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Durham expert leads advisory group on new guidance for doctors

New duties for doctors to tackle toxic cultures are among proposals put forward for public consultation by the General Medical Council (GMC).
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Prestigious Geological Society Award for Durham earthquake researcher

A researcher from our Department of Earth Sciences who specialises in the study of earthquakes has been recognised with a prestigious international award.
Dr Jenny Jenkins in a hi-vis vest stood in a snowy Icelandic landscape resting her hand on seismology equipment

Durham City of Culture bid supported by DEI

We’re proud to be supporting Durham’s bid to be UK City of Culture 2025, which has now been formally submitted.
Durham 2025 - UK City of Culture logo

Passion for music and inclusivity leads to show-stopping performance

A St Chad’s College music outreach project unlocked the potential of Durham schoolchildren who staged an unforgettable performance of Captain Noah to a packed theatre audience.
School chlidren singing on a theatre stage

Royal honour for pioneering Classicist

Congratulations to Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson, our Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient History, who has been made an MBE by King Charles III for Services to Education.
Arlene Holmes-Henderson pictured along with the outside of the Classics building in Durham City

My Greenspace Varsity Cup 2025 is here!

The My Greenspace Varsity Cup 2025 is here and your college needs you!
My Greenspace Varsity Cup 2025

Great Cable Challenge 2024

International E-Waste Day aims to raise awareness of electrical waste as the fastest growing source of waste in the world. Almost all of us have unwanted or broken cables clogging up our drawers at home or at work.
Great Cable Challenge 2024

Durham University Visitor Attractions excel in VisitEngland assessment

Durham University Visitor Attractions have received excellent scores from VisitEngland as part of their Visitor Attractions Quality Scheme.

HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2025 Shortlist Announcement - More Self-Care Skills, Fewer Opioids: Live Well with Chronic Pain

We are delighted to announce that a Pain Academy Project had been shortlisted by the HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2025 in the catergory of Best Use of Integrated Care and Partnership Working in Patient Safety Award
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Green Lane Houses - Case Study

The Estates and Facilities Directorate have installed heat pumps at four properties on Green Lane in Durham City.
Green Lane houses

IHRR-IIT Mandi Workshop on ‘Integrating Disaster Preparedness into the Transportation Engineering curriculum for the Indian Himalayas’.

[04/25] Dr Ashutosh Kumar (IHRR Visiting Fellow and Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, IIT, Mandi) and Dr Ellen Robson (IHRR PDRA) co-organised a workshop on 'Integrating Disaster Preparedness into the Transportation Engineering curriculum for the Indian Himalayas’ as part of their £30,000 British Council Industry Academia Collaborative Grant.
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Sign up to Mammal Web and support citizen science ��

Mammal Web is a project which collates data from motion sensing cameras which are set up to photograph and monitor wild mammals. And researchers at Durham University need YOUR support in monitoring and documenting mammals in your area.
Sign up to Mammal Web and support citizen science