Events from the 01 January 2026 - 31 December 2026 Reset
Led by Helen Fenwick and Patrick Zuk
01 January 2025 - 01 January 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
TBC
Led by Dr Alice Nah
01 September 2025 - 31 July 2028
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
This workshop aims to explore how the Court’s case law in relation to minorities and other marginalised groups has evolved over the past 30 years.
08 January 2026
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Palatine Centre, Room PCL050, Durham Law School
An opportunity to find out more about developing your research idea for your application to the scheme.
09 January 2026
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Online
Dr. Ștefan Ionescu (Chapman University) is visiting Durham in January 2026 to give a talk about "Justice and Restitution in Post-Nazi Romania: Rebuilding Jewish Lives and Communities, 1944-1950".
12 January 2026
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
ER155, at Elvet Riverside, Durham
Discover how EDI moves from theory into practice across energy research. Co-hosted by UKERC, Supergen Energy Networks, EDI+, and IGNITE, this event is open to all—from early-career researchers to established professionals committed to fostering inclusive and equitable research environments.
14 January 2026
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
The Exchange, 3 Centenary Sq, Birmingham B1 2DR
Human Rights and Public Law Centre: Planning workshop/conference. Fiona Brimblecombe and Helen Fenwick.
12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
PCL 058, Ground floor, Palatine Centre, Durham Law School
Seminar by Imran Rasul, University College London (UCL). External seminar series by the Department of Economics.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room MHL405, Durham University Business School, Mill Hill Lane,
This seminar is being given as part of our weekly seminar series.
CB0008
This workshop aims to explore how the case law of the European Court of Human Rights on Armed Conflict, Terrorism, and National Security has developed over the last 30 years.
15 January 2026
Durham University, Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) Room 040
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48 Old Elvet
Daniel Molin, Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
The IAS writing group is open to Durham academics and current IAS Fellows and IAS Associate Fellows who want to spend undisturbed time focusing on their papers, books, grants, talks, and other creative activities.
16 January 2026
SCR Dining Room, Hatfield College
IAS Fellows' Seminar by Professor Louise Bethlehem (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
19 January 2026
Cosin‘s Hall, Seminar Room, Palace Green
The Gender, Affective Injustice, and Health research theme's monthly online reading group.
Prof. David N Livingstone (School of Natural and Built Environment, Belfast) will be interviewed on his recent book The Empire of Climate: A History of an Idea. The interview will be followed by a Q&A
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
An interview of David N. Livingstone about his latest book, followed by a Q&A.
Institute for Medical Humanities, Confluence Building
MUSICONversations is a new series of music appreciation evenings in which members of Durham’s renowned Music Department introduce music they love and would like to share with a wider audience. They will give a short introduction before playing a recording of the music, followed by time for reflection and conversation. No special musical knowledge is necessary to enjoy a MUSICONversation - we invite you to come and explore something new in the company of an expert guide.
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Birley Room, Hatfield College
CVAC and the Music Department are delighted to invite you to a lecture on Richard Rijnvos new composition "lettura del labirinto", as part of the Music department's Research Forum series.
20 January 2026
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Concert Room, Divinity House, Music Department, Palace Green, Durham, DH1 3RL
As climate change intensifies seasonal extremes, the relationship between atmospheric conditions and embodied experience demands renewed attention. This roundtable brings together research on how seasonal rhythms—from summer heat to winter darkness—shape everyday practices, moods, and collective ways of living. Moving beyond purely biomedical or climatological framings, our speakers explore how bodies negotiate, adapt to, and find meaning in seasonal environments.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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