We have signed a Collaboration Agreement with Durham County Council and venture partner Muse to accelerate the development of the Aykley Heads site as a hub for investment and innovation. The site is ...

The 2026 QS World University Rankings for Sustainability place Durham 24th out of 2,001 universities assessed across the globe. The prestigious rankings grade institutions across three categories: ...

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 ...

But that’s exactly what happened when Donald Trump welcomed his Syrian counterpart, Ahmed al-Sharaa, to Washington on November 10. Al-Sharaa became the first Syrian leader in history to be invited to ...

The State of the Cryosphere Report is being presented at the COP 30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil. It warns that current climate commitments are leading to over 2°C of warming above ...

Previous studies had found that parts of the DHHB molecule could be changed by adding chlorine (such as bleach). However, this change did not result in a strong colouration, making the cause of the ...

The programme has been launched by North East Screen, the screen industry development agency for North East England, and the North East Universities Screen Network (NEUSN), which involves all five of ...

We have been directly involved in Conferences of Parties (COPs) since 2021 under the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Even before then, our researchers were ...

About us What kinds of academic knowledge — 'science' in the German sense — can best inform policy and practice, what methods will produce this knowledge and how should this knowledge be put to use?

Geographer Dr Caroline Clason has played a key role in a major new international report highlighting the accelerating decline of the world’s glaciers and ice sheets.

Professor Edith Hall, from our department of Classics and Ancient History, has been awarded the 2024 International Hellenic Prize for her acclaimed book Facing Down the Furies. This prestigious award ...

In our rapidly changing global environment, there has never been a more important time to look at the world through a social lens and engage in theoretically driven research and teaching that makes a ...