What’s On Events Calendar
Building closure - upcoming dates
Due to extensive roofing works at Palace Green Library, there will be times when we have to close the building to visitors between summer 2024 and spring 2025, with no access to Museum of Archaeology, Cosin’s Library, Penned and Printed exhibition and World Heritage Site Visitor Centre.
Visit our Tickets and Times pages at each venue for more information.
Introduction to International Boundaries: Definition, Delimitation and Dispute Resolution
01 January 2021 - 31 December 2025
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
This online training course provides a simple, contextual overview of international boundaries and the practical measures that can be taken to resolve international boundary disputes. Through a series of short online lectures and a final practical exercise, the course explores the relevance of borders and looks at land and maritime boundary disputes, before covering methods available for dispute resolution.
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
Alice Dalí AR: A Rabbit Hole Awaits
05 May 2024 - 31 October 2024
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Botanic Garden
Alice Dalí AR is a new augmented reality experience at Durham's Botanic Garden that combines paintings by Salvador Dalí with passages from Lewis Carroll’s book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and a magical soundtrack.
- Festival
- Holiday activities
- Partnerships & Collaboration
- Public
- Everyone
Film-making Course for Researchers, 16-20 September 2024, Durham Campus
16 September 2024 - 20 September 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Durham Research Methods Centre in conjunction with the Centre for Visual Arts and Culture are offering a week-long course in non-extractive filmmaking. Led by filmmaker and educator Jigar Ganatra, the course will equip you with all the skills you need to devise, script, shoot, and edit high-quality film, with ethical considerations to the fore.
- Creative
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Workshop
Scheinman Career Networking in Seattle
16 September 2024 - 16 September 2024
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Durham University alumni, supporters and friends are invited to join us for a career networking event in Seattle.
- Alumni
Healthy Business? Sharing experiences of research, enterprise and well-being
17 September 2024 - 17 September 2024
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Healthy Business? will explore new developments at the intersection of enterprise and well-being
- Support services
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
Gender and Genre: Medical Humanities and the Moving Image
18 September 2024 - 18 September 2024
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
An exciting one-day symposium at Durham University celebrating the latest work on moving images in the Medical Humanities.
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
Scheinman Career Networking in San Francisco
18 September 2024 - 18 September 2024
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Durham University alumni, supporters and friends are invited to join us for a career networking event in San Francisco.
- Alumni
Alumni and Friends lunch in LA - SOLD OUT
20 September 2024 - 20 September 2024
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Durham University alumni, supporters and friends are invited to join us for a lunch and networking event in Los Angeles.
- Alumni
St Chad’s College Alumni Reunion Weekend
20 September 2024 - 22 September 2024
4:00 PM - 1:00 PM
We are delighted to invite our alumni and friends back to Durham for our Reunion Weekend! We are currently putting together an interesting itinerary for the weekend (watch this space!)
- Alumni
QS Masters and MBA Fair - Dubai
21 September 2024 - 21 September 2024
11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Join us at the QS Masters and MBA Fair in Dubai on Saturday 21 September.
- Masters
- MBA
What’s on across our venues
Our unique cultural attractions include Durham Castle, Botanic Garden, Historic Libraries at Palace Green, Oriental Museum, Museum of Archaeology and our World Heritage Site Visitor Centre. Whatever your interest, there's something for everyone to enjoy.