Durham University has established a new partnership with Southwestern University (Georgetown, USA), creating a streamlined progression route for qualified Southwestern graduates onto a selection of Durham taught Master’s programmes, including many in Arts and Humanities.

Alex Barber co-organises Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month event with academic and creative collaborators

A new book bringing together practical, wellbeing-focused advice for doctoral researchers includes contributions from three Durham University supervisors.

Associate Professor Dr Alex Brown and Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr Grace Owen of our History Department explain what a newly discovered medieval document tells us about people who survived the Black Death - and how surprisingly quickly they returned to work after their terrible illness.

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.

A hidden section of medieval wall painting, not seen for hundreds of years, is giving clues to the grand past of Durham Castle.

Our Spotlight On series highlights the leading work of our academics. Professor Markian Prokopovych from our Department of History specialises in modern European history. The war in Ukraine has transformed his research, prompting him to explore how the past can help shape Ukraine's future.

We’ve signed a new partnership with Historic England to advance research and public engagement on North East England’s natural and cultural heritage.

Congratulations to Talitha Ilacqua, Career Development Fellow in Modern European History, who has won the Society for the Study of French History Book Prize for her book Inventing the Modern Region: Basque Identity and the French Nation-State, published by Manchester University Press.

Hot water bottles, electric blankets and the heating on – some of the ways we try and keep ourselves warm in the 21st century, but how did the medieval monks manage it? Historian Professor Giles Gasper takes a step back in time to explain.

Giles Gasper has written a piece on Conversation on how medieval monks stayed warm in their monasteries during wintery conditions.

As the UK and much of Europe endure a bitter cold spell, it’s easy to imagine the discomfort of freezing temperatures. But how did people cope with winter centuries ago, without modern heating or insulation?