Durham University is consistently ranked among the top universities in the UK, and we are delighted to be once again ranked 6th in the UK and the top university in North East England in the latest Complete University Guide league table.

Caroline Johnstone has been appointed as our new Chair of Council, following a robust and competitive appointment process involving our staff and students. She will take up the voluntary role in August 2025.

We are ranked 29th in the prestigious QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024.

When temperatures rise, keeping cool does not have to cost the Earth.

Professor Jon Gluyas was awarded the 'Industry Expert Award' at the recent Offshore Acheivement Awards for his role in the National Geothermal entre here at Durham University.

We are delighted to announce we have several excellent new members of staff starting with us in August/ September for the new academic year!

Congratulations to our alumni team, Carla, Liz, Tracey and Sophia, on winning the festive series of University Challenge that aired over the Christmas period.

2021 has been a landmark year for UK energy and climate policy. This UK Energy Research Centre publication, co-authored by DEI Fellow Professor Gavin Bridge, reviews the key energy policies which have emerged and argues that policies in some areas need to be bolder if decarbonisation is to continue to proceed.

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.

Durham University Biosciences MRes student working in the WRIHW Brain, Body and Behaviour Academy on the concussion programme, and Blaydon RFC player, Toni Robinson, says "rugby saved her" after an incredibly rare health condition overhauled her life, for this month’s Grass Roots inspirational feature in the World Rugby magazine.

[06/24] Professor David Toll, Co-Director of IHRR, is co-author of “Soil–Water Retention Curve Prediction for Compacted London Clay Subjected to Moisture Cycles” published in Geotechnical & Geological Engineering

Professor Tim Luckhurst, our Principal of South College, takes a look back at how the news that Britain was heading for war was covered by the press and the mistakes that should be heeded by the media if a new war was to take place.