We are hiring: MOL Professor in Maritime Energy Systems!

On March 17, Judge Hilary Charlesworth delivered her public lecture “Human Rights and the International Court of Justice”. In her lecture, she charted the growing openness of the ICJ to human rights-based arguments in its jurisprudence.

We’re celebrating the news that Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson, Associate Professor within our Classics and Ancient History department has been elected to not one, but two, prominent national advisory roles to help shape future priorities in Humanities education.

Team Durham, alongside DUHC, are delighted to announce a three-year agreement with specialist sports retailer ONE Sports Warehouse as its main club sponsor in what is a major three year deal for the Premier League club.

Dr Johny Daniel, Associate Professor in our School of Education, explores what the UK government could do to ensure that children with special educational needs receive the support they need in mainstream schools.

'Stories from the River: Exploring the history of Durham, the finds of underwater archaeologist Gary Bankhead', launches on Monday 20 February at the Museum of Archaeology within Palace Green Library. The exhibition explores the stories connected through objects discovered in the River Wear, evoking the social history of Durham’s past 800 years.

The North East Postgraduate (NEPG) Conference 2022 will be held on Friday 28th October 2022 at the Civic Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne with both in-person and virtual attendance options.

We've been awarded a grant from the Turing Scheme, the UK government’s programme to study and work abroad.

We are ranked 79th in the prestigious QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025.

As part of the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities, our researchers are partnering with the Edinburgh International Book Festival to develop ReaderBank: the world’s most ambitious study of reading, imagination and well-being.

View the fourth departmental research newsletter, issued March 2021.

County Durham has launched its bid to be named UK City of Culture 2025 and we’re very proud to be a principal partner in this exciting initiative.