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Migration Advisory Committee Report
The UK Government Migrations and Advisory Committee (MAC) has published a report into their findings on the graduate route.
New publication in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
[07/25] Dr Ellen Robson (PDRA, IHRR) and Dr Peter McGowran (Research Associate, King’s College London) led the organisation of an interdisciplinary workshop that explored the intersections between roads, development and disaster resilience with 50 practitioners, policymakers, and physical and social scientists – a synthesis of the workshop discussions has now been published as a journal article in IJDRR.
Exhibition donated by ‘Knitting Bishop’ highlights links with Korea
A new exhibition ‘Knitted Together: The Korean Lives and Legacies of Richard and Joan Rutt’, focusing on the lives of two of the main donors to the Oriental Museum’s Korean collection, is now on display.
New Podcast on Synodality
Pope Francis has launched the most ambitious Catholic renewal project for 60 years with a listening exercise that aims to give every member of the 1.3 billion Church a stake in its future. A new podcast series tells the story of the reform process.
Meet Dr Sacha Mangerel from our Department of Mathematical Sciences
Get to know Dr Sacha Mangerel from our Department of Mathematical Sciences.
The 2025 Physics Awards for Excellence
The Physics Department's 2025 Awards for Excellence event took place on 16th September in PH8. The event featured a series of science talks, designed to be accessible and engaging for all members of the Department, followed by the presentation of this year's awards.
US journalist joins Durham as first Sir Harry Evans Global Fellow
We’re pleased to welcome Waylon Cunningham to Durham as the first recipient of a prestigious new fellowship in investigative journalism.
Lib Dems are right to put arts education at the heart of their plans for culture
The Liberal Democrat political party has listed 'culture, media and sport' as a key priority in its manifesto ahead of the General Election. Professor Simon James, from our Department of English Studies, explores the significance of this in more detail.
Hillary Clinton visits our region
Members of the University were delighted to meet Hillary Clinton on a special visit to our region earlier this month.
The ex-US Secretary of State was a speaker at the annual South Shields lecture, a free public event organised by former South Shields MP David Miliband, and sponsored by a number of partners, including Durham University.
Professor Charles Augarde appointed to REF 2029 sub-panel.
Professor Charles Augarde appointed to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) sub-panel 13: Architecture, Built Environment and and Planning.
Obituary notice: Professor David Rhind (CBE, FRS, FBA)
Tributes have been paid following the passing of Professor David Rhind (CBE, FRS, FBA) on January 7th 2025. David was a Lecturer and Reader in the Department of Geography from 1973-1981.
Protecting precious collections
Lots of us will have shelves full of things we love to keep, and it’s the same in museums, except our curators can’t just put the collections in a cardboard box in the garage like we might do with our old school books!