Following the appointment of Pope Leo XIV, our Theology and Religion experts have been commenting on the new Pope and head of the Catholic Church.

Over seventy researchers and senior representatives from the eleven UK-Japan RENKEI member universities spent time in Durham this week as we hosted the Just Transitions to a Net Zero World Workshop and RENKEI Steering Committee.

Durham University is delighted to invite ECRs from RENKEI universities to take part in the RENKEI Just Transitions to a Net Zero World inter-disciplinary workshop on 7-9 May 2025. We look forward to building on the Kyushu RENKEI workshop to strengthen further RENKEI research collaborations in addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Our ‘Spotlight on’ series celebrates the world-leading work of our academics. Just over 20 years after being peer nominated as the most influential forensic psychologist in the UK, Professor Graham Towl has been awarded 2025 British Psychological Society Lifetime Achievement Award.

Symposium at Durham Law School on 24 April 2025 on “Grounding the SETI and UAP Debate” announces Declaration on SETI and UAP Research

Professor of Sociology Brian Castellani delivered an opening address at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Europe Symposium on Health Workforce Modelling for Action. The theme of the symposium was ‘Workforce Futures Reimagined’ and took place in Copenhagen on 28-30 April.

How can we use people’s lived experience of health and illness to improve clinical practice? This has been the focus for Professor Jane Macnaughton as the founder of our Institute for Medical Humanities. For the last 25 years, Jane has been at the forefront of this area of research, striving to humanise medical education.

As a University community we are deeply saddened by the passing of Pope Francis. During Pope Francis’ papacy, researchers from our Department of Theology and Religion have followed his work closely and participated in his initiatives to help shape the future of the Catholic Church.

Research led by Dr Sophie Hodgetts in our Department of Psychology has uncovered the hidden impacts of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) on quality of life and relationships.

CEOs with high academic qualifications are more likely to pursue corporate decarbonisation than those with lower levels of education, according to research by Durham University Business School.

This instalment of our ‘Spotlight on’ series focuses on Professor Jon Gluyas - a leading geoscientist who has spent his career addressing some of society's most pressing energy challenges.

Dr Liam Temple, Assistant Professor in our Department of Theology and Religion, reflects on Pope Francis’ tenure.