Our strengths in space and quantum research were the main focus of a visit to Durham University by the German Ambassador to the UK. His Excellency Miguel Berger also learned more about our expertise ...

That is about to change after the UK Government said it would adopt a proposal drafted by Professor Clare McGlynn, of Durham ...

A collaboration with the Edinburgh International Book Festival, ReaderBank is the world’s most ambitious study of imagination, reading and well-being. It seeks to explore how people imagine when they ...

To make a baby, there must be a successful gestation. Gestation is the process of becoming before birth in which an embryo is transformed into a mature human fetus that can be capable of surviving ...

The Greenland Ice Sheet is cracking open more rapidly as it responds to climate change. Dr Tom Chudley, in our Department of Geography, led a new large-scale study of crevasses – wedge-shaped ...

The discovery of Inkathazo is part of a larger effort to explore the southern sky, an area relatively unstudied for giant radio galaxies. It is the third GRG found in a small region, suggesting that ...

This National Astronomy Week, we celebrate all their fascinating work in space research. Our Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy (CEA) is a hub for researchers looking into the formation and evolution ...

Metals such as iron, manganese, and cobalt are crucial for many biological processes, helping proteins carry out vital functions in cells. However, scientists have long struggled to understand how ...

Congregation ceremonies are held in Durham Cathedral, but are not religious events although Christian iconography is displayed inside the venue. The Cathedral provides a large and beautiful venue for ...

I am thrilled to be Co-Chair of the Durham Technical Profressionals Committee at Durham University, as this aligns so clearly with my ambition as Research Culture lead to ensure we focus on improving ...

Our Memorandum of Understanding with the Palace Museum in Beijing is creating new opportunities for collaboration, with exciting results. We signed our first Memorandum of Understanding with the ...