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

Our 'Spotlight on' series showcases the world-leading work of our academics. Professor Paul Denny in our Department of Biosciences is dedicated to developing new therapies and diagnostics for parasitic diseases that affect over a billion people worldwide.

January 30th 2026 was World NTD Day, a chance to highlight the continued impact of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) caused by everything from microscopic parasites through to snake bites.

Researchers from our top-rated Biosciences and Chemistry Departments are leading an international effort to turn discoveries from some of the harshest places on Earth into practical tools for healthcare.

We are delighted to celebrate that our Wolfson Honorary Fellow, Balbir Singh has been awarded an MBE in The King’s Honours List 2026

We have been awarded a share of more than £24 million of national funding for the prestigious Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award (IDLA) to advance research into sustainable consumer goods.

New research from our Biosciences Department and the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has revealed that many migratory birds are finding it harder to prepare for their long journeys as European summers become hotter.

Scientists at from our Biosciences Department working with colleagues from the University of Liverpool, have discovered that shop-bought wildflower seeds may be putting Britain’s native plants at risk.

A new project aiming to develop a novel way to treat high blood pressure has received £125,000 from the Scottish Funding Council.

Twenty of our researchers will take important roles in assessing UK universities’ research quality.

Scientists from our top-rated Biosciences Department and partner institutions have created the first ever complete map of a hidden system that helps plants survive when the world around them changes.

The UK’s proteostasis capability has been bolstered by the award of a BBSRC Network Grant. The grant will support the future development of the UK Proteostasis Network over the next three years.