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Britain’s new Faith Museum is the ideal place to set aside your preconceptions about religion
Professor Alec Ryrie from our Department of Theology and Religion visits the new Faith Museum in Bishop Auckland and explains how it provides a rare opportunity to set aside preconceptions about religion and faith.
Himalayan communities are under siege from landslides – and climate change is worsening the crisis
Postdoctoral research associate Ellen Beatrice Robson from our Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience has co-written on how climate change and human activity is worsening landslides in the Indian Himalayas.
Concerns over pet food and vet costs affordability are as old as pet keeping itself
Professor Julie-Marie Strange from our Department of History and Professor Jane Hamlett from the University of London explore concerns over the cost of keeping pets in the UK.
Revitalising ancient water systems for future resilience within the Kathmandu Valley
Professor Robin Coningham and Dr Christopher Davis from our Department of Archaeology explain why sustainable access to water is so important and how Durham is helping.
Young Minds Big Maths: combining expertise from mathematicians and early years educators
Dr Rachel Oughton from our department of Mathematical Sciences has been working with early years educators to expand the reach of maths among children. Here she talks about the Young Minds Big Maths project that she is leading.
Rosebank shows the UK’s offshore oil regulator no longer serves the public good
Professor Gavin Bridge from our Department of Geography is joined by Gisa Weszkalnys, Associate Professor of Anthropology at London School of Economics and Political Science, to give their thoughts on the announcement of the new Rosebank oil field 80 miles west of Shetland.
Consciousness: why a leading theory has been branded ‘pseudoscience’
Dr Philip Goff from our Department of Philosophy breaks down the divide between consciousness researchers after one of the most popular scientific theories of consciousness is labelled as pseudoscience.
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