Many video games have adapted literature while plenty of authors have published novels and poems in response to gaming. Dr Alistair Brown, from our Department of English Studies, looks at four examples of video games that have taken inspiration from literary works.

Dr Kambaiz Rafi, from our School of Government and International Affairs, explores how the new laws introduced by the Taliban could see the scenes of oppression from the past return for women living in Afghanistan.

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is held on 23 August every year to recognise the anniversary of the day enslaved people on the island of Saint Domingue revolted against French colonial rule. Dr Kevin Waite, from our department of History, has carried out much research into slavery and explains the incredible story of Biddy Mason, an American who overcame enslavement to help found Los Angeles.

Disney has made international headlines after it performed a U-turn on using terms of service to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit. Dr Stergios Aidinlis, from our Law School, explores the potential consequences of completing a user agreement without reading the fine print.

Corruption is one of the biggest challenges small business owners face in Ghana. Professor Joseph Amankwah-Amoah, from our Business School, explores the best strategies business owners in the African country can deploy to mitigate the adverse effects corruption carries.

Women have much more difficulty separating their working lives and their family lives when they work from home, than men do, according to new research.

New opportunities were forged, and long-standing relationships strengthened in a recent visit to Indonesia. A delegation, led by Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, Professor Mike Shipman, visited Indonesia in July 2024. We expanded our global network and explored opportunities to strengthen our established connections and partnerships in the region.

Dr Juraj Medzihorsky is an Assistant Professor in our School of Government and International Affairs and part of the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) project. The V-Dem project compiles and analyses data to offer a deeper insight into global democracy and the integrity of the election process.

A unique collection of family memorabilia from the Oriental Museum is being exhibited at the National Museum of Japanese History in Sakura, Chiba. This special exhibition ‘Memories of the Squire Family – Mementoes of a British Engineer’, offers a glimpse into the life of a British engineering family who lived in Japan in the early 20th century.

Diversifying skillsets only enhances employee performance if individuals become experts in the new fields they branch into, and only if they limit how many new fields they focus on, according to recent research by the School.

International Day of Friendship is celebrated annually on 30 July. Lottie Thompson, a Postgraduate Research Student from our Department of English Studies, explains how friendship was a key theme of the work of Lawrence of Durham.

Ariadna Calcines Rosario, Head of Optical Design at Durham’s Centre for Advanced Instrumentation (CfAI), has received the Award to the Best Oral Presentation of the over 100 given at the SPIE Astronomical Telescopes & Instrumentation Conference in Yokohama, Japan.