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 ...

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’ve launched a new £5m research centre to support North East England’s growing space industry and lead on the sustainable ...

Interneurons work a bit like the brain's traffic controllers where they regulate the firing of other brain cells, acting like a sophisticated brake system. This control is critical because when ...

In a new study, scientists from our top-rated Biosciences department joined forces with researchers from Jagiellonian University (Poland), and the John Innes Centre to reveal how a bacterial enzyme ...

We’re sharing in an investment of almost £30m to train the next generation of researchers to tackle the world’s environmental ...

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

The Physics Department is a thriving centre for research and education. We are proud that our Department closely aligns the teaching and learning experience for its students with the ...

The North East Space Communications Accelerator (NESCA) will launch in 2025. It is an exciting new collaboration designed to ...

The Durham Centre for the Study of the Ancient Mediterranean and the Near East (CAMNE) draws its membership from the Departments of Classics and Ancient History, Archaeology and Theology and Religion.