Christmas and New Year are traditionally periods for reflection, so what better time to look back at some of our achievements of 2022?

The Grounds team have dedicated parts of the Durham University campus and 50 per cent of the Botanic Gardens to #nomowmay By taking part, we hope to support essential pollinators and other wildlife.

A warm welcome to Katharine Cheston, who joins the Discovery Research Platform as a Mildred Blaxter Postdoctoral Fellow supported by the Department of Sociology and the Institute for Medical Humanities.

We are delighted to announce that Michael Dixon, an MEng graduate, has been awarded the 2024 British Geotechnical Association Masters Dissertation Prize.

Durham graduate Sir Graham Brady has returned to Durham to speak at our School of Government and International Affairs.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.