Following a visit to Australia and New Zealand, Professor Janet Stewart, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, has laid the groundwork for new research collaborations under Durham University’s Transformative Humanities work.

David Harper, Emeritus Professor of Palaeontology and former Principal of Van Mildert College, has been awarded the 2025 Lapworth Medal. This is the Palaeontological Association’s highest honour.

Carol Adams is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting in our Business School. She is a globally renowned expert in corporate accounting and sustainability reporting, focusing on its impact on business, society and the environment.

Current workplace frameworks are failing to reflect the realities of modern employment, leaving many people working multiple jobs without adequate protection, new research from Professor Jo McBride in our Business School finds.

Harmful gambling can worsen domestic abuse and act as escapism for women, new research from Durham University Business School finds.

We have been ranked 26th for English Literature and Language in the prestigious QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, rising 7 places compared to 2025.

Durham University’s Physics Department’s QS World University Ranking 2026 has risen over 20 places to joint 67th.

In an increasingly digital age, criminal law has struggled to keep pace with online abuse, particularly for women and girls. Professor Clare McGlynn, from our Law School, is changing this.

Professor Kieran Fernandes, Executive Dean of our Business School, explores the UK’s ambition to lead the G7 in AI adoption, arguing that success depends not on innovation alone, but on how effectively AI is embedded across businesses, public services and regions.

We have been ranked 6th in the prestigious QS World University Rankings by Subject.

We’ve been named in the top 50 of the world’s most international universities, by a newly published league table.

A new international study has challenged long-held assumptions about the origins and history of democratic practices.