A major international research effort has confirmed the standard model of cosmology using data from 41 million galaxies.

Shortly after the New Year's festivities had finished, twenty-five PhD students braved the ice and snow to come to Durham University to make some critical current measurements on HTS superconductors for ~ 3 days in January 2025.

Our scientists have played a leading role in creating the largest-ever 3D map of the universe, using data from 15 million galaxies and quasars.

Scientists from our Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy and our Institute for Computational Cosmology are playing a crucial role as part of a major international space mission to map the Universe.

Welcome to the next instalment of our ‘Spotlight on’ series where we celebrate the world-leading work of our academics. Professor Carlos Frenk’s pioneering work on dark matter has fundamentally shaped modern cosmology and our understanding of the Universe.

Physics fellow Dr Fionagh Thomson will explore the potential risks of decommissioning satellites in the atmosphere in a project funded by the UK Space Agency. 

An international space mission currently mapping the dark Universe has discovered a rare ‘Einstein Ring’ in a galaxy not far away.

Our strengths in space and quantum research were the main focus of a visit to Durham University by the German Ambassador to the UK.

A team of astronomers, including researchers from our top-rated Physics department, have discovered the largest radio jet ever seen in the early Universe.

During UK National Astronomy Week, 1-9 February, we’re taking a look at just some of the incredible work our researchers are doing in the fields of astronomy, cosmology and advanced instrumentation.

Dr Alexander Guttridge and Dr Andrew Reeves from our Department of Physics will work closely with researchers in Canada on two projects related to quantum technology, thanks to new funding.

South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope has revealed a remarkable cosmic discovery—Inkathazo, a newly identified giant radio galaxy (GRG), whose name means trouble in isiZulu and isiXhosa.