The Russell Group of universities, of which Durham is a member, has announced an ambitious new commitment to help build healthier communities.

Earlier this month a range of sports teams from our Colleges squared up against rivals from the University of York, coming away triumphant and retaining the Varsity cup for a second consecutive year.

We’re playing a key role in a new partnership to make five nationally significant archives linked to Hadrian’s Wall in northern England accessible to the public.

The decision to ban fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv from a European football match at Aston Villa was reached through a flawed assessment process, according to a new report led by a Durham University research student.

Our physicists are taking quantum science to extraordinary new depths – more than a kilometre below the earth’s surface.

We’ve been named in the top 50 of the world’s most international universities, by a newly published league table.

Nevrargenics, a Durham University spin-out company, has received the Bionow Project of the Year Award at the 2025 Bionow Annual Awards.

We welcomed Mr Santiago Miralles Huete, Consul General of Spain in Edinburgh, for a visit that celebrated our long-standing connections with Spain, and its vibrant cultural and academic community.

A new international study has challenged long-held assumptions about the origins and history of democratic practices.

We welcome agreement of £27 million to unlock new jobs and urban regeneration in Durham city centre.

Our ‘Spotlight on’ series celebrates the world-leading work of our academics. Just over 20 years after being peer nominated as the most influential forensic psychologist in the UK, Professor Graham Towl was awarded 2025 British Psychological Society Lifetime Achievement Award.

A new report provides the first comprehensive analysis of how AI chatbots are facilitating violence against women and girls (VAWG) in dangerous new ways.