Dr Robert Lieck from our Computer Science Department and collaborators at Princeton and Johns Hopkins University have received a Schmidt Sciences grant to model and visualise hierarchical structure in humanities data.

A delegation of leaders and researchers from China’s Wuhan University (WHU) has visited Durham to reaffirm and strengthen the relationship between our institutions.

A culturally significant Māori cloak will go on display in Aotearoa New Zealand as part of a new partnership between Durham University and Auckland War Memorial Museum.

We’re spearheading a groundbreaking research initiative that will drive the UK’s transition to low-carbon energy and foster innovation in geoenergy technologies.

Durham University has entered into a partnership with the MarcoPolo700 Foundation to develop a pioneering East-West Institute in Hong Kong and Durham.

Rising greenhouse gas emissions could see the size of extreme floods in the Central Himalayas increase by between as much as 73% and 84% by the end of this century.

We had seven delegates at the recent 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Belém, Brazil.

Lifestyle factors such as sleep, diet and physical activity are now widely recognised as important influences on mental health.

We have been ranked third in the UK for interdisciplinary science research.

Leaders with close family networks are less likely to let feelings of loneliness at work spill over into their home lives, according to new research.

Professor Gina Porter, from our Department of Anthropology, and Bradley Rink, Associate Professor of Human Geography at the University of the Western Cape, explore the realities of walking in low-income urban communities. Drawing on peer-led research in Cape Town and London, their study challenges the common assumption that young men move freely and without fear.

Professor Justin Willis, from our Department of History, shares his deep knowledge of Sudan’s political history in the following piece, which is co-authored with Dr Willow Berridge (Newcastle University). Together, they combine their expertise to explain the complex historical and political forces behind Sudan’s descent into violence.