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Research News
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Why violence against older people needs more attention
One in four killings by a loved one involves a victim over the age of 60, says new research.
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Festival drug checking can reduce drug-related harm
One of the biggest dangers for people who take illegal drugs at festivals is knowing what has been supplied to them – in terms of contents, strength and contaminants.
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Sniffer dogs could detect malaria in people
Freya, a Springer Spaniel, is one of the dogs who has been trained to sniff out the scent of malaria.
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Durham professor gives expert evidence to national inquiry
Professor Simon Hackett, Department of Sociology, gave expert evidence to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse on Thursday 25 October, 2018.
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Chimpanzees can sniff out strangers
Chimpanzees’ sense of smell is more sophisticated than we thought with a new study showing that our closest relatives use their noses to smell danger.
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Featured Events
Durham University offers an exciting year-round calendar of lectures, seminars and exhibitions.
Events are open to the public, so take the opportunity to engage with current debates, explore some of our beautiful buildings and grounds, expand your knowledge or learn more about our cultural artefacts.
Tuesday 11 December 2018
Hidden Women
New tour highlights the 'hidden women' at the Oriental Museum
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Scaling the Heights
An exhibition by artists Stephen, Margaret and Kate Livingstone, working with Dr. Abbie Garrington of Durham University, to recreate heroic Himalayan mountain climbs in miniature using vintage Action Men figures.
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
African Chiefs: Comparative Governance under Colonial Rule
CHESS Seminar Series 2018/19
Dr Liya Palagashvili (State University of New York and NYU School of Law) will deliver this next seminar, analysing how British colonial rule altered the club-like and competitive features of chiefdoms and weakened the incentives of political leaders to be accountable to citizens.
Contact admin.chess@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
