Using robotic laboratories and AI, our researchers will study molecular behaviour to develop new chemicals and materials more efficiently, thanks to funding worth £1.7m (€2.1m).

We’re hosting a new £1.3m (€1.5m) research project, led by Dr Amanda Hsieh, shedding light on the history and impact of the Japanese Empire on the Pacific through music.

Emeritus Professor Carol Adams has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, recognising her outstanding contribution to the social sciences throughout her academic career.

For the first time our geographers have used freely available satellite radar images to track emperor penguins through the polar winter – giving a year-round view of their movements.

At just 32 years old, author, illustrator and screenwriter Alice Oseman (English Literature, St John’s College, 2013-2016) has built an exceptional career.

We have been awarded a £500,000 grant from the Wolfson Foundation to enhance our North East Material Culture Analytical Suite (NEMCAS), strengthening the University's ability to protect, study and better understand our shared heritage.

We’ve been recognised as one of the world's top 35 universities for sustainability in the Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings.

A new study from our Department of Psychology found that cultivating gratitude could help people adopt healthier habits.

Women are more likely to form close-knit friendship groups at work, a Durham University Business School study suggests.

An international team of volcanologists, including Professor Claire Horwell from our Earth Sciences Department, has published a major review that addresses 18 of the most common misconceptions about volcanoes and eruptions.

Companies with strong political connections are more likely to escape scrutiny over greenwashing, according to new research from Durham University Business School.

Researchers from our top-rated Biosciences and Chemistry Department have discovered that combinations of metals linked to smoking and pollution may help lung cancer become resistant to chemotherapy.