Professor Elisa Morgera shared her insights with the BBC News on how the COP30 is a crucial multilateral conference to address climate change crisis.

Our research has informed a new Parliamentary report on how the UK can strengthen its position in the global space sector.

Durham Law School is delighted to announce that Durham Law Careers Week, organised by Durham University’s Careers & Enterprise Service, was again a resounding success.

On 17th of October, at the third Committee, 19th plenary meeting - General Assembly, 80th session, Professor Elisa Morgera, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, presented a report on: 'Human Rights-based Approach to the Energy Transition'

Our Students Say It Best

The third year of Durham Law School’s Employability Course was launched on Monday 6th October. Philip Bennett, Rachel Avery, and six law students, introduced the course to the new cohort during the opening lecture.

On the 13th of October, the annual Forum on Comparative and European Energy Law (FCEEL) at the University of Düsseldorf discussed the Legitimacy of rights-based climate change adjudication.

On 13 October 2025, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, Professor Elisa Morgera, participated in the opening of the fifth session of the UN Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law in Geneva.

On the 9th and 10th October 2025, Durham University’s Centre for Sustainable Development Law and Policy (CSDLP), in collaboration with the European Center of Just Transition Research and Impact-Driven Transfer (JTC) at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, hosted the Second Annual International Conference on “Just Transitions to a Net Zero World” at the historic Redhills Durham Miners Hall.

Dr Ge Chen has won an international honour for his research into freedom of expression with a focus on China.