Dame Susan Snowdon, His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Durham, was joined by family, friends and community partners for a special choral Evensong service at Durham Cathedral. The service, to celebrate her 13 years of dedication to the role and the County of Durham, took place on Saturday 14 March.

A major open-access book on the role of science during the Covid-19 pandemic has just been published, co-authored by Professor Alex Broadbent from our Department of Philosophy and Institute for Medical Humanities.

Our Business School has reaffirmed its position among the world’s leading providers of online management education, ranking ninth globally in the Financial Times Online MBA Ranking 2026.

A series of events to usher in the Year of the Horse saw collaboration between our student groups and the local community.

Professor Joseph Amankwah-Amoah has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, one of the highest recognitions for social scientists in the UK.

Our ‘Spotlight on’ feature showcases the work of our world-leading academics. Professor Fuschia Sirois, in our Department of Psychology, is pioneering a more compassionate approach to understanding the risk and resilience factors that shape health and wellbeing.

Durham is to lead an ambitious new era of quantum science, funded by a landmark award from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

Our Spotlight On series highlights the leading work of our academics. Professor Markian Prokopovych from our Department of History specialises in modern European history. The war in Ukraine has transformed his research, prompting him to explore how the past can help shape Ukraine's future.

We are working with the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), the UK Government body responsible for the development of fusion energy, to host an industry preview event for a proposed High-Temperature Superconductivity Centre of Excellence.

Northern Lights A Cappella has won the UK finals of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) for the fourth consecutive year.

A new qualification designed to support social entrepreneurs has been launched by our Business School in partnership with Junction Point CIC.

Scientists from our top-rated Physics Department are playing a key role in a new UK clinical study aimed at improving treatment for people with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), a fast-growing form of the disease.