We are delighted that Dr Ashutosh Kumar, former PDRA in the Department of Engineering, has been awarded a highly prestigious Young Engineer Award 2025 by the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) and has also been inducted as a Young Associate of the INAE.

We’re part of an international team of scientists behind the creation of a new family of organic materials that can conduct ions - atoms or molecules with a net electrical charge - in solids.

We are very proud that the TRACCS project has contributed directly to international standards, with the updated models now published in two ITU recommendations: P.1238 (indoor) and P.1411 (outdoor).

We’ve been awarded £1.7 million to help deliver courses that will increase opportunities for students and support economic growth.

Six Durham researchers have earned a place on one of the world’s most respected research rankings.

The UK must significantly increase water availability to meet its decarbonisation goals, according to new research led by our Department of Engineering and involving our Department of Earth Sciences.

Professor Simon Hogg, Emeritus Professor in our Department of Engineering, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng).

Dr Ana Sofia Dias, a former research associate in the Department of Engineering, was selected to deliver a "Bright Spark" lecture at the 5th European Conference on Unsaturated Soils EUNSAT2025 (Lisbon, 1-3 September 2025).

Professor Charles Augarde appointed to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) sub-panel 13: Architecture, Built Environment and and Planning.

Twenty of our researchers will take important roles in assessing UK universities’ research quality.

The Durham University Solar Car (DUSC) Outreach Team took part in the Durham Ogden Primary Partnership Celebration Day, hosted at Durham University.

We are hiring: Professor in Electrical Engineering!