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Our Global Lecture Series

Durham asking the big questions across the world.
Dr Rowan Williams speaking and gesturing

Gold Award win for Botanic Garden

Durham University’s Botanic Garden has been awarded a Gold Medal in the ‘Tourist, Visitor Attraction and Country Estate’ category at this year’s Northumbria In Bloom Awards.
Botanic Garden gardener watering flowers

World première "Riflesso sull’incontro" by Richard Rijnvos

On 6 November 2021 Ensemble Musikfabrik (Cologne) performed the world première of Richard Rijnvos' Riflesso sull’incontro.
Musicians performing

Welcoming Euro Hockey Qualifiers to Maiden Castle

Maiden Castle Sports and Wellbeing Park, is preparing to welcome England Hockey as they host the Women’s Euro Hockey Qualifiers hockey tournament in Durham this month. This is the first time an international hockey tournament has taken place in Durham and we are delighted to be a partner in the event.
England Women's Hockey Team

Prof. A. Beeby granted access to the Utrecht Psalter for special research

Prof. A. Beeby granted access to the Utrecht Psalter for special research
Profs Beeby and Gameson examine Utrecht Psalter via laser scanner

Women invited to sign up for free IT skills course

Women are being invited to apply for a free, award-winning IT training course being run here at Durham.
Group of women celebrating

Welcoming Marta Cenedese to the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities

Marta joins the IMH as a UKRI fellow (guarantee for MSCA) and will be part of the Narrative Practices Lab in the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities.
Portrait of white female with striped, brown jumper, curly brown hair and a nose ring

Short story award success for Durham academic

An Associate Professor in our English department has followed in the footsteps of some of her favourite short story writers by winning the Edge Hill Short Story Prize Readers’ Choice Award.
Dr Naomi Booth

Appointment of new Executive Dean for Faculty of Social Sciences and Health

Professor Martin Evans has been appointed as our new Executive Dean (Social Sciences and Health).
Man smiling to camera

Helping our region to thrive

We're proud to be part of how North East England is changing and developing, making Durham an even more attractive place to study, work and live.
Student Grace Purnell with Katie Harland-Edminson, Deputy Director, Development, Durham University Development and Alumni Relations, pictured outside the Teaching and Learning Centre

'Out of Thin Air: Running wisdom and magic from above the clouds in Ethiopia' Book Launch

We were delighted to host the launch of Dr Michael Crawley's new book 'Out of Thin Air: Running wisdom and magic from above the clouds in Ethiopia', yesterday in the Anthropology Department.
Book cover featuring runners in Ethiopia subtitled 'Running wisdom and magic from above the clouds in Ethiopia.