The Institute for Medical Humanities (IMH), in partnership with the National Survivor User Network (NSUN), were proud to host a roundtable discussion with mental health-focused organisations in the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector, alongside Durham University researchers, in London on 29 June. The purpose of the event was to inform and shape the Institute’s future strategy for developing and sustaining long-term partnerships and research exchanges within the VCSE sector.

Professor Thom Brooks from our Durham Law School comments on climate change.

We’re celebrating being ranked in the world top 50 of a prestigious league table.

A new blue plaque commemorates the first three female graduates from the University in 1898 - Winifred Hindmarch, Mary Gibson and Dora Heslop.

As part of Durham Global Week, we are delighted to announce the shortlists for the Global Volunteering and Global College awards.

We’re proud to have helped more than 5,000 schoolchildren connect with nature.

Everyone at Durham University is saddened by the death of Professor Tom McLeish, FInstP, FRSC, FRS, who was our Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) from 2008 to 2014.

[04/25] Dr Rebekah Harries (IHRR PDRA) led an interdisciplinary field team to investigate the evolution and vulnerability of river terraces to erosion during catastrophic sediment-rich flows.

Dr Paul Chazot, from our Department of Biosciences, will be taking part in the inaugural Bright Ideas Gathering, on Saturday 20 November. This fringe event to the Lumiere light festival, will bring together innovators and influencers in a one-day gathering designed to inspire and inform.

**Join Our Team! Research Coordinator at Durham University Department of Engineering**

New research led by Dr Kelly Jakubowski suggests that preferences for synchrony in groove-based music may be universal, whereas preferences for isochrony are more culturally dependent.

As we look forward to welcoming King Charles III and Queen Camilla for the Royal Maundy Service, we look back at His Majesty’s long-standing relationship with our university and city.