IMH Professor in Practice Nick Barley appointed as the first director of the National Poetry Centre.

This May, we are participating in No Mow May, a movement that encourages letting lawns grow to support pollinators and other essential wildlife.

A UK Government Cabinet Minister has praised the contribution universities make to the country’s success, at a first-of-its-kind conference.

The National Olympic Committee and Commonwealth Games Association of Zambia will be visiting Durham University for a pre-Commonwealth Games holding camp in advance of Birmingham 2022's Commonwealth Games. The team will be staying for 9 nights in one of our prestigious colleges, and The Sport and Wellbeing Park will host their training with state of the art facilities in advance of the games.

The Programme for this year's annual Durham Book Festival has been announced. The festival offers 35 events with more than 40 authors, over a bustling long weekend, from Friday 13 - Sunday 15 October.

Stuart Hunt has been appointed as Director of Library Services and Collections and University Librarian. He will begin his role on 1 December 2023.

DEI Director Prof Jon Gluyas asked to comment by the media on the UK Gas and CO2 supply crisis.

Arlene Holmes Henderson, Professor of Classics Education and Public Policy has recently been interviewed for the ‘Let’s Make This More Interesting’ podcast series, hosted by Adam Morgan.

Dr Karen Hind is leading a new research study, which has proven that rugby players are more likely than other athletes to suffer long-term injuries.

Professor Anoush Ehteshami was recently invited to give evidence to the UK Foreign Affairs Committee inquiry hearing into the UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

We are part of a consortium that has received multiple high-value grants from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), that will establish Durham University as a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) research in the UK.

Our students visited our partner university in Sweden for the first ever Durham-Uppsala Summer School, an exchange programme with a focus on sustainability.