Dr William Crozier, Duns Scotus Assistant Professor in Franciscan Studies, in our Department of Theology and Religion, discusses the challenges facing the new Archbishop of Canterbury.

Dr Ge Chen has won an international honour for his research into freedom of expression with a focus on China.

We are strengthening our research links with Japan with the appointment of Professor Claire O’Malley as the UK co-chair of the Japan-UK RENKEI consortium.

Durham University will take a key role in delivering a new AI Growth Zone in North East England – an initiative that promises to create thousands of jobs.

The Church of England must do more to create a culture in which spiritual authority is handled safely, according to a new report from Durham University.

Ancient plant samples have shown that farmers in the Middle East prioritised wine production over olive growing during times of climatic change.

Astronomers have solved a centuries-old puzzle surrounding one of the Universe’s oldest and densest star systems.

Five of the most-publicised polar geoengineering ideas are highly unlikely to help the polar regions, according to a new study involving our geographers.

Twenty of our researchers will take important roles in assessing UK universities’ research quality.

New mothers only have about an hour out of their waking day for rest, according to new research by our psychologists.

Drawing on a study of legislative changes in Austria, Germany, Ireland and the UK, Omar Hammoud-Gallego, Pat McGovern and Eiko Thielemann identify a new development in immigration control that extends beyond borders into the workplace.

A new tool to understand how people imagine differently when reading could have potential implications for the treatment of mental ill health.