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Research to empower and inspire

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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A spectrum of meanings: who owns the colours of the rainbow?

by Emma Wilkinson, third year undergraduate at Durham University and, from September 2020, an ordinand for the Church of England
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Dark times and the principle of hope: introduction

by Dr Anna Rowlands, St Hilda Associate Professor of Catholic Social Thought and Practice at Durham University, where she teaches a third year module in Political Theology. She is also Editor of Dark Times and the Principle of Hope
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Research Impact at Durham

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

Impact Case Studies
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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.

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