Global Impact - Durham University

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We are a globally outstanding centre of teaching, learning and research excellence. We are a world top 100 university, with 12 of our subjects ranked in the world top 50 and 19 in the world top 100. We conduct innovative and impactful research to transform lives and make a difference, globally and locally: research to empower and inspire.

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Can a wind turbine handle hurricane speed winds? Simon Hogg comments on BBC news.

Offshore wind farm industries are increasing adopting large size wind turbines which survive hurricanes.

Masters students produce UK expansion strategy for electric transport company

MSc Management students have been collaborating with Einride, a Swedish transport company specialising in electric and self-driving vehicles, through consulting project engagements for the past two years.

Einride self driving transport vehicle parked in carpark with cityscape behind

Strengthening our North American partnerships

In April we celebrated our long-standing partnership with the University of Notre Dame in North America.

A group of people standing in they foyer of a large building.

New interdisciplinary health research awarded £9m grant

Our cutting-edge Institute for Medical Humanities (IMH) has been awarded a £9m Discovery Research Platform Award to develop a new Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities (DRP-MH).

Article published by The Cut discusses co-sleeping

"Are we all secretly co-sleeping?": article discusses opinions on co-sleeping, and the work of academics researching parent-infant sleep behaviour.

Top 5 Ethical Transgressions in Consulting

A new study on ethical practice in business consulting has expanded the discussion by reviewing media reporting, interview transcripts and jokes made on the internet to identify five common ethical transgressions made by consultants.

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CSDLP at the 2023 Bonn UN Climate Change Conference (SB58)

The CSDLP are delighted to partner with CIL/NUS at the 2023 Bonn UN Climate Change Conference (SB58) through a poster!

CSDLP partners webinar on 'Decoding the IPCC for Lawyers'

The CSDLP are delighted to share the recording of the webinar on 'Decoding the IPCC for Lawyers' that was organised by our partners at CIL/NUS, thank you for organising an inspiring conversation!

Two new articles by Karen Kilby

Two new articles from Karen Kilby on her visit to a drought-hit East Africa.

Celebrate Chinese Language Day with Ethnomusicologist Dr Samuel Horlor

April 20 is Chinese Language Day, one of a series of Language Days selected by the United Nations to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity. Dr Samuel Horlor, a Teaching Fellow in Ethnomusicology in our Music Department, discusses his research on Chinese popular music with a particular focus on audiency, street music, and music's embeddedness in everyday urban life.

Thinking about Earth Day every day

This week marks Earth Day (22 April), an awareness day which focuses the world to consider its impact on the Earth and encourage further investment in our planet.