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‘It’ll all be over by next year’ − how Britain celebrated Christmas in 1943

Professor Tim Luckhurst, our Principal of South College, looks back at how Great Britain celebrated 25 December as World War Two raged on.
Christmas bells on a black and white image

Event: Making Teaching Attractive and Worthwhile

Durham University Evidence Centre for Education is delighted to invite you to a one-day event to celebrate the Festival of Social Science. This is a face-to-face event with some members joining us online from outside the UK.  The event is free and open to the public.
A teacher leading a classroom

A Picture of Risk: Exploring Risk through Narrative Photography 2023

The Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) hosted a photography exhibition, ‘A Picture of Risk: Exploring Risk through Narrative Photography', in February 2023.
Photography exhibition

Helping our region to thrive

How we're helping level up the economy and educational opportunities in North East England.
Student Grace Purnell with Katie Harland-Edminson, Deputy Director, Development, Durham University Development and Alumni Relations, pictured outside the Teaching and Learning Centre

Vice-Chancellor welcomes North East England devolution deal

Our Vice-Chancellor Professor Karen O'Brien welcomes the North East England devolution deal and reflects on our role in the region
Professor Karen O'Brien, Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University, stood smiling with arms folded, in front of bookshelves

Club to Commonwealth - Success of Team Durham Athletes

Durham University and Team Durham are proud to announce the success of our existing students, as well as our alumni, representing their respective countries at Birmingham 2022 this year.
Birmingham Commonwealth Games logo

New RIOT Science Club seminars

We now have a Durham RIOT Science Club, which is part of a RIOTS network supported by UKRN. This network organises talks and seminars to share Reproducible, Interpretable, Open & Transparent Science practices.
RIOT Science Club Durham logo

Museum of Archaeology welcomes internationally significant Roman exhibition

We are excited to be welcoming an exhibition featuring an internationally significant collection of Roman artefacts to our Museum of Archaeology.
A student holding a piece of pottery included in the Roman exhibition at Durham University's Museum of Archaeology

A new phase of expansion for our Department of Mathematical Sciences

Since the inception of our Mathematical Sciences department, we have expanded significantly. Our student and staff numbers have gone up resulting in an enhanced global research reputation for Maths.
Department of Mathematical Sciences

Dr. Mark Amakoromo Submits Input to UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change in Response to Call on the Fossil Fuel-based Economy and Human Rights

Dr Mark Amakoromo, a postdoctoral researcher at Durham Law School, has recently submitted input to the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change for a thematic report on human rights in the context of climate change, focusing on the Fossil Fuel-based Economy and Human Rights.
United Nations flag

#DUGlobalWeek Spotlight, Alexandra Gatt

Alexandra Gatt, a first year undergraduate footballer here at Durham, is highlighted as one of our #DUGlobalWeek representatives. Gatt competes for her home country, Malta, whilst smashing it on the pitch here at Durham too. Read on for Alex's performance pathway through football.
2 Female footballers

Welcome Team Zambia!

We are delighted to welcome the Zambian Commonwealth Games Team to Durham as they train and live on campus on the run up to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Team Zambia at the Sport and Wellbeing Park