Durham University Biosciences MRes student working in the WRIHW Brain, Body and Behaviour Academy on the concussion programme, and Blaydon RFC player, Toni Robinson, says "rugby saved her" after an incredibly rare health condition overhauled her life, for this month’s Grass Roots inspirational feature in the World Rugby magazine.

Professor Tim Luckhurst, our Principal of South College, takes a look back at how the news that Britain was heading for war was covered by the press and the mistakes that should be heeded by the media if a new war was to take place.

Our Vice-Chancellor Professor Karen O'Brien explores how Durham being a leading research university benefits North East England.

England Hockey will host the first ever international hockey tournament in Durham this summer as the Women’s EuroHockey Qualifiers are set to take place at Durham University.

Dr Ashutosh Kumar and Aditi Rana from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi, based in Himachal Pradesh in the Indian Himalayan Region visited the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) at Durham University in February 2023.

Three of our professors have been named among the world’s best for the quality and influence of their research, highlighting the global strength of Durham’s research.

Pleibéricos, an online platform founded during the Covid-19 pandemic by Prof Santiago Fouz Hernández (Durham) and Dr Esther Gimeno Ugalde (Vienna) to promote new books in Iberian Studies, marks its third anniversary this year with a new online catalogue featuring the over 100 books launched by the platform since June 2020 and its first hybrid event.

The University has been named as one of the Top 100 educational institutions worldwide in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023, demonstrating our commitment to a sustainable future.

To mark the return of World Heritage Day, we are delighted to be hosting a celebration of Durham’s history and culture with a free event for the whole family at the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

[09/24] IHRR Director Professor Bruce D Malamud gave a lecture at the NIGS 2024 Lecture Series on the complex interplay between different natural hazards

A warm welcome to Arya Ray, who joins the Discovery Research Platform as our Events & Fellows Coordinator.

Welcome to Alona Snisarenko, who joins us as an administrator in the Discovery Research Platform’s Operations Team