Durham is proud to support Durham County Council’s Places to Eat initiative, an innovative new scheme which will see carbon ratings added to menus at eateries across our campus accommodation.

At Durham University we see ourselves as an integral part of our shared city, contributing to its prosperity and exciting future. In her monthly column, our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Karen O’Brien, explores the economic and social benefits brought by our new business school in Durham city centre.

FREE bicycle repair and tagging events Time: 12:00-14:00 Dates: 8, 15, 22 Oct, 5 Nov Location: Maiden Castle, near bike shelters, opposite café

Dr Jurgen Schmoll, Astronomer and Instrument Scientist within CfAI and the Department of Physics here at Durham, has captured superb images and timelapse video of today's partial solar eclipse.

On Friday, July 12, 2024, Durham Energy Institute (DEI) hosted a ground-breaking public exhibition, showcasing the Institute's commitment to shaping a cleaner, more efficient, and equitable energy future.

Meet Cuthbert Tunstall: bishop and author of England’s first maths book, celebrating its 500th anniversary this year.

A research project involving Professor James Baldini, from our Department of Earth Sciences, features on the front cover of a globally-renowned magazine as it celebrates the best photographs of the last 12 months.

Judge Ida Caracciolo, Judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, opened the second round of our Global Law Lecture Series, 'New Frontiers in Environmental Adjudication', with her lecture on 'The ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and International Law' at Durham Law School. 

We have achieved recognition for our great work on promoting biodiversity by achieving the Platinum Hedgehog Friendly Campus Award 2024.

We have been named in the world top 100 in the QS World University Rankings 2026, a position we have achieved every year since 2010.

We are delighted to announce that the Department of Classics and Ancient History has been awarded an Advance HE Athena Swan Bronze Award.

We are ranked 33rd in the prestigious QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025, once again confirming Durham's place among the world's top 50 institutions at which to study English.