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.

Visitors to Durham’s UNESCO World Heritage Site are invited to join celebrations for World Heritage Day this Saturday 18 April, with this year’s theme being ‘Living Heritage’. Organised by Durham Castle and Cathedral World Heritage Site Partnership and County Durham Forum for History and Heritage (CDFHH) the event will bring the history of Durham to life, combining entertainment with discovery to appeal to all visitors of all ages

Classics researcher Professor Arlene Holmes-Henderson MBE has been recognised with one of the field’s top national honours.

Dr Jack Symes from our top-rated Philosophy Department has appeared in a new episode of Jubilee Media’s popular debate series Surrounded, bringing ethical philosophy to a wide international audience.

Dr Arnab Basu MBE (Physics, Ustinov College, 1999-2003) has been installed as the High Sheriff of the County Palatine of Durham for the 2026/7 civic year.

New simulations are providing the most realistic pictures yet of how galaxies formed and evolved from the beginning of time.

Researchers from our top-rated Engineering Department have used travel to cricket matches at Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham to test a new tool designed to help cut transport emissions in cities.