Astronomers from our Physics department have discovered a striking and unexplained shock wave surrounding a dead star. The ...

Our new Destination Durham programme supports students from the North East of England who are typically underrepresented in higher education to apply to Durham University. Building on the legacy of ...

Welcome to Programme Regulations. These pages contain the regulations governing programmes at the University of Durham. The information in these web pages is correct for the academic year 2025/2026.

Our experts have helped uncover evidence of a Roman industrial hub on the banks of the River Wear, at Offerton, near ...

Education Studies is a broad multidisciplinary degree, designed for intellectually and practically curious individuals. If you are fascinated by the social, political, psychological and philosophical ...

An international team of researchers, including Dr Michael Loy from our Department of Classics and Ancient History, has uncovered hidden clues about life in the hills of ancient southwest Samos, ...

Higher Education and Social Inequality Higher Education and Social Inequality (HESI) researchers at Durham have made leading contributions to the study of the relationship between institutions, ...

This course critically addresses a range of key issues and debates relating to crime and the criminal justice system, and you will reflect on how they are entangled with social inequality, power and ...

At St John’s College, we offer the following range of scholarships and bursaries for current students. Applications forms are shared with current students at the beginning of each academic year.

The Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse (CRiVA) is dedicated to improving knowledge about interpersonal violence and abuse, and professional and societal responses to it.

The MoU was highlighted during a high-profile visit by Professor Mike Shipman, our Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, to IIT ...

Congratulations to our Durham University alumni team on retaining their BBC University Challenge title from last year and winning the alumni series over the festive period. Host Amol Rajan described ...