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We are finalists in the Green Gown Awards 2023

We are continuing to add to our credentials as a sustainable university, having been shortlisted for two awards at this year’s Green Gown UK and Ireland Awards. The shortlisted projects are the Greenspace Movement in the Student Engagement category and our Biodiversity Strategy in the Nature Positive category.
Green Gown Awards Finalist promotion

North East universities awarded £8.9m to boost regional research commercialisation

A new Durham-led project to strengthen collaboration between universities and businesses and others to drive growth and create jobs in North East England has received major funding from the UK Government.
Representatives of the five North East universities stood in front of a stained glass wiindow

Congratulations to our summer 2021 Anthropology graduates!

The Anthropology Department would like to congratulate each and every one of our 2021 graduates on their degree results.
Students at graduation

Queer Student Awards

We are delighted to have been nominated for University of the Year in The Queer Student Awards 2023.
Students in a Pride event on Palace Green in Durham City, holding banners and placards

In the final days of COP26 our Acting Vice Chancellor focuses on the University's work to reduce our own environmental impact

Acting Vice Chancellor, Antony Long, highlights Durham University's work on environmental sustainability, the upcoming Lumiere Festival and pays tribute to our Chancellor, Sir Thomas Allen.
Acting Vice Chancellor Antony Long outside

Keep tagging us in your lunchtime walk photos and videos!

Keep tagging us in your lunchtime walk photos and videos!
Keep tagging us in your lunchtime walk photos and videos!

National spotlight for Durham's community sport programme

Our sports and wellbeing work with our local communities has been highlighted as an example of best practice among UK universities.
Zoomed out, blurred image of indoor football match

Meet Dr Andy Allan from our Department of Mathematical Sciences

Get to know Dr Andy Allan from our Department of Mathematical Sciences.
Picture of Dr Andy Allan

Welcome to Becca Doggwiler

The Institute for Medical Humanities welcomes Becca Doggwiler, who joins us as Digital and Communications Officer in the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities.
Black and white portrait of Becca Doggwiler

Music Professor receives prestigious Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship

Martin Clayton, Professor of Ethnomusicology, has been awarded the Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship for his research project ‘People in time with music: how sound and movement structure human interactions’.
Veena Sahasrabuddhe (vocal) with Vishwanath Shirodkar (tabla) and Seema Shirodkar (harmonium) perform Rag Hamsadhwani in Pune, India

Warm welcome for Investment Zones proposal

In its Budget of Wednesday 15 March, the UK Government announced its intention to create 12 low-tax investment zones to boost economic growth.
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