Our Department of Sociology has launched a new PhD scholarship on contextual safeguarding aimed at candidates with experience of care.

Researchers at the University’s Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies (IMEMS) have been awarded a significant philanthropic investment aimed at advancing research to address critical global challenges.

Vice Admiral Andrew Burns CB OBE (Geography, Hatfield College, 1989-92), Fleet Commander in the Royal Navy made a return visit to his alma mater.

We’re introducing an ambitious new plan to improve equality of opportunity in higher education and make Durham more diverse and inclusive than ever before. 

Our new International Scholarships are available to students from Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Vietnam who are looking to study with us at undergraduate or taught postgraduate level this September.

Our graduate and now UK Government minister Lord (James) Timpson has spoken of his love of Durham during a return visit.

Our strengths in space and quantum research were the main focus of a visit to Durham University by the German Ambassador to the UK.

Creating a sexually explicit deepfake is set to become a criminal offence in the UK, thanks in part to the work of a leading Durham law professor.

Richard Walker OBE (Geography, St Aidan’s, 1998-2001) visited Durham recently to deliver a lecture to our students about how his studies and university experiences have helped shape his career and his life.

With the announcement of the King’s New Year Honours List 2025, we extend our congratulations to our alumni and friends who have been recognised and celebrate their outstanding achievements.

More than 7,000 students from over 120 countries celebrate the completion of their degrees at our Congregation ceremonies. In doing so, they reflect on the time spent at the University and in Durham and look to the future. Collingwood College Assistant Principal, Grant Slater, has been sharing this rite of passage for the last 20 years.

Professor Richard Crisp from our top-rated Psychology department has been honoured with the prestigious Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship to develop a groundbreaking theory in social psychology.