s Environmental Health Collaborative (CEHC) to help protect children from the harmful consequences of air pollution on a global scale.
A road scene showing buses, cars and scooters emitting pollution

Celebrating our aspiring entrepreneurs

We are celebrating our student and graduate entrepreneurs this week as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week (Monday 18 – Sunday 24 November).
Image includes headshots of the two students/alumni - Yuk and Mohammad.

Norwegian Ambassador to the UK visits Durham

His Excellency, Tore Hattrem, Norwegian Ambassador to the United Kingdom visited Durham earlier this week.