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

Researchers are tracking the movement of red deer in the Highlands of Scotland using GPS collars as part of a new project.

The annual conference of the Coimbra Group of universities has explored how to implement the Group’s recently agreed Durham Declaration on Climate Change.

Professor Brian Castellani, from our Department of Sociology, has made significant contributions to a new report identifying air pollution as a public health crisis.

The global impact of our research has been highlighted during a visit by the European Research Council Scientific Council.

Scientists from our top-rated Physics department are playing a major role in the world’s most ambitious space project, the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), led by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely, and in poorer housing, according to a new report.

The languages of the past can tell us more about human history than we might have thought. As a specialist in the ancient languages of Italy, Katherine McDonald uses linguistic detective work to uncover what life was like over 2,000 years ago.

We’re part of a collaboration to create three new ‘Green Corridors’ in the North East of England, transforming urban, suburban, and rural areas across the region.

We will host the European Research Council's (ERC) Scientific Council Meeting this June. Leading up to the visit, we are highlighting some of the projects at Durham that are happening thanks to support from the ERC.

We will host the European Research Council's (ERC) Scientific Council meeting this June. Leading up to the visit, we are highlighting some of the projects at Durham that are happening thanks to support from the ERC.

Our Green Move Out initiative is back for its 22nd year – helping students donate unwanted items, reduce waste and support our local community.