Durham Global Week 2025 will take place from Saturday 1 – Sunday 9 March 2025. All staff and students are encouraged to get involved, by submitting proposals for events to be part of the programme.

Modern humans, Neanderthals, and other recent relatives on our human family tree evolved bigger brains much more rapidly than earlier species, a new study of human brain evolution has found. The study ...

Climate change is one of the biggest threats facing the world today. In her monthly column, our Vice-Chancellor Karen O'Brien explores how Durham University is both pioneering research to understand ...

Social movements are dynamic, non-linear, and constantly evolving. Capturing their complexities and true impact requires an embedded and reflective approach that transcends traditional metrics. In ...

General Relativity is one of the most elegant and profound theories in Physics. That the Universe seems to conform to its ...

The ethical and governance review co-authored by Professor Cave concludes that a phased approach is needed – ‘soft’ governance implementing the UK SCBEM Code of Practice, as a stepping stone to ‘hard’ ...

We seek to enhance our reputation and research by increasing our academic capacity and recruiting exceptional staff to join our institution, not only to generate significant growth in research income ...

We’ve launched a new £5m research centre to support North East England’s growing space industry and lead on the sustainable exploration of the cosmos. The Durham University Space Research Centre ...

Flexibility is at the heart of the Durham Online MBA programme as you can personalise your programme to meet your career goals. You can study fully online, complete some of your learning at Durham, ...

The programme's strong international focus is also reflected in the core and elective modules, the diverse teaching faculty as well as the diversity of student backgrounds in each cohort. The business ...

Who leads, and who follows? Our centre aims to advance theory on leadership and communicate this knowledge to practitioners. We focus on the study of leadership and followership, as well as the ...

The research was empirical, based on listening to wide range of voices drawn from across parishes, dioceses and religious communities in England and Wales. The research team carried out eighty-two ...