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Come along to hear Senior Press Manager of the Science Media Centre speak !

The Marketing and Communications Office has arranged for Fiona Lethbridge, Senior Press Manager at the Science Media Centre, to visit the University.
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My Greenspace app annual survey 2024

My Greenspace app annual survey 2024 - tells us what you think This November we will be running our annual user survey. It’s a great opportunity for you to tell us what you like and dislike about the My Greenspace app so that we can improve it.
My Greenspace app annual survey 2024

Explore July's Community Newsletter

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.
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Funded PhD Scholarships with the Aura CDT

Recruitment to funded PhD Scholarships with the Aura CDT are now open until the 31 December. Durham University is a partner and Scholarships are available for students to be based in Durham, as well as the partner institutions. PhDs should focus on Offshore Wind and the Environment.
Aura CDT PhDs for entry in 2022

Welcome to Ifejuola Atunwa

A warm welcome to Ifejuola Atunwa, who joins the Platform as our Partnerships and Engagement Intern.
Ifejuola Atunwa at matriculation in Durham Cathedral.

Durham Climate Hub talk: Go electric 2030

Durham Climate Hub talk: Go electric 2030: talk and discussion about the potential for electric vehicles and car clubs in County Durham.
Durham Climate Hub talk: Go electric 2030

DEI quoted in Guardian article: Abandoned pits of former mining town fuel green revolution.

DEI Director Professor Jon Gluyas and DEI Advisory Board member Dr Charlotte Adams of the Coal Authority were quoted in a feature article in the Guardian about the huge potential for turning abandoned mines across the UK into a zero carbon heating source and the opportunity for regeneration it could represent.
Visual schematic of how a Geothermal Minewater system works

Durham Law School ranked top 50 in QS World rankings 2022

Durham Law School ranked 49th in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022.
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Broaden your horizons with our Postgraduate Support Scholarships

We are delighted to announce 100 Postgraduate Support Scholarships to support eligible UK students from low and middle income backgrounds who apply for postgraduate study starting in September 2025.
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Gold Award win for Botanic Garden

Durham University’s Botanic Garden has been awarded a Gold Medal in the ‘Tourist, Visitor Attraction and Country Estate’ category at this year’s Northumbria In Bloom Awards.
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Congratulations to our monthly My Greenspace winners!

Congratulations to our My Greenspace app monthly winners.
My Greenspace monthly winners March 2025

Durham to honour leading figures from diplomacy, music and local government

Leading figures from the fields of diplomacy, music and local government will be celebrated by the University with the award of honorary degrees this winter.
A montage of Durham University's honorary graduates