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Thought Leadership

Durham's Vice Chancellor Karen O'Brien reflects on universities' role in gender equality

“No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens.”
Professor Karen O'Brien, Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University, stood smiling with arms folded, in front of bookshelves

Witch lit: how modern writers are reinventing the witch

Lucy Atkinson, a PhD candidate in our Department of English Studies, describes how modern writers are reinventing the witch.
witch in front of the moon

How to ditch ‘fomo’ and foster ‘jomo’ – the joy of missing out

Professor Fuschia Sirois from our Department of Psychology explains the joy of missing out and how it impacts wellbeing.
woman relaxing

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

Reverend Professor David Wilkinson from our Department of Theology and Religion and Principal of St John’s College recently gave a lecture discussing the interplay between religious belief and science, as part of our Global Lecture Series. Here he gives us an insight into this debate and how the two are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
Collage showing Rev Professor David Wilkinson, an astronomy image and an image of a stained glass window

God has many names: a solution to the inclusive-language dilemma

Professor Maggi Dawn, from our Department of Theology and Religion, suggests a solution to the inclusive language dilemma.
The definition of God on a dictionary page

How do people care for themselves and others in the face of chronic illness? A study of care relationships among diabetes patients in India

Dr Emilija Zabiliute from our Department of Anthropology shares insights from her research into support and care for diabetes patients in Delhi.
Diabetes TL

The Power of Music for Reconnecting Us With Our Past

Dr Kelly Jakubowski from our Department of Music explains why music may be a better autobiographical memory cue than food.
woman listening to music

Cohabitation: it’s time to take legal reform seriously

Dr Andy Hayward from our Law School busts common myths about cohabiting and explains why reform is imperative.
one person giving another person a key

The Problem with Valentine’s Day

In one of two articles in this year's Valentine's Day series, Dr Natalie Goodison tracks the origins of the holiday.
pages with writing on them

Love and the law

In one of two articles in this year's Valentine's Day series, Dr Benedict Douglas explains love's relationship to the law.
lady justice with scales

Turkey-Syria earthquakes: shallow depth of main shocks is a key reason why they’ve been so devastating

Professor Bob Holdsworth, from our Department of Earth Sciences, explains why the shallow depth of the Turkey-Syria earthquakes has caused them to be so destructive.
A seismometer

Turkey-Syria earthquakes: a seismologist explains what has happened

Dr Jenny Jenkins from our Department of Earth Sciences explains the devastating earthquakes that have hit Turkey and Syria on 6 February 2023.
map of turkey and syria