Students are inviting guests to attend TEDxDurhamUniversity on Saturday 2 May 2026 at Redhills Miners Hall. The event brings together an exceptional line-up of speakers from academia, industry, and public life, for an afternoon of ideas, innovation, and thought-provoking discussion exploring this year’s theme, ‘Life at the Tipping Point’.

Professor Nancy Cartwright from our top-rated Philosophy Department has been awarded the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Humanities for her influential work on the philosophy of science.

A new toolkit to support professionals working with neurodivergent men who commit domestic abuse has been launched by our Department of Sociology’s Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse (CRiVA).

Researchers from our Sociology Department have received a prestigious European award for their work on child-to-parent violence, highlighting the real experiences of families and the need for better support.

New research has found that ultra-faint satellite galaxy systems orbiting our Milky Way could tell us about the conditions of the early Universe – and why some galaxies grew while others didn’t.

Our work in strengthening UK-Japan cultural ties has been recognised with a prestigious honour from the Japanese Government to the Senior Curator of our Oriental Museum.

Researchers at Durham have helped unlock new understanding of how bacteria import antimicrobial peptides - the molecules that can kill or inhibit microbes.

A major study involving Durham University shows that a radical rethink of rural housing design in sub-Saharan Africa can protect children from the three deadliest childhood diseases.

Our physicists have created a new movie taking us back nine billion years in time to understand the formation of our Milky Way.

Durham researchers are part of an international collaboration that has completed the most detailed 3D map of the Universe to date.

Our researchers are leading work to improve how society supports autistic people across the life course.

Cutting-edge Engineering research into custom 3D plates for reconstructive surgery has been awarded funding from the Academy of Medical Sciences.