Durham University’s Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) is pleased to announce that Professor Bruce D. Malamud has been appointed as its next Executive Director.

Want to know more about how we interact with our local community? Our monthly Community Newsletter explores the news, events, and research both at Durham University and in the city itself.

English Professor Simon James is lead on the Durham Commission for Creativity and Education, a joint research collaboration between Durham University and Arts Council England. Professor James is contributing to an Ideas Forum at an upcoming event, UP North Culture + Knowledge: Growing Opportunities in the North East, alongside other leaders and experts in culture, academia, government and industry. Here he explores the importance of creativity.

A Durham University academic has been awarded The Queen's Award For Enterprise Promotion, the UK's highest accolade for business success, for his work in promoting enterprise and business in the North East. The award to Professor Brian Tanner, Professor of Physics & Dean of Knowledge Transfer at Durham University, recognises his involvement in enterprise promotion over 30 years, nationally and internationally.

We caught up with Dr William K. Moses Jr. who recently joined our department of Computer Science. Get to know him and more about his research.

The IAS is delighted to share the wonderful news that the Director of the Institute, Professor Alex Easton, has been elected as the next president of the European Brain and Behaviour Society (EBBS).

Our Vice-Chancellor Professor Karen O'Brien looks into the what the New Year has to offer.

Durham University Boat Club took on the challenge of Cambridge University Boat Club in some side-by-side racing last month, in preparation for the upcoming Boat Race. Read on for a weekend report from the squad themselves.

On Tuesday 10 June, from 11:30 to 16:30 at Library Square, near Bill Bryson Library, we will be celebrating all things sustainability and biodiversity at the University, with stallholders from our partners in environmental action, talks from sustainability leaders and much more.

Neil Scott has been appointed as our Interim Chief Financial Officer.

Our Vice-Chancellor Professor Karen O'Brien explores some of the cultural opportunities on offer from the University over the coming weeks.

Energi Coast, North East England’s offshore wind cluster, has released a film to showcase the region's strength in assets, supply chain, skills and innovation in offshore wind. The film includes Durham University Head of Engineering Professor Simon Hogg as Energi Coast's Innovation Group Lead.