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Research Impact at Durham

Read about our Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 impact case studies.

Aerial view of Durham

Global Culture

Interested in how the cultural activities of Durham's staff and student bodies enrich life worldwide? Head to the Global Culture page to find out.

Bollywood Dance group at the Oriental museum, Holi Festival, indian dance

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Green HR practices boost innovation

Organisations that embrace green human resource management (HRM) practices encourage environmentally focused creativity among employees, driving innovation and competitiveness.
Business woman using table to analyse sustainable development goals (SDGs)

ERC Spotlight: Professor Dan Lawrence and the relationship between climate change and societies

Durham University is to host the European Research Council's (ERC) Scientific Council meeting this June. Leading up to the visit, we are highlighting some of the projects at Durham that are happening thanks to support from the ERC.
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Spotlight on: Professor Clare McGlynn – transforming the law to protect women online

In an increasingly digital age, criminal law has struggled to keep pace with online abuse, particularly for women and girls. Professor Clare McGlynn, from our Law School, is changing this.
Professor Clare McGlynn smiling to camera, against a light purple background

ERC Spotlight: Professor Hannah Brown and the ALIVEAfrica project explore how animals impact health and wellbeing

We will host the European Research Council's (ERC) Scientific Council Meeting this June. Leading up to the visit, we are highlighting some of the projects at Durham that are happening thanks to support from the ERC.
Hannah Brown and her research team

ERC Spotlight: Professor Marko Nardini’s NewSense project to examine if human perceptions can be enriched

We will host the European Research Council's (ERC) Scientific Council meeting this June. Leading up to the visit, we’re highlighting some of the projects at Durham happening thanks to support from the ERC.
A person is pictured wearing an virtual reality headset as part of the study

New study casts doubt on the likelihood of Milky Way collision with Andromeda

New research has cast doubt on the long-held theory that our galaxy, the Milky Way, will collide with its largest neighbour, the Andromeda galaxy, in 4.5 billion years-time.
A graphic depicting a collision between Milky Way and Andromeda

Archaeologists shed new light on ancient Mesopotamian landscape

Archaeologists have uncovered new evidence about an ancient Mesopotamian landscape, offering fresh insight into the legacy of black slavery during the early Islamic Period.
Two male and one female archaeologists stand by a deep trench in a desert landscape

Dr Katalin Sulyok at the Hungarian Judicial Academy.

Dr Katalin Sulyok was involved in training administrative law judges from Hungary in Budapest at the annual judicial training organised by the Hungarian Judicial Academy on 22 May 2025.
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£11.5m project to turn sewage into sustainable fuels

Our engineering and energy researchers are sharing in £11.5m to turn sewage sludge into sustainable fuels for transport and carbon products for agriculture and industry.
Aerial view of a sewage treatment works.

Spotlight on: Professor Michael Magee – Forging new paths in pure mathematics

Professor Michael Magee leads groundbreaking research in pure mathematics at Durham University. His work focuses on proving theorems through rigorous logical systems, quite differently from approaches in physical sciences.
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1.5°C target too high for polar ice sheets and sea level rise

Efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C under the Paris Climate Agreement may not go far enough to save the world’s ice sheets.
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Spotlight on: Professor Anna Leone - Bridging ancient history and heritage preservation across North Africa

Professor Anna Leone is a leading authority on North African archaeology and heritage protection. Her work is driven by her fascination with North Africa and for understanding societal transitions and evolutions in the ancient world.
Professor Anna Leone is stood in front of a light coloured stone wall smiling to the camera.
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