We have been recognised for our commitment to promoting gender equality through an institutional Athena Swan Silver Award.

Miranda Wang, a PhD student in our Law School, has won this year’s international Matariki Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. The competition challenges PhD students to explain their research to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes.

On Monday 24 November we welcomed The Deputy Director of the National Museum of Japanese History and the Minister for Public Diplomacy and Media from the Japanese Embassy in London, to Durham.

Lifestyle factors such as sleep, diet and physical activity are now widely recognised as important influences on mental health.

We have been ranked third in the UK for interdisciplinary science research.

We’ve been awarded £1.7 million to help deliver courses that will increase opportunities for students and support economic growth.

Four undergraduates have been announced for the men’s and women’s U21 hockey squads for England, Scotland and Wales in the forthcoming Junior Hockey World Cup.

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a major Bronze Age settlement on the Kazakh Steppe region, shedding new light on a key phase of Central Asian prehistory.

A new University College rowing boat has been named in honour of one the College’s most notable alumni: Guillaume V, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg.

Plans to develop an innovation district of national significance in Durham City have taken a major step forward, with the signing of a key agreement.

We have reaffirmed our position among the world’s leading universities for sustainability.

A memorial has been installed to a councillor believed to be the first openly gay politician elected in the UK, with support from two of our historians.