Winter Congregation is a distinctive moment in our calendar, offering graduates the opportunity to return to Durham, ...

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 ...

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

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, ...

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 ...

We have been awarded a share of more than £24 million of national funding for the prestigious Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award (IDLA) to advance research into sustainable consumer goods. The ...

Our Archaeology department is home to a new £2m facility providing cutting-edge tools to support heritage science across North East England and nationally. The North East Material Culture Analytical ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a major Bronze Age settlement on the Kazakh Steppe region, shedding new light on a key phase of Central Asian prehistory. The discovery reveals a regional ...

Tufyal Choudhury, Associate Professor at Durham Law School, has led a landmark independent review of the United Kingdom’s counter-terrorism laws, policies, and practices. The review offers the most ...