Students at Durham benefit from outstanding entrepreneurial support to help them turn their great ideas into successful businesses. The quality of the support available at Durham has been recognised in the National Enterprise Educator Awards, where we won the Enterprise for Good award, and the Times Higher Education Awards, where we have been shortlisted for Outstanding Entrepreneurial University of the Year.

We will host the Universities UK (UUK) Annual Conference 2027, one of the most significant events in the UK higher education calendar.

Youth protests have become widespread in South Asia in recent times, including in India and Bangladesh. Professor Nayanika Mookherjee from our Anthropology Department explores how the protests could help shape a better future for South Asia.

A researcher from our top-rated Engineering Department has helped develop innovative ‘super elastic’ springs used for the first time in the world to treat a baby with a rare skull condition.

The Japanese collections at our Oriental Museum have been awarded Designated Collection status by Arts Council England, recognising their national and international significance. 

Experts from the World Bank, the International Labour Organization (ILO), Durham and Cambridge will meet on 14 September to discuss the future of global business and labour markets.

Dr Ludovico Rella, Assistant Professor in our top-rated Geography Department, has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant.

Our research into the ancient history of life on Earth has helped create a new technology company using artificial intelligence to support decisions about what lies beneath the Earth’s surface.

From climate change to political unrest – the threats to cultural heritage are real and often urgent. So, how do we protect cultural heritage in a rapidly changing world? A partnership between our Department of Archaeology and the Varendra Research Museum in Bangladesh is helping to answer this.

Using robotic laboratories and AI, our researchers will study molecular behaviour to develop new chemicals and materials more efficiently, thanks to funding worth £1.7m (€2.1m).

We’re hosting a new £1.3m (€1.5m) research project, led by Dr Amanda Hsieh, shedding light on the history and impact of the Japanese Empire on the Pacific through music.

Emeritus Professor Carol Adams has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, recognising her outstanding contribution to the social sciences throughout her academic career.