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COP28: addressing global challenges

Discover how colleagues are tackling one of the biggest challenges facing our planet, how we are sharing knowledge globally, and how we are educating tomorrow's world changers.
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  • CRiVA’s 10th Anniversary

    Find out more about our Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse who provide world-leading research, policy and education with a passion to end violence and abuse.

    The CRiVA team
  • QS World University Rankings

    We've been ranked 78th in the QS World University Rankings, once again affirming our world-leading status.

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CRiVA’s 10th Anniversary

Find out more about our Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse who provide world-leading research, policy and education with a passion to end violence and abuse.

The CRiVA team

QS World University Rankings

We've been ranked 78th in the QS World University Rankings, once again affirming our world-leading status.

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Events in the Middle East: support and assistance for students and staff

Read our statement and answers to frequently asked questions.

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Research Impact at Durham

We conduct innovative and impactful research to transform lives and make a difference, globally and locally: research to empower and inspire.

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Durham wins Nature Positive Award at the 2023 Green Gown Awards

We have been recognised in the Nature Positive category at the 2023 Green Gown Awards for our Biodiversity Strategy. Congratulations to all involved!
Staff accepting award at the Green Gown Awards 2023

Appointment of Interim Chief Financial Officer

Neil Scott has been appointed as our Interim Chief Financial Officer.
Neil Scott, Interim CFO

£1m funding to expand project helping disabled people get active

We’re celebrating the news that the Moving Social Work project, a collaboration between our Department of Sport and Exercise Science and Disability Rights UK, will be expanding thanks to a £1 million investment from Sport England.
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Celebrate the festive season with our talented students

With Christmas just around the corner, we invite you to join in the festivities with our Student Performing Arts.
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Durham launches new Alumni Angel Network

Durham has just launched a new Alumni Angel Network in an innovative and groundbreaking venture for a UK University.

Prestigious awards for our future leaders in Physics

Researchers in our Department of Physics have been recognised for their excellence in a prestigious national fellowship scheme.
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Faced with dwindling bee colonies, scientists are arming queens with robots and smart hives

Associate Professor Farshad Arvin from our Department of Computer Science, Martin Stefanec from the University of Graz and Associate Professor Tomas Krajnik from the Czech Technical University explore what can be done about the decline of bee colonies.
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The diversity of the university experience helps students become good citizens

How do universities produce good citizens? For Mathew Guest, Professor of the Sociology of Religion, research on interfaith relations may have the answer.
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My Durham Story - Alex Myers-Bennett

We caught up with Alex-Myers-Bennett who recently graduated from our department of Mathematical Sciences.
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My Durham Story - Enoch Omale

We caught up with Enoch Omale who recently graduated from our department of Computer Science.
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COP28: Nationally determined contributions

The World Health Organization identifies climate change as the biggest health threat facing humanity.
Durham Law School

UK association to Horizon Europe – a win for global research

Professor Karen O’Brien, Vice-Chancellor and Warden, Durham University, Professor Evelyn Welch, Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Bristol, and Professor Sir Peter Mathieson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Edinburgh, share their thoughts on the UK’s association to Horizon Europe.
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  • Explore December's Community Newsletter

    Want to know more about how we interact with our local community?
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  • Strengthening our partnerships in Germany

    On 16 November 2023, we were delighted to welcome the German Deputy Ambassador to Durham to explore how we can enhance our research and education collaborations with German institutions.
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  • Joining forces for the Festive Food Drive 2023

    Our Volunteering and Outreach team has launched the annual Festive Food Drive 2023 to collect as many food items as possible to help families who need a little extra support this Christmas. This year we’re aiming for a bumper Food Drive as we’ve teamed up with our fellow North East universities; Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside, in a bid to collect as many items as possible and make as big a difference as possible to our local communities across the region.
    Graphic from the Festive Food Drive

Strengthening our partnerships in Germany

On 16 November 2023, we were delighted to welcome the German Deputy Ambassador to Durham to explore how we can enhance our research and education collaborations with German institutions.
Two men wearing a suit and tie standing in front of a window

Joining forces for the Festive Food Drive 2023

Our Volunteering and Outreach team has launched the annual Festive Food Drive 2023 to collect as many food items as possible to help families who need a little extra support this Christmas. This year we’re aiming for a bumper Food Drive as we’ve teamed up with our fellow North East universities; Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside, in a bid to collect as many items as possible and make as big a difference as possible to our local communities across the region.
Graphic from the Festive Food Drive

Upcoming events

Discover Durham Live Virtual Sessions

Tuesday 17 October 2023 - Friday 12 January 2024
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Virtual
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Global Literary Scandals: conceptual considerations using the example of Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther

Monday 4 December 2023 - Monday 4 December 2023
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Cosin's Hall, Seminar Room, Palace Green
Monument of Goethe

Durham MBA Online Information Session

Thursday 7 December 2023 - Thursday 7 December 2023
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Online
The Durham MBA OIS event

Register for an Undergraduate Open Day

Friday 1 September 2023 - Saturday 31 August 2024
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Durham University
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From our Student Blogs:

Into the Woods with the Tone Deaf Theatre Co.

Get into the festive spirit with a modern take on the traditional fairy tale with the Tone Deaf Theatre Company. "Into the Woods" is taking place at the Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre from 6 – 9 December. Eleanor gives us some behind-the-scenes info in her blog.
Read Eleanor's blog
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Solving Global Challenges - COP28

Our research is helping to solve the challenges of an ever-changing and complex world – and inspiring the next generation of problem-solvers.

We have been directly involved in Conferences of Parties (COPs) since 2021, under the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and in Meetings of Parties under the 2015 Paris Agreement. Even before then, our researchers were actively engaged in important research and projects on climate change. 

Discover more about Durham University at COP28