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Pope Francis dies – an unconventional pontiff who sought to modernise Catholicism

Dr Liam Temple, Assistant Professor in our Department of Theology and Religion, reflects on Pope Francis’ tenure.
Pope Francis greeting crowds of people

Professor Petra Minnerop joins the ASIL Task Force on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) and Climate Change

Professor Petra Minnerop attended the 119th annual meeting of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) in Washington D.C, as a member of the ASIL's Task Force on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) and Climate Change. The annual meeting officially launched the task force that brings together leading experts to analyse the substantive and procedural issues surrounding climate-related investment disputes.
a group photo from ASIL

New study links wealth inequality and human sustainability across millennia

Wealth inequality has been linked to human sustainability for over 10,000 years. That’s according to a new study led by Professor Dan Lawrence from our Archaeology department.
Leafy, residential area with large houses backing onto an area of compact, more deprived housing

ICYMI: Global Medical Humanities Roundtable

We are delighted to announce that the recording of our event ‘Global Medical Humanities: What next for the humanities in health research?’ is now available.
Medical Humanities Global Week event 2025

Mumbai Global Engagement

Professor Geetanjali Gangoli (Head of Department, Sociology) and Dr Hannah King (Associate Professor, Sociology) have just returned from a week’s trip to Mumbai, India building on existing academic partnerships.
Group of colleagues facing the camera

Empathetic leaders get the best out of remote workers

Empathetic leaders who show care and concern for their workers’ wellbeing are more likely to boost remote and hybrid staff performance.
Business woman working from cafe

European universities launch major declaration on tackling climate change

Thirty-nine European universities have come together to launch the Durham Declaration, which will shape our joint efforts towards sustainable development.
Coimbra Group members holding the Declaration

Building on an impactful partnership, from research to culture

Our long-standing relationship with Japan has been furthered, with a recent diplomatic visit focusing on research collaborations, language and cultural activities, and the local community.

Leading environmentalist opens university climate meeting with stark warning

Dr Tony Juniper CBE, Chair of Natural England, addressed leaders of 39 European universities at a climate symposium held at Durham University this week.
Dr Tony Juniper CBE speaking at the Coimbra Group Climate Symposium at Durham University.

Archaeologists unearth one of the UK’s largest Iron Age hoards

Our archaeologists have excavated one of the largest and most important Iron Age finds in the UK.
The cauldron from the Melsonby Hoard at the foreground of the picture with other objects behind.

Scientists help create biggest 3D map of the universe and it’s changing what we know about Dark Energy

Our scientists have played a leading role in creating the largest-ever 3D map of the universe, using data from 15 million galaxies and quasars.
DESI maps distant objects to study dark energy. The instrument is installed on the Mayall Telescope, shown here beneath star trails.

Durham astrophysicists’ key contributions to cosmic discoveries

Scientists from our Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy and our Institute for Computational Cosmology are playing a crucial role as part of a major international space mission to map the Universe.
This image shows examples of galaxies in different shapes, all captured by Euclid during its first observations of the Deep Field areas