Durham geographer Professor Harriet Bulkeley has been honoured for her boundary-breaking research into climate change.

Inspiring and impactful research from our departments of Biosciences and Physics has featured on the front covers of two of the world’s most prestigious journals in recent weeks: Science and Nature.

On the announcement of The King’s New Year Honours List 2024, we would like to take this opportunity to congratulate and celebrate the fantastic achievements of the alumni, staff, students and friends who have been honoured.

As part of our Winter Congregation, it was a great pleasure to be joined by some of our alumni to celebrate 50 years since their own graduation.

We’re establishing a global community of partners to explore the different national and cultural contexts that church leaders work in.

The grand halls of Durham Cathedral echoed with cheers and applause over two celebratory days, as over 1,500 new graduates from 120 countries gathered to mark the successful completion of their degrees.

An international team of researchers have investigated the complexity and innovative evolutionary capabilities of carnivorous plants which capture insects.

The shift from dense forests to open plains in Africa may have caused our ancient ancestors to change their vocal calls, research involving our anthropologists has found.

We’re helping put culture at the heart of regeneration in County Durham.

Our excellence in staff training and development has been recognised with a prestigious Royal Award.

Durham University Chancellor and acclaimed foreign affairs specialist, Dr Fiona Hill, has been made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 2024 New Year Honours List by King Charles III.

Professor Amritpal Singh Hungin, the founding Dean of Medicine at Durham University, has been named a Knight Bachelor in the 2024 New Year Honours List by King Charles III.