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Sir Graham Brady returns to Durham

Durham graduate Sir Graham Brady has returned to Durham to speak at our School of Government and International Affairs.
Sir Graham Brady MP on the left, and Professor Patrick Kuhn of the School of Government and International Affairs, on the right

Explore November’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.
Man wearing sunglasses and headphones sits in front of a museum art exhibit.

Explore January'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.
Members of the Durham student theatre stand onstage and sing in a performance

Parkinson's Pals Volunteer wins award!

Congratulations to Patrick Hughes, one of our outstanding  Laidlaw scholar MBiol students graduating this year, who was given the DUSVO "Best Health & Wellbeing Effort" award 2024.
Patrick Hughes

Our Chaplaincy Network joins national interfaith organisation

We are recognising the fantastic achievement of our Chaplaincy Network which has been successful in its application to join the Inter Faith Network for the UK.
Students at Interfaith Week events 2021

Experience boundary-pushing performances at Durham Fringe Festival

This year’s Durham Fringe Festival will take place from Wednesday 26 to Sunday 30 July and it’s set to be a bumper event showcasing student and local performers.
Illustration of Durham Cathedral Sanctuary Knocker

Local Artist Jasper Turnbull Selected as Josephine Butler College's Artist-in-Residence

Josephine Butler College is thrilled to announce its newest addition to the community, Jasper Turnbull, who will be serving as the Artist-in-Residence for the year 2024. Hailing from the vibrant city of Newcastle upon Tyne, Jasper brings with him a wealth of creativity and passion for the arts.
Artist in Residence - Jasper Turnbull

Opening doors to talent with new student support initiatives

We are opening our doors to an ever greater range of students. In her monthly column, our Vice-Chancellor Professor Karen O’Brien explores some of the student support packages recently launched to make Durham even more accessible.
Vice Chancellor Karen O'Brien wearing a green top smiling at the camera

Heritage, historic urban infrastructure, disasters and sustainable development

Professor Robin Coningham is UNESCO's Chair on Archaeological Ethics and Practice in Cultural Heritage, the Chair of Early Medieval Archaeology and is Associate Director (World Heritage) in Durham's Institute of Mediaeval and Early Modern Studies (IMEMS) and Co-Director of Durham's MA International Cultural Heritage Management programme. Here Robin discusses the role of archaeology in urban infrastructure, climate change, disaster and risk, as part of Durham’s Global Lecture Series
An image of an archaeological excavation site

What does ‘taking sexual violence seriously’ look like at universities?

In order to make university campuses perpetrator unfriendly, Professor Graham Towl from our Psychology Department suggests some of the positive steps universities can take to tackle sexual violence.
A library corridor with book shelves on either side

Appointment of new Executive Dean for Faculty of Business

Professor Kieran Fernandes has been appointed as our new Executive Dean (Business).  
Professor Kieran Fernandes, Executive Dean of Durham University Business School

DEI Podcast: Interview with Andrew Price, Business Development Manager, Clean Power Research

DEI Director Dr Joanna Berry speaks with Durham MBA graduate, Andrew Price. Following his MBA Andrew worked for Nissan Europe on their Electric Vehicle deployment and now works at Clean Power Research.
DEI Diaries podcast series