Dr Magdalena Zira, IAS Fellow at Collingwood College, directs Euripides’ Phoenician Women in theatres ancient and modern throughout Cyprus this July. Durham Classics Professors Edith Hall and Arlene Holmes-Henderson, co-directors of the Advocating Classics Education project, have provided advice on public engagement and educational enrichment opportunities.

Dr Cassandra Phoenix has contributed to a Global Report on Ageism.

Tributes have been paid to former Durham University Vice-Chancellor, Sir Kenneth Calman, who has died.

[02/24] Dr Ruszczyk, Assistant Professor in the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) was invited to speak about her Gender and Resilience in the City book at Reading University.

A round up of news across our department this month.

On Friday 20 June, the Physics Department and St John’s College hosted a STEM ECR Networking and Careers Event, open to all science faculty students and staff, aimed at supporting researchers at this pivotal stage. Around 30 ECRs signed up for an informal evening of pizza, drinks, and cross-disciplinary conversation, bringing together participants from chemistry, physics, computer science, engineering, and more.

DEI are pleased to announce we have launched a new Master of Energy Systems Management (MESM) programme, starting in September 2021, and it is already receiving a great response!

I joined you in the Wolfson Institute for Health and Wellbeing last week as the Director – I am delighted to have now started in the role!

Durham Arctic Society are a student-led organisation dedicated to the promotion of interdisciplinary undergraduate engagement in arctic studies and research with a focus on climate change and sustainability.

Professor Carlene Firmin, MBE, delivered her inaugural lecture in style with over 2500 participants registering to watch online.

We have been shortlisted as a finalist for the Creating Impact category award in this year's UK & Ireland Green Gown Awards for our project entitled 93 to 19 – The Odorbac Initiative. Lisa Blundell, Senior Housekeeping, Cleaning and General Services Manager in our Accommodation and Commercial Services, explains more about the project and how it supports our sustainability strategy.

The strategic leadership insights of our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Karen O’Brien, have opened two recent key higher education sector reports, published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI).