The successful candidate will undertake a full-time PhD (and Master’s if required) in the Sociology department at Durham ...

Researchers at the University’s Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies (IMEMS) have been awarded a significant philanthropic investment aimed at advancing research to address critical global ...

Traditionally, the space industry and astrophysicists assumed any particles that are left in the upper atmosphere after the materials burn up are negligible. One team of atmospheric researchers, ...

Unlike the physical and biological sciences, which have long benefited from digital research infrastructures (DRI), humanities research has seen less investment in advanced computational methods.

We’re introducing an ambitious new plan to improve equality of opportunity in higher education and make Durham more diverse and inclusive than ever before. Our new Access and Participation Plan (APP) ...

Researchers have made the surprising discovery that a type of gut bacteria has evolved to use one of their enzymes to perform an important function after death. Darwin’s theory of natural selection ...

Babies show positive responses to the smell of foods they were exposed to in the womb after they are born. The research led ...

This year’s Durham Global Week will see over 70 events take place here in Durham and in over 30 locations around the world, through our Durham Days alumni celebrations. From Saturday 1 to Sunday 9 ...

In January, sales of Tesla cars slumped across five European countries – the UK, France, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands.

We have joined the Planetary Health Alliance (PHA), reaffirming our institution’s commitment to understanding and addressing global environmental change and its health impacts. The alliance connects ...