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North East Sustainability Day, Biffa Waste Management, Seaham

North East Sustainability Day, Biffa Waste Management, Seaham Last week, DU's Senior Sustainability Manager, Jane S, and Waste Manager, Darren H, and took part in Biffa's North East Sustainability Day. Jane and Darren learned about how Biffa, the University's waste management partner, recycle plastic bottles.
North East Sustainability Day, Biffa Waste Management, Seaham

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Two of our scientists awarded prestigious quantum fellowships

Two researchers from our top-rated Physics department have been awarded prestigious Quantum Technology Career Acceleration Fellowships by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
EPSRC Quantum fellowship 2025 recipients

The Extinction and Survival of Religious Belief in a Science Dominated World

Are religious belief and science necessarily mutually exclusive?
David Wilkinson lecture

Durham’s sector-leading policies praised in gender pay gap report

The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) has released a report that explores the gender pay gap in higher education in which Durham’s progressive family-friendly policies are highlighted for being sector-leading.
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Year of the Tiger celebrations in Durham City

As a global University, with staff and students from over 120 countries, we were delighted to take part in celebrations across Durham City centre on 5 February to welcome the Year of the Tiger. This event marked a particular highlight in Durham’s varied cultural calendar.
Tea drinking, Lion dance parade and dancing at the Durham City Year of the Tiger celebrations

Durham's Academic Year 2020/21 in review

As the 2020/21 Academic Year draws to a close, take a look at some of the highlights from the last 12 months, during what has been a challenging year for everyone.
Durham Cathedral

Durham Law School panel on Magna Carta and the North

Durham Cathedral is hosting a new Magna Carta and the North exhibit from July to early November launched by Baroness Hale of Richmond, former President of the UK Supreme Court.
Baroness Hale

Professor Sue Black OBE named as BCS Deputy President

We are delighted to announce that Professor Sue Black OBE, has recently been named as the incoming Deputy President of BCS – the Chartered Institute for IT.
Sue Black

New Publication

New Publication by Professor Philip Williamson and Dr Natalie Mears.
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Professor Michael Bohlander joins advisory council of Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Extraterrestrial Studies

On 3 February 2022, the Council of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science of Würzburg University appointed Professor Bohlander to the Scientific Advisory Council of its Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Extraterrestrial Studies (IFEX). He will be advising IFEX in particular on legal aspects surrounding the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), which is one of the Centre's research fields.
an image of a castle and river in Wuerzburg