Latin America and the Caribbean

Partnerships

• Universidad de Sao Paulo, Brazil
• University of Campinas, Brazil
• Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
• Federal University Rio Grande Sul, Brazil
• Universidade Federal do Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
• Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Universidade Federal De Santa Catarina, Brazil
• Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile
• Universidad de Los Andes University, Colombia
• Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia

Research Funding Agencies

• São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), Brazil
• National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT), Mexico
• Mexican Foundation for Education, Technology and Science (FUNED), Mexico
• The Foundation for the Future of Colombia (COLFUTURO), Colombia
• National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT), Chile

Research Centres and Institutes

• Centre for Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
• Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM)
• Centre for Visual Arts and Cultures (CVAV)
• Durham Energy Institute
• Institute for Computational Cosmology
• International Boundaries Research Unit
• Zubarán Centre for Spanish and Latin American Art

Projects

• A Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases - Funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund, this network is comprised of a number of partners in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, as well as the UK and Asia.
• Extending Forced Labour Initiatives - a comparative study of legal frameworks for combatting forced labour in the UK and Brazi.
• Portraits of No-man's Land - an online exhibition, launched on Google Arts and Culture, that allows people to explore parts of the world from former war zones to rebel-held territory in Colombia and elsewhere.
• Visualidades en conflicto - Photographic Exhibition Honouring the Legacy of Prof Andrea Noble

Library Collections

• Papers of John, Viscount Ponsonby (ca.1770-1855)

Alumni Societies and Associations

• Alumni International Associations
• College Alumni Associations

Our links with Latin America and Caribbean partners dates back to the 18th Century, when the university became the first English university to establish relationships with overseas institutions; most notably in 1875 with Codrington College, Barbados. Under the arrangement the college became an affiliated college of the university and their students sat examinations for Durham and received Durham Degrees. 

Durham now has partnerships with a number of Universities in Latin America, including Brazil, Chile and Colombia. In addition to collaborating with a variety of research funding agencies including, São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP),  National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT),Mexican Foundation for Education, Technology and Science (FUNED), The Foundation for the Future of Colombia (COLFUTURO) and National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT),

Durham opened The Zurbarán Centre in 2017 to promote and generate innovative research relating to the arts in the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America. Since its launch, the Centre has engaged in major international conferences, research projects, and exhibitions, including the first UK exhibition of the works of Jusepe de Ribera.  The Centre is named after the Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbarán whose series of paintings Jacob and his Twelve Sons have been at Auckland Castle for over 250 years.

This section highlights some of the collaborative research and other activities with our partners in Latin America and Caribbean. 

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