Research News

• Grammar schools could be damaging to social mobility

  Grammar schools are no better or worse than non-selective state schools in terms of attainment, but can be damaging to social mobility, according to new research by Durham University.

• Workers’ rights should be at the heart of global sustainable development, says new report

  Workers’ rights should be placed at the heart of global efforts to improve sustainable development, according to a new international study.

• Outstanding partnership helps reduce power outages

  Power outages caused by trees falling on power lines are being reduced as a result of a research partnership involving a Durham University Research Fellow and an international company.

• Harnessing innovation to tackle water challenges

  Durham University researchers have worked with global, national and local companies to tackle water-related challenges as part of a major innovation festival.

• Great Britain’s coastal wetlands threatened by rising sea levels

  Marshlands in the south east of England could start to disappear from the year 2040 due to rapid sea level rise, according to new research involving Durham University scientists.