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Durham joins Arqus Alliance to help shape higher education across Europe
Durham University has joined the Arqus European University Alliance (Arqus) as an associate member.
$4.15m (£3.2m) donation from Dr Neil Hunt to inspire future tech leaders
Loneliness in old age and the role of social workers
Cop16: the world’s largest meeting to save nature has ended with no clear path ahead
Dr Louise Creechan to ‘neurodiversify’ the academy
Exploring how climate change could disrupt Arctic ecosystems
Strengthening our partnerships in China
Mysteries of Antarctica and other big questions to be pursued with Royal Society support
Four Durham University scholars are among 33 researchers who have been named Royal Society University Research Fellows.
Durham University to host the National Astronomy Meeting 2025
Psychic nights can help with grief, study finds
Durham’s solar-powered car shines at European Challenge
Our Solar Car team has secured a top 10 finish at the prestigious 2024 iLumen European Solar Challenge.
Higher education, industrial strategy, and the importance of place
University apprentice success for T-level work placement students
How advertising jingles influence our buying choices (and why we can still sing them decades later)
Most people can remember a jingle but why do these songs stick with us? Dr Kelly Jakubowski from our Department of Music explains why these catchy tunes stay in our heads and how they influence what we buy.
Is Donald Trump a fascist? An assessment from an expert in our Department of History
Students with special educational needs are years behind their peers – they need specialist teachers in mainstream classrooms
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Want to know more about how we interact with our local community? Our monthly Community Newsletter explores the news, events, and research both at Durham University and in the city itself.
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Euclid survey’s sneak preview
Durham University is a key partner of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid space telescope, which is on a six-year mission to map the dark Universe – trying to understand why it looks as it does today. In this video you can discover the first page of ESA Euclid’s great cosmic atlas and marvel at millions of stars and galaxies captured in pristine detail, in a huge 208-gigapixel mosaic. Credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, CEA Paris-Saclay.