On 11-12 October 2023, the Norwegian Deputy Ambassador and Counsellor for Research and Education visited Durham to explore how we can increase further research and education collaborations with Norwegian institutions.

Having transformed research commercialisation across the North East of England and North Yorkshire, the Northern Accelerator partnership has secured an additional £4.3m to expand its support and create more successful businesses in crucial sectors.

Our National Championship winning team from Enactus Durham, is heading to Utrecht in the Netherlands on 17 October to compete against 32 other countries in the Enactus World Cup. They will be showcasing the Taka Taka Zero project in their 12-minute pitch.

We’re home to a new £10m supercomputer that will help scientists around the world investigate the mysteries of the Universe.

We’re working with Durham County Council and global commercial real estate services firm Avison Young to launch the opportunity for a joint venture partner to be involved in the cutting-edge research and business accelerator, Durham Innovation District.

Our Department of Mathematical Sciences has been conducting pioneering and world-leading research with a strong impact.

A new joint research initiative focusing on energy systems integration has been awarded £5m by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to help boost UK economic growth and address regional needs.

We caught up with Dr William K. Moses Jr. who recently joined our department of Computer Science. Get to know him and more about his research.

Durham University is absolutely committed to playing its part in North East England, supporting devolution and an inclusive approach to growth.

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We caught up with Yanki Boran Ozdemir who recently graduated from our department of Computer Science.

The Innovating Together - Universities in the North East (In-TUNE) partnership has been launched by Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria and Sunderland Universities, alongside technology innovation catalyst CPI, to deliver two business support programmes which aim to strengthen the North East economy.