Scientists have shed fresh light on how human hands and minds evolved together, finding that longer thumbs in primates means bigger brains.

Durham’s annual Book Festival will return from 10 – 12 October, welcoming a host of writers and thinkers from across the world, including our Chancellor, Dr Fiona Hill.

Supercomputer simulations carried out by researchers in our top-rated Physics department cast doubt on a proposed explanation for the structure of Jupiter’s core.

Researchers at Durham and collaborators in the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) mission have proposed a bold new theory that black holes could be converting matter into dark energy.

We’re supporting a new exhibition at the National Theatre in London which explores how ancient Greek tragedies continue to inspire modern theatre.

Our renowned international relations expert, Professor Anoush Ehteshami, has played a key role in a high-profile Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (ISC) inquiry.

We are playing a key role in a new £1.6 million initiative to strengthen the UK’s digital research infrastructure.

Jonathan Batty, our Deputy Academic Registrar (Access, Admissions and Recruitment), argues that widening participation will only deliver real change when it is co-developed with partners in places.

Two of Durham’s leading researchers have collaborated with Blackpool Grand Theatre in the North West of England to help children improve their speaking and listening skills.

When the devastating magnitude 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake struck central China in May 2008, it triggered more than 60,000 landslides, reshaping the slopes of the Longmen Shan mountains.

Two of our initiatives have been recognised as finalists in the 2025 Green Gown Awards for UK and Ireland, building on our continued commitment to sustainability.

A team of scientists, including researchers from our Earth Sciences Department, has discovered new evidence that long-lasting droughts played a major role in the decline of the ancient Maya civilisation more than a thousand years ago.