The Breaking Down Barriers report demonstrates the breadth and depth of our work to enhance social mobility. Read the full report below, or download a copy here.

The Durham Learning Alliance is a partnership between the University, New College Durham, East Durham College, Derwentside College and Bishop Auckland College. Over recent years we’ve worked together ...

The image shows that the gas around galaxies reaches out much further into space and that they have an impact on a much ...

The project is a collaborative effort involving multiple institutions, including NOVA (Netherlands Research School for Astronomy), Radboud University, and KU Leuven. Dr Simone Scaringi is the Durham ...

Our professional concert series MUSICON is returning for its 56th season, celebrating the way that music brings us closer together as a community. The 2024/25 MUSICON series follows the phenomenal ...

Firebrand starring Jude Law and Alicia Vikander tells the story of Katherine Parr and explores how she outlived her murderous husband, Henry VIII. But is it worth a watch? Professor Alec Ryrie, from ...

Dr Toni Williams and Professor Martin Roderick have accepted new positions with the International Society of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise and the associated journal Qualitative Research ...

Antarctica’s rapidly receding sea ice could have a negative impact on the food supply of seabirds that breed hundreds of miles away from the continent. Most of the world's albatrosses, and their close ...

Professor Mary Hanley from our Department of Psychology has been awarded the British Psychological Society Developmental Section Impact and Engagement Award for 2024. The award recognises Professor ...

The Matariki Network of Universities (MNU) welcomed a new South African member, the University of the Western Cape.

Victoria Schleis, a postdoctoral research associate in our top-rated Mathematical Sciences department, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship by the Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) for the ...

Want to know more about how we interact with our local community? Our monthly Community Newsletter explores the news, events, and research both at Durham University and in the city itself. We start ...