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Major new grant from the Wolfson Foundation to strengthen heritage science research

We have been awarded a £500,000 grant from the Wolfson Foundation to enhance our North East Material Culture Analytical Suite (NEMCAS), strengthening the University's ability to protect, study and better understand our shared heritage.
Research lab

World top 35 university for sustainability

We’ve been recognised as one of the world's top 35 universities for sustainability in the Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings.
A group of students walking down a path smiling at each other with yellow flowers in the foreground.

New study finds practicing gratitude may boost health and well being

A new study from our Department of Psychology found that cultivating gratitude could help people adopt healthier habits.
People jogging

Study finds women build stronger workplace friendships than men

Women are more likely to form close-knit friendship groups at work, a Durham University Business School study suggests.
Wide shot of woman showing another female colleague their desk on their first day at work. Male colleague in background

Professor Claire Horwell sheds light on volcanic health dangers

An international team of volcanologists, including Professor Claire Horwell from our Earth Sciences Department, has published a major review that addresses 18 of the most common misconceptions about volcanoes and eruptions.
Volcano explosion

Greenwashing firms are scrutinised less if they are in politicians' pockets, study finds

Companies with strong political connections are more likely to escape scrutiny over greenwashing, according to new research from Durham University Business School.
Young woman buying cosmetic products

Heavy metals may help lung cancer resist chemotherapy

Researchers from our top-rated Biosciences and Chemistry Department have discovered that combinations of metals linked to smoking and pollution may help lung cancer become resistant to chemotherapy.
several metals can work together inside tumour cells, making cancer treatment far less effective.

Financial sector needs AI-specific regulations to protect consumers, study finds

Financial institutions need a dedicated regulatory framework for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce risks and better protect consumers, according to new research from Durham University Business School.
AI-assisted code debugging on screen display

Black hole revival rewrites cosmic rulebook

An international team of astronomers, including researchers from our Department of Physics, has observed a seemingly dormant supermassive black hole reawaken.
AI generated impression of blackhole rebrightening in three stages with swirling blackhole getting brighter shade of orange and red through time

Astronomers discover a new astrophysical object - a black hole star

Our astronomers are part of an international team which has discovered a new object – a mash-up of a black hole and an enormous star.
An artist's impression of a black hole star with a black hole at the centre surrounded by a bright red dot. The red dot resembles to petals of a rose.

Durham researchers to probe the Universe’s earliest moments

Professor Ryan Cooke, from our Department of Physics, has been awarded a £5.6m Royal Society fellowship to investigate the first moments after the Big Bang.
Image showing galaxies in space credit NASA

School pupils help discover promising new tuberculosis drug boosters

School pupils helped develop and test promising new compounds that could improve the effectiveness of existing tuberculosis (TB) treatments as part of a unique research project.
A group of students in formal attire talking with a man in a hall.