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- Durham subjects ranked in World Top 50
  
  Durham University’s research and teaching has been ranked among the world’s best in the latest global subject rankings.
- Government backs up Durham research on ‘bad pub quiz’
  
  The Government has likened its own British citizenship test to a ‘pub quiz’ repeating what Durham researcher, Professor Thom Brooks, showed in his research five years ago.
- New type of bed net could help fight against malaria
  
  A new type of bed net could prevent millions of cases of malaria, according to new research published in The Lancet.
- 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.
- Thousands of far-flung galaxies revealed
  
  Astronomers have captured a spectacular image of a massive galaxy cluster embedded among nearly thousands of previously unseen galaxies scattered across space and time.

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Durham University Research

Breathlessness, ancient manuscripts and geothermal energy are among the diverse subject areas benefiting from world leading research at Durham University. Here academics from across the University talk about their research, and how Durham’s collaborative environment encourages them to explore new approaches to research.

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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.

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Friday 19 October 2018

Scaling the Heights

10:00am to 5:00pm, Oriental Museum, Elvet Hill, DH1 3TH

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.