A new exhibition “Everyday Elegance: Daily Lives of Women in Late Qing China清閨澤華——黃金澤宜珍藏特展” has opened in the Oriental Museum. The exhibition is the public debut of the Huang Kam Chak Yee Collection (黃金澤宜珍藏), a recent donation to the Oriental Museum. It showcases 80 objects from the Collection, with additional objects drawn from the Museum’s existing Chinese collections.

Durham has been recognised as the UK’s leading Russell Group university in the Unifresher 2027 Rankings, achieving the highest number of subject wins!

Professor Tom Yarrow and Dr Paolo Heywood of our Anthropology Department explore the virtues of preservation and maintenance in a society geared towards creativity and innovation.

New research involving one of our psychologists reveals more about what drives female prisoners to reoffend, and how this can be better prevented.

Experiencing bitter or non-bitter flavours before birth can shape taste likes or dislikes after being born, according to new research led by our Department of Psychology.

Researchers from our Computer Science Department have developed a new teaching approach designed as a tool to help beginners learn computer programming in a simpler and more engaging way.

Dr Jonathon Turnbull from our top-rated Geography Department has been selected as a 2026–2028 CIFAR Global Scholar, joining an international group of early-career researchers tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges.

Professor Martin Evans, Executive Dean in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, has been made an honorary fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS).

The winners of this year’s Picturing Research competition were announced during the Durham Research Methods Centre (DRMC) Christine Merrell Annual Methods Lecture.

An international team of researchers led by our Physics Department is developing a new way to tackle soil degradation in sub–Saharan Africa.

Northern Lights A Cappella is named second in the world, representing the UK for the fourth time in a row at the highest level of student a cappella.

Ten Durham sports teams competed in the annual British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Big Wednesday event this year, coming away with an outstanding set of results.

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

A major study has shown that small improvements in house design could help protect children in Africa from three deadly diseases. Professor Steve Lindsay from the Department of Biosciences talks us through the project.

Has Christianity become a nationalist weapon used to defend a particular form of British culture? Professor Mathew Guest from our Department of Theology and Religion looks at the shifts in society.

Associate Professor Dr Alex Brown and Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr Grace Owen of our History Department explain what a newly discovered medieval document tells us about people who survived the Black Death - and how surprisingly quickly they returned to work after their terrible illness.

The five universities of North East England – Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside – have welcomed the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Board to the region.

We welcomed Dr Francesco Bongarrà, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in London, and Mr Gabriele Magagnin, Italian Consul General (Manchester), to celebrate and strengthen our longstanding ties with Italy. We marked our strong international profile and our deep and enduring connections with Italian institutions, underpinned by close collaborations with the Italian Cultural Institute in London since 2015.

From medieval discoveries to cutting-edge robotics, our May community newsletter covers a selection of the latest University research news and events taking place across our region.