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  • A record year for sport at Durham

    Our sports clubs have achieved an all-time University record, and four alumni and a graduating student are competing in Team GB's Olympics squad. Read about our athletes, track their progress through the 2024 Games, explore our Olympic heritage and more. 

  • Postgraduate Discover Durham Tours

    Interested in postgraduate study at Durham? Our Postgraduate Discover Durham Tours are a great way to explore the University campus and our beautiful city, as well as an opportunity to find out more about postgraduate study at Durham from our staff and PG Student Ambassadors.

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A record year for sport at Durham

Our sports clubs have achieved an all-time University record, and four alumni and a graduating student are competing in Team GB's Olympics squad. Read about our athletes, track their progress through the 2024 Games, explore our Olympic heritage and more. 

Postgraduate Discover Durham Tours

Interested in postgraduate study at Durham? Our Postgraduate Discover Durham Tours are a great way to explore the University campus and our beautiful city, as well as an opportunity to find out more about postgraduate study at Durham from our staff and PG Student Ambassadors.

An image of 4 students standing outside on the grounds of St Mary's on a sunny day with Durham Cathedral in the background

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Research Impact at Durham

We conduct innovative and impactful research to transform lives and make a difference, globally and locally: research to empower and inspire.

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Ancient worm fossil solves mystery of how insects and spiders evolved

A new study led by our Earth Sciences department has uncovered an incredibly rare and detailed fossil, named 'Youti yuanshi', that gives a peek inside one of the earliest ancestors of modern insects, spiders, crabs and centipedes.

Research news
Individual organ systems of fossil 'Youti yuanshi'

White Western women under greater pressure to look thin

New research by our Psychology department has found that White Western women are less positive about their bodies and feel greater media pressure to be thin than Black Nigerian and Chinese women.
Research news
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Celebrating Durham’s linguistic and cultural connections with Spain by formalising relations with the Instituto Cervantes

Following thirty years of collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes (Cervantes Institute), we have made our partnership official by signing a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding). The MoU was signed by Professor Karen O’Brien, our Vice-Chancellor and Warden and Professor Luis García Montero, Director of the Instituto. Prof Montero is widely considered to be one of Spain's most prominent contemporary poets and is a Professor of Spanish Literature at the University of Granada.
Business and Partnerships
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International Day of Friendship: how the tragic loss of a friend inspired a 12th century Durham monk’s poetry

International Day of Friendship is celebrated annually on 30 July. Lottie Thompson, a Postgraduate Research Student from our Department of English Studies, explains how friendship was a key theme of the work of Lawrence of Durham.
Global research
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Philosopher wins prestigious scientific book prize

Congratulations to Professor Matthew Daniel Eddy who has won The British Society for the History of Science’s (BSHS) Pickstone Prize.
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Probiotic research for infant anaemia receives major funding boost

A new research project to better understand how gut microbiota can help infants with iron deficiencies has secured a major funding boost from UK Research and Innovation.
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Durham University physicists play key part in UK’s quantum future

We’re playing a key part in the UK’s drive to develop quantum technology to benefit a wide range of areas including healthcare, computing and security.
Global research
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How exercise can support eating disorder recovery

Research led by Dr Hester Hockin-Boyers (Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences), suggests that combining seemingly opposing approaches to health management could support eating disorder recovery.

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New training helps organisations better understand autism and neurodiversity

We have worked with a leading autism charity to produce specialised training to help organisations provide better support for people who are neurodivergent.
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Durham Professors elected to prestigious British Academy

Congratulations to Canon Professor Michael Snape and Professor Janet Montgomery who have been recognised for their contribution to the humanities and social sciences.
Canon Professor Michael Snape (left) and Professor Janet Montgomery (right)

School secures fourth consecutive five-year re-accreditation success

The School has successfully secured a five-year extension to its accreditation for business education programmes, awarded by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

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Making waves in Team GB's rowing squad

Following alumna Lauren Irwin’s selection as part of the Team GB rowing squad, she has been training intensively for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Durham students visit Sweden for first Durham-Uppsala Summer School

Our students visited our partner university in Sweden for the first ever Durham-Uppsala Summer School, an exchange programme with a focus on sustainability.
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Corruption hurts businesses but digital tools offer the hope of fighting it, say manufacturers in Ghana and Nigeria

Professor Joseph Amankwah-Amoah, from Durham University's Business School, has co-authored a study looking at how corruption can impact businesses in Nigeria and Ghana. Here his team explain what the study found and how those results can help influence policymakers.

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Is Britain on track for a zero-carbon power sector in six years?

The new government has created Great British Energy as part of its pledge to try and achieve zero-carbon electricity production by 2030. Professor Jon Gluyas and Dr Andrew Crossland, from the Durham Energy Institute as well as working in the Departments of Earth Sciences and Engineering respectively, assess whether that ambition is realistic.
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Euro 2024: women need safer fan spaces at big football tournaments to stamp out hostility and abuse

With Euro 2024 in full-flow, Professor Stacey Pope, from our Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, looks at what more can be done to help women feel more safe when attending major football tournaments.
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Durham researchers work with community to address food insecurity 

Our researchers have worked with community support workers to explore the drivers behind foodbank use and offer alternative solutions to support vulnerable people. 

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Working with Durham police to benefit local communities

We have signed an agreement with Durham Constabulary and the Durham Police and Crime Commissioner to work together for the benefit of local communities.
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Our work to keep Durham beautiful

Our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Karen O'Brien, explores our work to preserve and enhance our campus environment and surroundings.
Professor Karen O'Brien, Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University, stood smiling with arms folded, in front of bookshelves

Upcoming events

Durham MBA Online Information Session

Thursday 8 August 2024 - Thursday 8 August 2024
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Junior Scientist 2024

Tuesday 27 August 2024 - Thursday 29 August 2024
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Collingwood College, Durham University
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Teddy Bear's Picnic

Monday 12 August 2024 - Monday 12 August 2024
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Botanic Garden
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Sculpture Saturday

Saturday 10 August 2024 - Saturday 10 August 2024
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
This section of a much larger relief comes from the walls of the upper colonnade of the famous mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari. It depicts soldiers running in formation beside the river; depicted as zig-zag lines still bearing traces of blue paint at the top of the section. The soldiers carry a range of weapons as well as shields and standards.
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From our Student Blogs:

Durham City Run: My unexpected 10k triumph

By his own admission, MBA student Sumit is not a regular runner. This summer, he decided to enter the 10K race in Durham City Run Festival. He explores his reasoning, training and race experiences.
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AI and the Arts: How technology is transforming our research

How can digital technologies and artificial intelligence aid and enhance research in the arts, humanities and social sciences?
Our academics explore how technology can change the way research is done and transform the questions we ask.

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