Research by Professor Clare McGlynn is behind a new law being implemented in England and Wales to criminalise the creation of non-consensual sexual deepfake images.

Astronomers from our Physics department have discovered a striking and unexplained shock wave surrounding a dead star.

Dr Dušan Radunović, Director of Russian Studies in Durham’s School of Modern Languages and Cultures, and Daniel O’Brien from the University of Essex, mark 100 years of Sergei Eisenstein’s The Battleship Potemkin. They explore why this silent masterpiece continues to resonate, inspiring filmmakers and audiences across shifting historical and cultural landscapes.

Professor Christopher J Finlay, Head of our School of Government and International Affairs, looks at the book The Origins of Totalitarianism, by German and American historian and philosopher Hannah Arendt, and what it can tell us about populism today.

Two of our leading geographers, Professors Colm O’Cofaigh and Dave Roberts, have received a prestigious Polar Medal from King Charles III.

Professor Chris Stokes, in our Department of Geography, Dr Florence Colleoni, National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, and Dr James Kirkham British Antarctic Survey, say the science is clear on glacier change – and the perils of ignoring it are even clearer.

Our geographers are part of international team looking at the possible fate of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in our warming world.  

Dr Robert Lieck from our Computer Science Department and collaborators at Princeton and Johns Hopkins University have received a Schmidt Sciences grant to model and visualise hierarchical structure in humanities data.

A delegation of leaders and researchers from China’s Wuhan University (WHU) has visited Durham to reaffirm and strengthen the relationship between our institutions.

A culturally significant Māori cloak will go on display in Aotearoa New Zealand as part of a new partnership between Durham University and Auckland War Memorial Museum.

We’re spearheading a groundbreaking research initiative that will drive the UK’s transition to low-carbon energy and foster innovation in geoenergy technologies.

Durham University has entered into a partnership with the MarcoPolo700 Foundation to develop a pioneering East-West Institute in Hong Kong and Durham.