Professor Philip Goff brings his thought-provoking insights to a wide audience, appearing as a distinguished panellist on BBC Radio 4’s acclaimed program Beyond Belief and featuring on the popular YouTube series Within Reason.

How do we experience time? Emily Thomas' paper on the history of this problem has come out Open Access at Noûs...

A project led by Durham's Philosophy Department has recently (25th Sept 2025) been showcased on the front cover of the French magazine Sciences et Avenir.

Announcing the publication of the Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Medicine edited by Alex Broadbent.

A vibrant week of events (20–23 October 2025) will take place across Durham, exploring Black history, reparative justice, and decolonial thought. Organised as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, the programme brings together scholars, students, and community members for walking tours, film screenings, and keynote lectures that highlight critical conversations around race, memory, and historical responsibility.

Professor Peter Vickers Explores the Search for Life Beyond Earth

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

Professor Goff and Dr Iain McGilchrist - The mystery of the mind

Over three hundred researchers, practitioners, and artists gathered in Durham and online for a three-day conference on Critical Neurodiversity Studies: Directions / Intersections / Contradictions.  

Stephen Mumford chaired the panel that produced the new QAA Philosophy Subject Benchmark Statement

The Faculty of Arts and Humanities has been awarded a highly regarded Athena Swan Silver Award, becoming only the second faculty of its kind in the UK to receive this distinction. This milestone acknowledges the significant progress made in advancing gender equality across all departments and highlights a firm commitment to continued improvement through to 2030.

Congratulations to Professor Emily Thomas who has won a 'Philosophy of History Forum' (USA) grant.