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Universities for North East England (UNEE) statement on the Global Talent Fund

The Universities for North East England (UNEE) have responded to the exclusion of Northern universities from the Global Talent Fund.
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New cosmic discovery challenges galaxy formation theories

An international team of astronomers have discovered a remarkably clumpy rotating galaxy that existed just 900 million years after the Big Bang, shedding new light on how galaxies grew and evolved in the early Universe.
Near-infrared images taken by JWST of the galaxy cluster “RXCJ0600-2007,” which causes a powerful gravitational lensing effect. Unprecedented high-resolution observations unveiled the structure of a distant galaxy in the early universe — composed of more than 15 compact star-forming clumps arranged like a “bunch of grapes” (zoom-in panel).

Durham receives the University Mental Health Charter Award

We have received the University Mental Health Charter Award from Student Minds, the UK’s student mental health charity.
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Strengthening our research partnerships in Australia and New Zealand

During a recent visit, Professor Mike Bentley and Professor James Osborn met with Australian and New Zealand partners to develop research collaborations in Antarctic research and Space and Satellite applications.
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Polish national honour for Physics Professor

The President of Poland has presented Marek Szablewski, Professor of Physics at Durham University, with a prestigious national award for services to the Polish Scouting Association, which operates outside of Poland.
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