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Durham Energy Institute offers a comprehensive event programme featuring diverse formats each academic term. This includes in-house seminars, online public events, a dedicated public lecture series, and an annual conference. As part of this programme, we host the annual Mike Burrett memorial lecture, where we invite a high-profile speaker to address critical energy topics.
In-house seminars bring external experts to campus to present cutting-edge energy research from other institutions or share relevant updates for Durham researchers. These primarily in-person events target the Durham academic community across various departments.
Online seminars showcase the work of DEI's own researchers, reaching beyond campus to engage local government officials, industry professionals, and energy enthusiasts from the general public.
The public lecture series features prominent speakers from the energy industry, political sphere, and charity sector who share the latest insights from the energy world.
Through these varied formats, Durham Energy Institute promotes interdisciplinary exchange and knowledge-sharing about complex energy challenges and innovations. By utilising both in-person and online platforms, DEI effectively engages diverse stakeholder groups and extends the impact of its research.
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Engaging the Entire Humanitarian Clean Cooking System: Unlocking Institutional Scale
Ben Robinson, Energy Team Lead, Outsight International
04 February 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Zoom
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
Mike Burrett Annual Memorial Lecture
'Financing a radical and just energy transition' - Richard Burrett, Fellow of the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership (CISL), Independent Non-Exec Director of Triodos Bank UK & Senior Adviser to the Earth Security group
19 February 2025
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Waterside Building, Durham University Business School DH1 1SL
- Energy
- Lecture
- Public
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Research Institute
Energy Queens: Breaking Barriers in the Energy Sector
Centre for Postdgraduate Training in Energy Seminar
07 March 2025
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
CLC406, Calman Building, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE
- Discussion
- Energy
- Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Partnerships & Collaboration
- Student experience
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Global
BIOGAS IN NEPAL: A Socio-Technical Perspective of Energy Innovation
Dr Ben Campbell, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Durham University
20 March 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Online
- Discussion
- Energy
- Online
- Public
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
From Engineering in Durham to Politics in Westminster: trying to fix the world faster than one wind farm at a time
Carla Denyer MP, Co-Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales & Member of Parliament for Bristol Central
11 April 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
MHL403, Business School, Millhill Lane, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LB
- Energy
- Partnerships & Collaboration
- Public
- Student experience
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Research Institute
How to build renewables in a way that leaves people and places better off
Adele Tahrani, Commercial Sustainability Manager, Ørsted
15 May 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
E245, Engineering Department (in person event)
- Discussion
- Energy
- Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Lecture
- Partnerships & Collaboration
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Research Institute
- Research Institute
Decabonisation of Heating and Cooling Conference
Decarbonisation of Heating and Cooling Conference, 3rd June 2025 Welcome to the Decarbonisation of Heating and Cooling Conference happening in June 2025 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Durham!
03 June 2025 - 04 June 2025
10:00 AM - 4:50 PM
Radisson Blu, Frankland Lane, Durham DH1 5TA
- Discussion
- Energy
- Exhibition
- Lecture
- Open days & visits
- Partnerships & Collaboration
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Research Institute
- Research Institute
The Energy Transition and You – Navigating skills and career opportunities in a dynamic and fast evolving environment
Susan Falch-Lovesey, Head of Social Value, Equinor
09 July 2025
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Venue TBC
- Energy
- Lecture
- Public
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Research Institute
- Research Institute
Social value in energy – shaping research and teaching at Durham University
You’re invited to an interactive workshop exploring the role of social value in shaping the future of energy.
10 July 2025
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Durham University Business School, Riverside Place, Durham City, DH1 1SL
- Research event
- Research Institute
Harvesting the Sun Twice: The Promise of Agrivoltaics
Senthilarasu Sundaram, Professor, Teesside University
16 October 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Online
- Discussion
- Energy
- Online
- Public
- Sustainability
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Research Institute
- Research Institute
The Carbon Past We Inherit, The Green Just Future We Build
Join Durham Energy Institute and Redhills for a two-day event on Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 November 2025 at Redhills, Durham.
03 November 2025 - 04 November 2025
Durham Miners Hall, Flass Street, Durham DH1 4BE
- Creative
- Discussion
- Energy
- Outreach & community
- Partnerships & Collaboration
- Public
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Workshop
- Research Institute
- Research Institute
The health in Healthcare| designing for air
Professor Neveen Hamza, Chair of Architecture and Building Performance, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University
20 November 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location TBC, Durham University (in person)
- Energy
- Lecture
- Partnerships & Collaboration
- Sustainability
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Research Institute
- Research Institute
Climate change, the energy transition and oil and gas strategies
Dr Dominic Emery, Energy Advisor
11 December 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Online
- Energy
- Lecture
- Online
- Public
- Research event
- Sustainability
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Research Institute
- Research Institute
EDI in Energy Research: From Theory into Practice
Discover how EDI moves from theory into practice across energy research. Co-hosted by UKERC, Supergen Energy Networks, EDI+, and IGNITE, this event is open to all—from early-career researchers to established professionals committed to fostering inclusive and equitable research environments.
14 January 2026
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
The Exchange, 3 Centenary Sq, Birmingham B1 2DR
- Discussion
- Energy
- Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Partnerships & Collaboration
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Research Institute
From petrol stations to charging networks: how transport electrification is changing Norway’s energy landscape
Daniel Molin, Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo
15 January 2026
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Online
- Energy
- Lecture
- Online
- Public
- Research event
- Sustainability
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Research Institute
- Research Institute
Getting ready: the importance of adaptation and the UK's progress on preparing for the impacts of climate change
Baroness Brown of Cambridge
11 March 2026
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Mountjoy Centre, Upper Mountjoy, Durham University, Stockton Rd, Durham, Durham City DH1 3UP
- Discussion
- Energy
- Lecture
- Partnerships & Collaboration
- Public
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
Short-Term Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction in the Maritime Sector: The Role of Energy Efficiency Measures
Dr Richard Williams, DEI Fellow & PDRA - Thermal Energy Node, Department of Engineering, Durham University
21 May 2026
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Online
- Discussion
- Energy
- Lecture
- Online
- Public
- Research event
- Sustainability
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Research Institute
- Research Institute
DEI Annual Research Forum
The Durham Energy Institute Research Forum will bring together our community of energy researchers for a day of knowledge exchange and collaboration. This forum will provide a platform for DEI Fellows and Energy CDT Students to present their latest research, share insights across disciplines, and explore opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration.
27 May 2026
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Event Space, Floor 2, Mountjoy Centre, Durham University
- Discussion
- Energy
- Partnerships & Collaboration
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Workshop
- Research Institute
It’s a Drag: Anchor Penetration and Risks to Subsea Cables
Professor Will Coombs, DEI Fellow & Professor of Computational Mechanics, Department of Engineering, Durham University
18 June 2026
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Online
- Discussion
- Energy
- Lecture
- Online
- Public
- Research event
- Sustainability
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Research Institute
Offshore wind as the backbone of a secure, affordable and decarbonised grid
Benj Sykes, UK Country Chair, Ørsted
15 July 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Event Space, Floor 2, Mountjoy Centre, Durham University, Stockton Road, Durham DH1 3LE
- Discussion
- Energy
- Lecture
- Public
- Research event
- Sustainability
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Research Institute
Safe and Sound: Energy Security, Innovation and Communities
Durham Energy Institute’s annual Energy Day brings together leading voices from academia, industry, policy and communities to explore how energy shapes societies, economies and environments in the North East and around the world.
05 November 2026
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Redhills - Durham Miner‘s Hall, Flass Street, Durham DH1 4BE
- Discussion
- Energy
- Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Exhibition
- Lecture
- Partnerships & Collaboration
- Research event
- Sustainability
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Research Institute