Inspirational figures from the worlds of human rights, education, media, conservation and business have been honoured by Durham University.

The Department has risen from 5th to 4th in the latest Complete University Guide 2025

We are delighted to welcome Bentley Crudgington to our Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities.

As a global University and proudly part of North East England, we’re working with partners to improve life chances and promote prosperity, locally and nationally. As we begin a new academic year, here are some of the ways we’re making a positive impact in our communities: economically, socially and culturally.

On 11 February 2021, 181 school pupils and teachers joined Durham Energy Institute and our Energy Centre of Doctoral Training to celebrate International Women and Girls in Science Day!

We are delighted to announce the launch of Durham Global Week, a celebration of the multicultural diversity that defines us as a leading global university, with staff and students from over 150 countries.

Our first ever Sir Harry Evans Global Fellow is part of a team of Reuters journalists to win a prestigious award for exposing wrongdoing in Elon Musk’s business empire.

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a prestigious Gold Award from the Hedgehog Preservation Society 2022/23, as a Hedgehog Friendly Campus.

We have officially welcomed acclaimed foreign affairs expert Dr Fiona Hill as our 13th Chancellor.

In a captivating fusion of music, history, and activism, the Alnwick Playhouse recently played host to an evening dedicated to the life and legacy of Josephine Butler.

After Kathmandu was hit by the Gorkha Earthquake in April 2015, a team from Durham University’s UNESCO Chair on Archaeological Ethics and Practice in Cultural Heritage was invited by the Government of Nepal and UNESCO to assess damaged historic monuments.

At Durham we firmly believe that everyone should have fair and equal access to education and skills training. Our Vice-Chancellor Professor Karen O'Brien explores what we're doing to break down the barriers that can prevent people from progressing into further education and employment.