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Research Centres

Fostering interdisciplinarity: collaboration, exploration and innovation.

We support over 80 research centres across our four faculties. Our research is built on collaboration and partnership, recognising that we can achieve more together.

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Research Centres

Social Sciences

Law

Faculty of Social Sciences
Society

Health at Durham

Unbound from clinic, we frame health differently. Our vision for health is for people to thrive in the places they live. We embrace physical, mental, social and environmental health, envisioned as a synergy of self, beliefs, culture, family, community and planet.

Health and Life Sciences

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Net Zero and Environmental Sustainability

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Space and Physical Sciences

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Research Institutes

Our ten University Research Institutes (URIs) are powerhouses of interdisciplinary innovation. We foster the conditions for innovative and impactful research, addressing global and regional challenges: research to empower and inspire.

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Research and Innovation Services

Research and Innovation Services
Durham University
Boldon House,
Wheatlands Way,
Pity Me,
Durham,
DH1 5FA.

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