Events from the 01 January 2023 - 31 January 2023 Reset
Introduction to International Boundaries: Definition, Delimitation and Dispute Resolution
This online training course provides a simple, contextual overview of international boundaries and the practical measures that can be taken to resolve international boundary disputes. Through a series of short online lectures and a final practical exercise, the course explores the relevance of borders and looks at land and maritime boundary disputes, before covering methods available for dispute resolution.
01 January 2021 - 31 December 2025
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Online workshop
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
'There was light': Amunhotep III and his Dazzling Age
The ancient Egyptian king Amunhotep III was the grandfather of the famous boy king Tutankhamun.
01 October 2022 - 21 May 2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Oriental Museum, Elvet Hill, Durham, DH1 3TH
- Exhibitions
Guardians of the Silk Road's Heritage: Women of the mountains of Central Asia
This exhibition showcases the work of the professional artists and craftswomen who do so much to preserve and transfer traditional knowledge and skills, adapting them for new audiences and popularising Central Asian folk art. Alongside photographs of the women practicing a variety of traditional craft techniques will be examples of their textile work.
01 October 2022 - 21 May 2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Oriental Museum, Elvet Hill, Durham DH1 3TH
- Exhibitions
Subject Taster Lectures
Join us for one of our Subject Taster Lectures, where a member of our teaching staff will give you a taste of studying at Durham.
01 November 2022 - 23 January 2023
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Online
- Open days & visits
Photographing Tutankhamun
This exhibition explores how photography turned Tutankhamun into a global sensation. It shows the most famous photographic images in archaeology, from the most famous of archaeological finds: the tomb of Tutankhamun. Marking the 100th anniversary of the tomb’s discovery in November 1922, this exhibition created by Durham University academic, Prof Christina Riggs, examines the striking images created by photographer Harry Burton during the decade-long excavation.
09 December 2022 - 24 June 2023
12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Outdoor Art Gallery, Bill Bryson Library Square, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE
- Exhibitions
Dr Aaron Neill, IHRR seminar series 2022-2023
Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience seminar series, 1pm to 2pm, room w007, geography building and via Zoom
09 January 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
w007, geography building
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
Philosophical Issues in Astrobiology and Space Science Seminar Series 2023
The second series of Philosophical Issues in Astrobiology and Space Science. https://www.durham.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/humanities-engaging-science-society/research/eurica-project-leverhulme/philosophical-issues-in-astrobiology-and-space-science-seminar-series/
10 January 2023
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
PO005, Department of Philosophy
- Research event
- Department of Philosophy
External Economics Seminar Series - Ming Yang
Dynamic Contracting with Flexible Monitoring
11 January 2023
1:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Durham University Business School Mill Hill Lane Durham DH1 3LB UK
- Research event
11 January 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
The session will be hybrid in room 407, Calman Learning Centre, Lower Mountjoy, Durham and via Zoom.
- Research event
Economics External Seminar Series - Zafer Kanik
Skill-Substitutability, Wage Inequality, and Productivity Growth
11 January 2023
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Durham University Business School Mill Hill Lane Durham DH1 3LB UK
- Research event
- Department of Economics and Finance
Conversations on Machine Learning and Conceptual Change: Capture
This fireside chat will introduce the scope and aims of the project, and then focus on the theme of “capture”, and feature contributions from Prof Gerald Moore (MLAC) and Dr Eamonn Bell (Computer Science). It will be facilitated by Dr Alex Campolo (Geography).
12 January 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Cosin‘s Hall, Palace Green
- Research event
Reading Group: Ian Baucom History 4 Degrees Celsius
Join the Futures Research Collective for a reading and discussion of Ian Baucom's work.
13 January 2023
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location W010
- Research event
“Style” and Worldview
An IAS Fellowship Seminar by Professor Johannes Endres (University of California Riverside)
16 January 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Cosin‘s Hall, Seminar Room, Palace Green
- Research event
EMBR Seminar Professor Lijia Wei
An online Centre for Experimental Methods and Behavioural Research (EMBR) Seminar will take place next Tuesday 17 January 2023 at 13:00 by Professor Lijia Wei from Wuhan University on the procedure of running experiments in Wuhan and through their WeChat platform.
17 January 2023
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Online
- Online
- Business School
What on Earth is That?
Humans have always been fascinated by the night sky. If you're interested in finding out more about what we can see in the night sky and what it tells us about life out there as well as life down here on Earth, then come along for 'What On Earth Is That?' a series of three rearranged events taking place across the region in January and February as part of this year’s Being Human Festival.
17 January 2023 - 19 January 2023
5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
North Pennines Observatory at Allenheads Contemporary Arts, Grassholme Observatory and High Force Hotel and Waterfall
- Partnerships & Collaboration
- Public
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of English Studies
- Department of Philosophy
Does Sex Belong on Social Media? Pleasures, panics and platforms
An IAS Public Lecture by Professor Katrin Tiidenberg (Tallinn University)
17 January 2023
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
The Chapel, Hatfield College
- Research event
- Hatfield College
Public Sector Careers Fair
Visit the Public Sector Careers Fair on Wednesday 18 January for advice and information from leading employers on a range of career pathways.
18 January 2023
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Palatine Centre, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LS
- Student experience
Beyond Typology and Ritual: Rethinking Weapons in late Shang China (c.1250-1050 BCE)
Qin Cao (Oriental Museum) will be delivering a talk on the weapons of the Shang period in China.
18 January 2023
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
D210 (The Birley Room)
- Research event
- Department of Archaeology
Professor Sam Nolan - Pedagogies for Change
Using examples from his research and teaching career, Sam will explore inclusive ways to lead change in learning and teaching from class to module to program level built on critical pedagogy and working in partnership with students. Central in this work will be the importance of failure as an opportunity to learn from for both for students and staff.
18 January 2023
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Calman Learning Centre, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
Sensing Movement with the Late Victorians'
Everyone is warmly welcome to our next Inventions of the Text seminar, which takes place both online and in person.
18 January 2023
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Online and Elvet Riverside 147
- Research event
- Department of English Studies
The Revenge of the Analog: Or why you really want that fifty quid vinyl copy of ‘Dark Side of the Moon.’
An IAS Public Lecture by Professor Robert Hassan (University of Melbourne)
18 January 2023
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Saltwell, Josephine Butler College
- Research event
- Josephine Butler College
Confabulations: Critical Perspectives on Art Therapy
Join another winter Confabulations event which will explore entanglements of art, psychiatry, and therapy, in their histories, practices and institutions.
18 January 2023
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Online
- Research event
- Research Institute
Mike Burrett Memorial Lecture: Closing the gap on infrastructure – can the UK Infrastructure Bank help?
This lecture is being held in memory of Mike Burrett, DEI Development Board founding member & Advisory Board member.
18 January 2023
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
Room MHL452, Durham University Business School, Mill Hill Lane, Durham DH1 3LB
- Research event
- Research Institute
EURiCA Project Reading Group
EURiCA Reading Group
20 January 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Zoom
- Research event
- Department of Philosophy
Durham BFI Film & Television Careers Week
Students are invited to join professionals from across the Film & TV industry talking about their roles and careers.
23 January 2023 - 27 January 2023
Location is dependent on event. Please check the individual event listings for details
- Partnerships & Collaboration
- Student experience
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
Medical History, Ethics and Law
CELLS presents an event showcasing the work of CELLS members on Medical History, Law and Ethics.Two speakers from the Philosophy department who examine interactions between medical history, ethics and law in their work will share their research.
23 January 2023
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
PCL054 of the Palatine Centre and Online via Zoom
- Research event
Rural Citizenship in Extractive Frontiers: effects of neoliberalism in practices of citizenship
An IAS Fellowship Seminar by Dr Beatriz Bustos Gallardo (University of Chile)
23 January 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Cosin‘s Hall, Seminar Room, Palace Green
- Research event
Joy Sinderbrand, IHRR seminar series 2022-2023
Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience seminar series, 1pm to 2pm, room w007, geography building and via Zoom
23 January 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
w007, geography
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
Community Uses of Ruins: The De-Monumenting and Re-Monumenting of a Colonial Symbol in the Medina of Tripoli, Libya Reem Furjani
Reem Furjani is a researcher on critical heritage studies and cultural policies from Tripoli, Libya. She is Founder and Director of Scene for Culture and Heritage; Fellow at the University of Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS); Ambassador to ICOMOS General Assembly 2023; Co-Founder of the Mediterranean Association for Data Interchange (MADI); and recently Fellow at the American Institute for Maghreb Studies (AIMS).
24 January 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
D104 (Dawson Building) and online via Zoom. Please email anna.leone@durham.ac.uk for the Zoom link.
- Research event
- Department of Archaeology
Philosophical Issues in Astrobiology and Space Science Seminar Series 2023
The second series of Philosophical Issues in Astrobiology and Space Science. https://www.durham.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/humanities-engaging-science-society/research/eurica-project-leverhulme/philosophical-issues-in-astrobiology-and-space-science-seminar-series/
24 January 2023
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
PO005, Department of Philosophy
- Research event
- Department of Philosophy
Network H+C Workshop "Domestic Heat Pumps: Learning from Trials"
A Network for Heating and Cooling Research to Enable a Net-Zero Carbon Future (H+C Zero Network) has been established by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to maximise the impact of UK-funded research and innovation.
25 January 2023
10:00 AM - 4:20 PM
Energy Systems Catapult, Birmingham
- Research event
- Department of Engineering
- Research Institute
Extraction and Future Fantasies
Cross-cluster workshop on extraction and future fantasies.
25 January 2023
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
West Building: W007
- Research event
Introduction to the Durham DBA
Join us online on Wednesday 25 January for an introduction to the Durham DBA. The session will be delivered by Dr Maria Kakarika (Durham DBA Programme Director).
25 January 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Online
- Doctoral
25 January 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
The session will be hybrid in room 407, Calman Learning Centre, Lower Mountjoy, Durham and via Zoom.
- Research event
Shining Light on Medieval Manuscripts
Identifying the materials used in medieval illuminated manuscripts gives us an insight into the techniques and skills of the scribes and illuminators, as well as the sometimes complex trade routes of the times.
25 January 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Ph30 (followed by refreshments in Ph132 James Knott Library)
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
Centre for Sustainable Development Law and Policy - Launching Event
Launching event for the Centre for Sustainable Development Law and Policy.
25 January 2023
2:00 PM - 7:30 PM
PCL048, Durham Law School, The Palatine Centre, Durham University, Stockton Road, Durham DH1 3LE
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Law School
Professor Naomi Standen -Bottoms up: three shipwrecks for a global history of everyday creativity in Eastern Eurasia, 7th-14th centuries
We welcome Professor Naomi Standen to the History Department Research Seminar with her talk ' Bottoms up: three shipwrecks for a global history of everyday creativity in Eastern Eurasia, 7th-14th centuries'
25 January 2023
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
In person at the Pemberton Rooms - PG21
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of History
Honour Based Abuse and Social Policy: Using the violence against women and girls, human rights and intersectionality framework
Dr Hannana Siddiqui delivers the following seminar as part of the Sociology Research Seminar Series.
25 January 2023
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Online (Zoom)
- Research event
- Department of Sociology
Living Texts Seminar: Elise Hugueny-Léger on Autofiction and Creative Writing
The Living Texts Seminar Series is delighted to welcome Dr Elise Hugueny-Léger (University of St Andrews) for a Zoom seminar (and reading session) on Autofiction and Creative Writing on Wednesday 25 January 2023 at 5pm.
25 January 2023
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Online
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
Tales of a Toy Horse, 25th January 2023, 5.15 pm to 7.15 pm
The Institue of Hazard, Risk and Resilience is pleased to support the showing of this Ukrainian film titled "Tales of a Toy Horse" on 25th January 2023, from 5.15 pm to 7.15 pm, in the TLC033, Teaching and Learning Centre, Durham and online via zoom.
25 January 2023
5:15 PM - 7:15 PM
TLC033, Teaching and Learning Centre, Durham and online via zoom.
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
IMEMS Seminar Series: Epiphany Term 2023
This interdisciplinary forum covers a wide range of medieval and early modern topics. It is designed to bring together members, including students, from across our departments, as well as from outside Durham University.
25 January 2023 - 08 March 2023
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
7 Owengate, Durham, DH1 3HB (and online - registration essential)
- Other
- Outreach & community
- Public
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
Durham Global Environmental Law Lecture Series - Introductory Session
The Centre for Sustainable Development Law and Policy at Durham University Law School and the Global Policy Institute are delighted to offer this series of lectures.
26 January 2023
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Durham University
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Law School
Durham Global Environmental Law Lecture Series - Overlapping Tensions among Environmental, Administrative, Criminal and Civil Law in Thailand
The Centre for Sustainable Development Law and Policy at Durham University Law School and the Global Policy Institute are delighted to offer this series of lectures.
26 January 2023
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Durham University
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Law School
Death on the Nile: Bioarchaeology on Mograt Island, Sudan
Dr Tina Jakob will be presenting her research on human remains from the island of Mograt, Sudan.
26 January 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
D104, Dawson Building
- Research event
- Department of Archaeology
Conversations on Machine Learning and Conceptual Change: Recognition
This fireside chat will focus on the theme of “recognition”, and feature contributions from Prof Louise Amoore (Geography) and Dr Stuart Reeves (Computer Science, Nottingham University). It will be facilitated by Dr Alex Campolo (Geography) and Dr Eamonn Bell (Computer Science).
26 January 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Cosin‘s Hall, Palace Green
- Research event
International and Human Rights Law Supporting Ukraine: Safeguarding Refugee Policies and the Freedom of Speech
Durham University Ukrainian Talk series with Dr Markian Prokopovych
26 January 2023
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Gala Theatre, 1 Millennium Place, Durham DH1 1WA
- Outreach & community
- Partnerships & Collaboration
- Public
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
27 January 2023
12:00 AM - 1:30 AM
Kenworthy Hall, St Mary‘s College
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Research Institute
Holocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) is a time to remember the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution and in the genocides which followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur and elsewhere.
27 January 2023
Online
- Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
The floated feeling of music: Weaving Histories of Art, Technology, and Disability
We are delighted to host Dr Jaipreet Virdi's lecture on Dorothy Brett's "The Stokowski Symphony", which will explore the ways in which the artist's most underrated portrait series captures how her hearing aids mediated her experiences of music.
27 January 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
D/D110, Dawson Building, Archaeology
- Lecture
- Research Institute
27 January 2023
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Kenworthy Hall, St Mary‘s College
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Research Institute
27 January 2023
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Pennington Room, Grey College
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Research Institute
Laidlaw Foundation Programme Feedback and Discussion Session
Zach Weissand and Joseph Meadows (UG students) will each make a short presentation about the research projects they undertook in the department as part of the Laidlaw Foundation programme.
27 January 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
In person: TBC and via Zoom
- Research event
- Department of Archaeology
Network H+C Webinar - Heat Sharing; Prosumers, Opportunities and Costs
A Network for Heating and Cooling Research to Enable a Net-Zero Carbon Future (H+C Zero Network) has been established by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to maximise the impact of UK-funded research and innovation.
27 January 2023
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Online
- Research event
- Department of Engineering
- Research Institute
50 Years of Collingwood Reunion Dinner - 1996 to 2001 28 January 2023
Collingwood’s 50th Golden Anniversary will take place over the course of the academic year 2022-23.
28 January 2023
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Collingwood College
- Alumni
- Collingwood College
Sustainability Careers Week
Check out the Sustainability Careers Week taking place from Monday 30 January - Friday 3 February for a range of talks and presentations on careers within this sector.
30 January 2023 - 03 February 2023
Location is dependent on event. Please check the individual event listings for details
- Student experience
Revisiting ethical challenges in community-university research partnerships
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. IN PERSON EVENT ONLY. LUNCH PROVIDED.
30 January 2023
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room 113, Dept of Sociology, Durham University, 32 Old Elvet, DH1 3HN.
- Research event
- Workshop
Death by Beep? Problems and solutions with current hospital soundscapes
An IAS Fellowship Seminar by Professor Michael Schutz (McMaster University)
30 January 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Cosin‘s Hall, Seminar Room, Palace Green
- Research event
Disasters and their Consequences: Developing New Research Partnerships with Small Jurisdictions
The Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience and After Disasters Network invites you to an interdisciplinary sandbox on how small jurisdictions around the world can become more resilient to the consequences of disasters, specifically by helping each other.
31 January 2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Ushaw College, Durham & via zoom please register here
- Discussion
Durham MBA Online Information Session
Whether you would like more information about studying your Durham MBA or have queries around the admissions process, or you just want to find out more about the Business School.
31 January 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Online
- MBA
Absence/presence of Durham’s Black History: exploration of institutions, archives, students and pedagogies
This open meeting/symposium will focus on the concept of ‘absence/presence’ and explore the expertise and knowledge across the university on the theme in relation to Black history.
31 January 2023
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Cosin‘s Hall, Seminar Room, Palace Green
- Research event