Around 150 pupils from a County Durham school weren’t afraid to get their hands dirty when they visited our Botanic Garden to learn about soil health.

The Department of Music at Durham invites applications from UK and international applicants for PhD studentships through the AHRC-funded Northern Bridge Doctoral Training Partnership. Internal Deadline: Friday 6 December 2024 (5 pm)

Our Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, Professor Antony Long, has announced his intention to retire.

On 26 October 2023, our Vice-Chancellor and Warden, Professor Karen O’Brien, visited Paris as Durham University continues to strengthen further its engagement with leading European institutions.

It’s been an extraordinary year for us here at Durham University. Here we look back on 12 Stories to Remember from 2021.

Open to students, staff and the wider community, this Durham Global Week event focused on learning about Bangladesh’s emergence as a global leader in international negotiations relating to climate change.

We welcome comments by the UK Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson that the new UK Government recognises the enormous contribution international students make to our higher education sector, university communities and the UK as a whole.

[04/25] Dr Rebekah Harries (IHRR PDRA) and Dr Alejandra Seray (Universidad de O’Higgins) led engagement activities with local communities along the Rio Teno to co-create future research.

In this lecture I consider the ways in which everyday physical activities such as walking, particularly as part of a social group, are enjoyed and valued, as well as the pleasures and benefits of academic collaboration.

The centre of Durham was taken over by thousands of runners and spectators for the 2024 Durham City Run Festival on Thursday 18 July.

Durham University Musical Theatre Troupe were crowned the winners of the Inter-University Musical Theatre Festival (IUMTF). The festival was held at the Warwick Arts Centre on Saturday 20 May 2023 and following the victory, Durham will host next year’s competition.

A truly stellar performance by the whole of DUBC was displayed this year at Women's Henley and Henley Royal Regatta. Read on for the highlights of the highs and lows Durham University Boat Club faced during their time down south, and the stamp they have claimed on the university rowing scene this year.