From recognition in global rankings to world-changing research and student achievements, it’s been a highly successful year for us. In the first of a two-part review of 2023, discover some of our highlights from the past 12 months.  

The commendable volunteering efforts of staff and students at Durham have been honoured at this year’s County Durham Together Awards.

His Majesty The King has appointed Durham Law School professor Clare McGlynn to the body responsible for the selection of judges in England and Wales.

We are very pleased to be a Platinum Sponsor of the Foundation of Light’s Gala Awards Dinner 2023.

Two second year Durham students are setting the world alight in the Under 21 Hockey World Cup, currently taking place in Chile.

As part of our twinning partnership with Zaporizhzhia National University (ZNU) in Ukraine, we welcomed Professor Olena Tupakhina, its Vice-Rector for International Affairs, to Durham recently.

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.