Durham Energy Institute (DEI) will mark International Women in Engineering Day 2026 with a hands-on outreach event designed to inspire KS4 and KS5 pupils to consider futures in engineering and clean energy.

A postgraduate student from SOAS University of London travelled to Durham in November 2025 to take part in DEI's annual Energy Day Conference. The visit offered the student, Carlos Lucas Mateo, an opportunity to engage with researchers, practitioners, and community partners focused on building a more socially inclusive energy future.

A new analysis by Professor Gavin Bridge, DEI Fellow, published by the UK Energy Research Centre, demonstrates that increasing oil and gas drilling in the North Sea will neither reduce household energy bills nor deliver enhanced energy security for the United Kingdom.

A new report has set out what foundations would be needed to install wind turbines off the coast of North East England.

This instalment of the Durham University ‘Spotlight on’ series focuses on former DEI Executive Director, Professor Jon Gluyas - a leading geoscientist who has spent his career addressing some of society's most pressing energy challenges.

Another round of fuel price shocks shows – yet again – that energy resilience and affordability are best served by reducing reliance on oil and gas.

Durham Energy Institute hosted a wide-ranging and timely public lecture on 11 March, bringing together cutting-edge analysis of the UK’s energy transition with a clear-eyed look at the social, economic and environmental choices ahead.

Durham Energy Institute (DEI) has officially moved into newly redeveloped offices within the Mountjoy Centre, marking an exciting new phase in the Institute’s development. The move brings DEI together with other University Research Institutes under one roof, creating fresh opportunities for collaboration, innovation, and community building.

DEI is delighted to congratulate Professor Chris Dent, External Fellow of DEI and former member of the Institute’s Executive Committee, on his election to the first cohort of Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences.

We are delighted to announce that Durham University, in collaboration with NOF, has been awarded the “North East England – Our Energy Industry” research project, an exciting and strategically important initiative to map, analyse, and showcase the scale and potential of the region’s energy sector.

Members of the Durham community came together on 19 January for the second annual Psychologists for Environmental Action (PEA) interdisciplinary panel event, “How do we Create an Environmentally Sustainable University and Stay World Leading?”. The discussion, held in the Department of Psychology, brought together experts from across the University to explore how Durham can move towards an environmentally sustainable future while maintaining its position as a world-leading institution.

We’re spearheading a groundbreaking research initiative that will drive the UK’s transition to low-carbon energy and foster innovation in geoenergy technologies.