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COP28: Nationally determined contributions
The World Health Organization identifies climate change as the biggest health threat facing humanity.
The diversity of the university experience helps students become good citizens
How do universities produce good citizens? For Mathew Guest, Professor of the Sociology of Religion, research on interfaith relations may have the answer.
Decoding Inequality: New Maths Project Aims to Unlock Social Puzzle
Dr Alpár Mészáros from our department of Mathematical Sciences sheds light on inequality through the lens of math. He is teaming up with Dr Mauro Bambi of Durham University Business School to solve inequality's code using the surprising key of partial differential equations (PDEs).
Many physicists assume we must live in a multiverse – but their basic maths may be wrong
Professor Philip Goff, from our Department of Philosophy, explores the idea of the multiverse and how physics appears to be fine-tuned for life.
Offering oil and gas licences every year distracts from the challenge of winding down UK North Sea
Professor Gavin Bridge, from our Department of Geography, is joined by Gisa Weszkalnys, an Associate Professor of Anthropology at London School of Economics and Political Science, to give their thoughts on proposals by the UK government for new oil and gas licences.
Boudica: Queen of War reviewed by an expert in the real ancient British ruler
Richard Hingley from our Department of Archaeology was invited to write a review of the recently released film Boudica: Queen of War starring Olga Kurylenko as the title character. Warning: this review contains spoilers for Boudica: Queen of War.
Climate labels similar to cigarette packet warnings could cut meat consumption – new research
PhD candidate Jack Hughes, Associate Professor Milica Vasiljevic and Professor Mario Weick from our Department of Psychology share the findings of their recent research into cigarette style warning labels on meat products.
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.
The book that haunts me – seven experts on the scariest thing they’ve ever read
A truly scary story never really leaves you. It lurks in long evening shadows, calls out through mysterious bumps in the night and blows down your neck whenever you feel a sudden shiver. With Halloween approaching, The Conversation asked six academic experts, including PhD candidate Lucy Atkinson from our Department of English Studies, to tell us about the scariest book they’ve ever read...
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.