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Global Futures Summer School

Connect with others from around the world and join our 10 day residential pre-university programme, for students aged 16-17.
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Alumni Fee Scholarship

Supporting Durham graduates looking to undertake a postgraduate degree.
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Durham Master's Bursary

Supporting UK students from low- and middle-income households with postgraduate study.
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Inspiring Excellence Scholarships

Recognising outstanding international students, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
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Research impact at Durham

We conduct innovative and impactful research to transform lives and make a difference, globally and locally: research to empower and inspire.

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Medieval wall painting clue to Durham Castle’s high-status past

A hidden section of medieval wall painting, not seen for hundreds of years, is giving clues to the grand past of Durham Castle.

Research news
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Durham named a World Top 50 international university

We’ve been named in the top 50 of the world’s most international universities, by a newly published league table.
Global research
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Research shows AI chatbots are driving violence against women and girls

A new report provides the first comprehensive analysis of how AI chatbots are facilitating violence against women and girls (VAWG) in dangerous new ways.
Research news
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Celebrating enduring cultural and academic collaboration with Spain

We welcomed Mr Santiago Miralles Huete, Consul General of Spain in Edinburgh, for a visit that celebrated our long-standing connections with Spain, and its vibrant cultural and academic community.
Durham news
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Ancient societies reveal surprising global history of democracy

A new international study has challenged long-held assumptions about the origins and history of democratic practices.
Global research
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Durham Online MBA ranked world top 10

Our Business School has reaffirmed its position among the world’s leading providers of online management education, ranking ninth globally in the Financial Times Online MBA Ranking 2026.
Business School news
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Spotlight on: Professor Fuschia Sirois – transforming how we understand wellbeing

Our ‘Spotlight on’ feature showcases the work of our world-leading academics. Professor Fuschia Sirois, in our Department of Psychology, is pioneering a more compassionate approach to understanding the risk and resilience factors that shape health and wellbeing.
Global research
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Pioneering quantum research moves deep underground

Our physicists are taking quantum science to extraordinary new depths – more than a kilometre below the earth’s surface.

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Spotlight on: Professor Graham Towl – lifetime achievement award for leading forensic psychologist

Our ‘Spotlight on’ series celebrates the world-leading work of our academics. Just over 20 years after being peer nominated as the most influential forensic psychologist in the UK, Professor Graham Towl was awarded 2025 British Psychological Society Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Spotlight on: Professor Edith Hall – leading the campaign for Classics education for all

Our ‘Spotlight on’ series showcases the world-leading work of our academics. Professor Edith Hall is passionate about the lessons we can learn from ancient civilisations and is leading a campaign to put Classics education back on the UK curriculum.
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A Cappella excellence: student vocal group cements their status as best in the UK with competition win

Northern Lights A Cappella has won the UK finals of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) for the fourth consecutive year.

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BBC University Challenge ‘Champion of Champions’

Congratulations to our Durham University alumni team on retaining their BBC University Challenge title from last year and winning the alumni series over the festive period.
4 alumni sitting behind desks from BBC show University Challenge. From left Liz James, Tracey MacLeod, Carla Denyer and Sophia Smith Galer

Winter Congregation: celebrating our newest graduates

Hundreds of students graduated in our Winter Congregation ceremonies in January, marking a milestone for our whole University community.
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Are women more safe today in England and Wales than they were in the past – or less? What the evidence shows

Professor Nicole Westmarland, in our Department of Sociology, reviews the evidence around rates of violence against women and girls in England and Wales.

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How to spot the use and abuse of the word ‘context’

Everyone’s been in a debate when someone says: “You’re taking that out of context.” But what does it actually mean to understand something “in context”? Here Dr Paolo Heywood from our Department of Anthropology explores the use and abuse of the word 'context'.
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Major education reforms in England unveiled – here’s what the experts think

The UK government’s recently published proposed education reforms include measures to improve teacher recruitment, student achievement and belonging at school. Education experts, including Professor Stephen Gorard from our School of Education, share their thoughts on the proposals.
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Durham spin-out company wins major life sciences award

Nevrargenics, a Durham University spin-out company, has received the Bionow Project of the Year Award at the 2025 Bionow Annual Awards.

Nevrargenics team at the Bionow awards.

Education, opportunities and relationships: making the world a better place

Edward Twiddy, alumnus of Collingwood College and co-founder of Atom Bank, recently met with our latest Anne-Marie Imafidon (AMI) Women in Tech scholars in the Department of Computer Science.
Alumnus Ed Twiddy with 4 AMI Women in Tech scholars, their mentor and alumna Emma Betley

Chancellor Dr Fiona Hill delivers Annual Tacitus Lecture

Our Chancellor Dr Fiona Hill has delivered the 39th Annual World Traders’ Tacitus Lecture to an audience of business, politics, and society leaders at London’s Guildhall.
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Upcoming events

Easter Chick Hunt

Sunday 5 April 2026 - Monday 6 April 2026
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Botanic Garden
ECH

Global Futures Pre-University Summer School

Sunday 19 July 2026 - Tuesday 28 July 2026
3:00 PM to 10:00 AM
Durham University
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Shakespeare Recovered: Durham's First Folio

Friday 4 April 2025 - Monday 6 April 2026
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Palace Green Library Palace Green Durham DH1 3RN
View of the Shakespeare Recovered exhibition in the historic setting of Cosin's Library. The First Folio text block is displayed in a showcase, surrounded by illuminated pages from the book.

County Durham and Darlington Archaeology Day 2026

Saturday 21 March 2026 - Saturday 21 March 2026
10:15 AM to 4:30 PM
Richard D. Chambers FRS Lecture Theatre (CG85),  Chemistry Department,  Lower Mount Joy,  South Road Durham,  DH1 3LE
A selection of photographs showing archaeology in action and archaeological finds.
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From our Student Blogs:

My first impressions of Durham

Feeling at home quickly, Saruta, an international student studying MSc Management (Entrepreneurship) talks about the transformative experience of studying at Durham, from college life and a strong sense of belonging, to new friends exploring a vibrant city full of life and history.

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Spotlight on: Professor Markian Prokopovych – advocating history’s role in supporting Ukraine's future

Professor Markian Prokopovych from our Department of History discusses his research and career, and how the war in Ukraine has transformed his research, prompting him to explore how the past can help shape Ukraine's future.

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