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Black History Month at Durham
Join us as we mark Black History Month this October with an exciting programme of events with the theme ‘Reclaiming Narratives’.
How we're enhancing social mobility
Explore how we're contributing to increasing social mobility and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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We conduct innovative and impactful research to transform lives and make a difference, globally and locally: research to empower and inspire.
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New Zealand reporter Pete McKenzie announced as 2025 Sir Harry Evans Global Fellow
Pete McKenzie has been awarded the 2025 Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship in Investigative Journalism.
Breakthrough drug for motor neurone disease shows promise in new study
Higher education, industrial strategy, and the importance of place
Researchers use advanced robotics to study honeybee behaviour
Contributing to the cultural vibrancy and wellbeing of North East England
Euclid reveals first images of its great map of the Universe
Durham’s solar-powered car shines at European Challenge
Abuse crisis in Catholic Church has led to drop in Mass attendance
A third of Catholics who previously went to Mass have reduced their attendance or stopped going altogether as a result of the child sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church.
Health researchers welcome Finland’s UK Ambassador to Durham
Strengthening research engagement
New Durham University students officially welcomed at Matriculation
We’ve officially welcomed our new cohort of students during our annual Matriculation ceremonies held in Durham Cathedral.
University apprentice success for T-level work placement students
Venture Lab team celebrates five years of nurturing innovation
How to make universities more inclusive for black academics
In a recent Times Higher Education article, Mercy Denedo, Associate Professor of Accounting, underscores the significant underrepresentation of black academics in the UK and highlights the unique challenges they encounter within the higher education system.
Sudan’s brutal war has become many wars, making peace even harder to reach
A new generation of telescopes will probe the ‘unknown unknowns’ that could transform our knowledge of the universe
UK Government minister praises ‘huge contribution’ of universities
A UK Government Cabinet Minister has praised the contribution universities make to the country’s success, at a first-of-its-kind conference.
Nature Positive: We're Highly Commended in the International Green Gown Awards
Driving inclusive growth in North East England
Upcoming events
ESRC Festival of Social Science event - ‘Autism, Neurodiversity & School Life’
Discover Durham Live! - Virtual Sessions
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Euclid survey’s sneak preview
Durham University is a key partner of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid space telescope, which is on a six-year mission to map the dark Universe – trying to understand why it looks as it does today. In this video you can discover the first page of ESA Euclid’s great cosmic atlas and marvel at millions of stars and galaxies captured in pristine detail, in a huge 208-gigapixel mosaic. Credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, CEA Paris-Saclay.