Our academics are at the forefront of world events, contributing to national and international policy-making, and helping frame understanding of new developments based on their research expertise.
Below are just some examples of where colleagues have recently been featured by UK and international news organisations:
Research by Professor Clare McGlynn (Durham Law School) underpins new laws tackling X/Grok AI abuse, criminalising the creation of non-consensual sexual deepfake images – as covered by the BBC and The Guardian and Channel 4.
Professor Anoush Ehteshami and Dr Marzieh Kouhi Esfahani (both School of Government and International Affairs) have been assessing the developing situation in Iran - as covered by the iPaper and ITV, among others. Professor Ehteshami has contributed to media in Australia, Spain and Ireland and was invited to parliament to brief Labour MPs and members of several parliamentary committees on the crisis in Iran.
Professor Thom Brooks (Durham Law School, Collingwood College) commented on US foreign policy implications as reported in Newsweek. He also gave oral evidence to a Parliamentary committee around settlement, citizenship and immigration.
Dr Omar Hammoud Gallego (School of Government and International Affairs), writing for The Conversation, presented three likely scenarios for Venezuela after Donald Trump's intervention.
Professor Nayanika Mookherjee (Department of Anthropology) has urged caution around ‘information bombs’ in the upcoming 2026 Bangladeshi elections, as these can easily become part of misinformation or disinformation campaigns.
Dr Monique Botha’s (Department of Psychology) comments on a supposed link between autism and the use of paracetamol during pregnancy were reported by The Times, Sky, Channel 4, and others.
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