We’ve been named one of the best universities in the world for sustainability.

Neil Scott has been appointed as our Interim Chief Financial Officer.

Researchers in our Department of Physics have been recognised for their excellence in a prestigious national fellowship scheme.

We’re celebrating the news that the Moving Social Work project, a collaboration between our Department of Sport and Exercise Science and Disability Rights UK, will be expanding thanks to a £1 million investment from Sport England.

We have been recognised in the Nature Positive category at the 2023 Green Gown Awards for our Biodiversity Strategy. Congratulations to all involved!

On Friday 24 November, the Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse (CRiVA) held a special event with around 60 people in attendance, including the Vice-Chancellor and Warden, at Collingwood College to showcase the breadth of the Centre’s work over the last 10 years.

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We are inviting international students and staff to take part as a “human books” in our Human Library event as part of Durham Global Week.

With Christmas just around the corner, we invite you to join in the festivities with our Student Performing Arts.

We would like to offer our congratulations to our University Lead Chaplain, Revd Canon Gavin Wort, who was installed as a Non-Residentiary Canon of Durham Cathedral at Choral Evensong on Sunday 26 November.

Last week, we met with colleagues from all five Universities at a conference designed to deepen and widen the collaboration between the institutions.

The greatest advocates for a Durham education are our global alumni community. Their experiences help us to frame our vision for the future and our understanding of what makes Durham really special.