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A new exhibition opening soon at our Oriental Museum depicts the horrors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombing.  

Our scientists are taking their research out of the lab and into Durham City in May as part of the international Pint of Science festival. 

As Durham University celebrates the 400th anniversary of the Shakespeare First Folio, performing arts productions will be held across the city in honour of the playwright.

Professor Tony Fawcett has been appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education), responsible for ensuring our educational offer is high quality and innovative for all students.

Dr Shunmin Zhu, who is a Marie Curie Fellow working at the Department of Engineering, will join a cohort of outstanding young scientists from around the world at the prestigious 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.

Celebrating 10 Years of Team Durham and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

The Equipping Christian Leadership in an Age of Science project at St John’s has been awarded a five-year, £6.2million grant to support bishops and senior Christian leaders worldwide to engage with science.

IMH Professor in Practice Nick Barley appointed as the first director of the National Poetry Centre.

A UK Government Cabinet Minister has praised the contribution universities make to the country’s success, at a first-of-its-kind conference.