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National Astronomy Meeting 2025 - exploring Durham’s rich astronomical research
Almost a thousand of the world’s top space scientists will visit Durham University next week (7 to 11 July) as we host the UK’s National Astronomy Meeting (NAM) 2025.
Using GPS trackers to study red deer behaviour in Scotland
Researchers are tracking the movement of red deer in the Highlands of Scotland using GPS collars as part of a new project.
Pioneering collaboration will create new Green Corridors in the North East
We’re part of a collaboration to create three new ‘Green Corridors’ in the North East of England, transforming urban, suburban, and rural areas across the region.
Why newborn babies don’t need sleep training
Are you a new parent worrying about whether your baby is sleeping enough or how long they should nap for? A new book by our world-leading baby sleep expert, Professor Helen Ball, could be just what you need.
£11.5m project to turn sewage into sustainable fuels
Our engineering and energy researchers are sharing in £11.5m to turn sewage sludge into sustainable fuels for transport and carbon products for agriculture and industry.
1.5°C target too high for polar ice sheets and sea level rise
Efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C under the Paris Climate Agreement may not go far enough to save the world’s ice sheets.
Prestigious award for physicist exploring the dawn of the Universe
Congratulations to Professor Ryan Cooke from our Department of Physics who is the joint recipient of the 2025 Gruber Foundation Cosmology Prize.
The recipe for finding clean hydrogen
Clean hydrogen could be key to a greener future and there is a lot if it right beneath our feet in the Earth’s crust. The trick is knowing exactly where it is and in which conditions it survives. For this, the geology needs to be just right.
University spin-out company receives prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise
University spin-out company Geoptic has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise for its pioneering approach to assessing the condition and safety of railway tunnels.
Study on domestic abuse of older people sheds light on risk factors
New research has found that older people are more likely to be abused by their partners than by a family member.
People with health issues denied medication in police custody
People in police custody with health issues are regularly put at risk because medication is delayed or unavailable.
New study links wealth inequality and human sustainability across millennia
Wealth inequality has been linked to human sustainability for over 10,000 years. That’s according to a new study led by Professor Dan Lawrence from our Archaeology department.