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’ ...

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 ...

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’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 ...

The Responsible Business research area aims to address pressing societal and environmental challenges, primarily through the analytic lens of global value chains and anchored in the United Nations ...

A core area of focus in international business is global strategy, our researchers focus on MNEs adoption of strategies that balance global integration with local responsiveness to manage their ...

In our next 'Academic Spotlight' we speak to Prof Jane Macnaughton about Flourish@Durham. We speak to her about what this means, how this benefits the students of Durham and how students can get ...

Thanks to the generous legacy donation of supporter and friend Dr John Wreglesworth to the University, the Department of History is pleased to be able to offer this new Undergraduate Scholarship. The ...

*On the 20 week course, students study in a mixed cohort of all levels for the first ten weeks, before transferring across to a specific postgraduate or undergraduate pre-sessional class for the last ...

We have set a target to achieve Biodiversity Net Gain by 2032 against a 2018 baseline. Calculating that baseline developed our understanding of our estate and enabled the setting of targets around ...

Durham University’s Strategic Research Fund (SRF) aims to stimulate significant growth in research income for the University through substantial investments in our research capability, community, and ...

Our students and graduates push the boundaries of possibility in entrepreneurship and innovation around the world. Durham students and graduates are supported to unleash their entrepreneurial ...