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Durham Research
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Research Centres and Institutes
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83% of research “internationally excellent” or “world leading” (3* or 4*)
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Thought Leadership
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Twenty years on, Harry Potter continues to cast a spell on readers
Dr Eleanor Spencer-Regan Vice-Principal and Senior Tutor of St Chad's College and member of Department of English Studies considers the enduring appeal of Harry Potter.
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Is there enough good evidence to inform teaching in schools?
Professor Stephen Gorard talks about the importance of using solid evidence to inform education practice.
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What's the difference between TPIMs and control orders?
Professor Helen Fenwick from Durham Law School explains the difference between Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (TPIMs) and control orders.
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Linking lone wolf killers to Islamic State magnifies the threat – and could inspire future attacks
Dr Alan Greene believes the way we talk about terrorist attacks can help the extremists' cause.
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This election must not result in another failed NHS Experiment
Professor David Hunter, from the School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health explains that the election must not become an excuse for shelving much needed health system transformation.
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Showcase
The Importance of our own Past: Research at Durham University
Dr Giles Gasper explains that by bringing together historians and scientists we are shedding new light on medieval thinking and what it means for scientific learning today.
Calling time on the kissing bugs
They are known as ‘kissing bugs’ and they spread a disease that rarely makes the headlines but infects up to seven million people worldwide.
(21 Jul 2017) » More about calling time on the kissing bugs
Durham scientists play key role as construction starts on world’s largest telescope
Construction work has begun on the world’s largest visible to infrared telescope – and Durham University is playing a key role.
(20 Jul 2017) » More about Durham scientists play key role as construction starts on world’s largest telescope
Women have to ‘prove they are sports fans’
Female sports fans struggle to be taken seriously and feel they are regarded as being less committed than male fans, according to research by Dr Stacey Pope, who answers some questions about her findings below.
(14 Jul 2017) » More about women have to ‘prove they are sports fans’
National award recognises commitment to women in physics
Durham University’s Department of Physics has been rewarded for its commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace.
(13 Jul 2017) » More about National award recognises commitment to women in physics
Durham appoints new Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global)
Durham University has appointed its first Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global) following a competitive recruitment process.
(6 Jul 2017) » More about Durham appoints new Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global)
Outstanding recognition for Durham University's scientists
Durham University’s outstanding achievements in science have been recognised with a series of awards.
(30 Jun 2017) » More about outstanding recognition for Durham University's scientists
From ashtrays full of cigarette butts to smoke-free environments
This week, it will be ten years since the smoking ban for enclosed workplaces in the UK came into force. Dr Andrew Russell from the Life of Breath research project takes a look at how things have changed.
(28 Jun 2017) » More about from ashtrays full of cigarette butts to smoke-free environments
Geography professors honoured for outstanding achievements
Two of Durham University’s geographers have been honoured for their outstanding achievements by the Royal Geographical Society (RGS).
(5 Jun 2017) » More about Geography professors honoured for outstanding achievements
Durham becomes first UK team to excavate in Forbidden City
Archaeologists from Durham University in the UK have become the first UK team to excavate inside the walls of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.
(24 Jul 2017) » More about Durham becomes first UK team to excavate in Forbidden City
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A Good Reputation Endures Forever: The Chinese Labour Corps on the Western Front
An exhibition exploring the role of the thousands of Chinese who risked their lives alongside the British armed forces during the First World War. This exhibition examines the vital role of the Chinese Labour Corps using historic photographs and objects created by the men at the front.
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
DECAY: Time, Objects & Destruction
16 June - 29 October
Find out about the hidden world of decay in museums through this exhibition looking at the effects of time on objects.
Contact archaeology.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Time Machines: the past, the future, and how stories take us there
This exhibition asks, How big is time? And what will the future be like?
The sheer enormity of time is a mind-bending concept - one which humans have always tried to measure and understand. Step through a portal and journey through time as we reveal how advances in science allowed authors to create stories that transport us to the distant past, parallel universes, and future worlds.
Contact pg.library@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Humour, History, and Methodology: A Multidisciplinary and Trans-Professional Enquiry
The Humours of the Past (HOP) Network brings together researchers and practitioners with a mutual stake in understanding, interpreting and communicating humour of various kinds from particular times and cultural contexts.
Contact conferenceadministration.service@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Time Machines: Talks Programme
Andrew Crumey - Can Novelists Predict the Future?
Contact pg.library@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
