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Durham ranked as top five UK University

Professor Chris Higgins

Durham University has further cemented its place as one of the UK’s leading universities, according to a new league table.

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As women live longer and have fewer children, they are becoming taller and slimmer, study finds

A Durham University study of people living in rural Gambia shows that the modern-day “demographic transition” towards living longer and having fewer children may also lead women to be taller and slimmer.

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Durham University and Archbishops’ Council sign historic agreement

Durham University has linked with the Archbishops’ Council in an historic partnership to provide a suite of higher education awards for ordinands, lay ministry students and others studying in colleges, courses and dioceses in England. 

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