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ERC Spotlight: Professor Hannah Brown and the ALIVEAfrica project explore how animals impact health and wellbeing

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.
Hannah Brown and her research team

Durham takes lead role in national policy and evidence network

Durham University will be part of a new network to support evidence-based policymaking.
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Impact of childcare gap highlighted in new study

A lack of suitable childcare options is inflicting huge financial and emotional strain on vulnerable families, according to new research involving Durham academics.
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Climate change driving rise in soil’s antibiotic resistance

A multinational research team, including Professor David W Graham from our top-rated Biosciences Department, have helped uncover a worrying new effect of climate change - the rise of antibiotic resistance in soil bacteria.
Soil bacteria

New study unlocks pathway to treat chronic pain

A new study involving our Biosciences department has revealed a previously unknown pain pathway in the human nervous system, reshaping our understanding of how chronic pain functions.
A person having chronic migraine

ERC Spotlight: Professor Marko Nardini’s NewSense project to examine if human perceptions can be enriched

We will host the European Research Council's (ERC) Scientific Council meeting this June. Leading up to the visit, we’re highlighting some of the projects at Durham happening thanks to support from the ERC.
A person is pictured wearing an virtual reality headset as part of the study

Supporting the launch of the UK’s first university network for women entrepreneurs

We’re part of a group of leading UK universities supporting women entrepreneurs through the launch of the UK’s first WE Innovate National network.
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New study casts doubt on the likelihood of Milky Way collision with Andromeda

New research has cast doubt on the long-held theory that our galaxy, the Milky Way, will collide with its largest neighbour, the Andromeda galaxy, in 4.5 billion years-time.
A graphic depicting a collision between Milky Way and Andromeda

Archaeologists shed new light on ancient Mesopotamian landscape

Archaeologists have uncovered new evidence about an ancient Mesopotamian landscape, offering fresh insight into the legacy of black slavery during the early Islamic Period.
Two male and one female archaeologists stand by a deep trench in a desert landscape