An invention designed to tackle labour shortages in farming through chemical-free, AI-driven weeding technology has won Durham University’s Blueprint Startup Challenge.

Hundreds of students experienced an engaging and high-profile recruitment showcase from the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team. 

Our physicists are part of one of the most ambitious studies of the Universe ever undertaken.

Researchers from our School of Education are part of a new €4.4 million project aimed at improving the mental health of young people across Europe.

Part of the new home for our Department of Sociology has been named in honour of anti-apartheid activist, writer, journalist and lecturer Ruth First.

One of our current students has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award recognising outstanding achievement and adaptability.

Bronze Age rock carvings suggest communities across Europe were far more connected than previously thought.

A leading Durham researcher has received prestigious national recognition for her outstanding and sustained contribution to the field of developmental psychology.

Our physics research delves into the origins of the Moon and galaxies – and now people can have a go at shaping the cosmos themselves.

Our research is advancing understanding of the Arctic, and how we might better protect this crucial part of our planet.

Professor Thom Brooks, from our Law School, has given evidence to The House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee, as part of its Settlement, Citizenship and Integration inquiry.

We have hosted a celebration event at St Chad’s College for Professor Nancy Cartwright following her receipt of the prestigious BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Humanities.