Experiencing bitter or non-bitter flavours before birth can shape taste likes or dislikes after being born, according to new research led by our Department of Psychology.

A major study has shown that small improvements in house design could help protect children in Africa from three deadly diseases. Professor Steve Lindsay from the Department of Biosciences talks us through the project.

The winners of this year’s Picturing Research competition were announced during the Durham Research Methods Centre (DRMC) Christine Merrell Annual Methods Lecture.

An international team of researchers led by our Physics Department is developing a new way to tackle soil degradation in sub–Saharan Africa.

The five universities of North East England – Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside – have welcomed the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Board to the region.

A pioneering clean tech company that was spun out of Durham academic research has secured £1.5m of funding to further its development.

Professor Martin Evans, Executive Dean in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, has been made an honorary fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS).

New research from our Psychology Department has found that the way parents’ guide their babies plays a key role in how helping behaviour develops, with clear differences across cultures.

New research from our Management and Marketing Department shows that misunderstandings between investors and founders are a major reason why social innovation ventures fail to grow. In many cases, they collapse altogether.

Widely available extreme pornography on mainstream platforms is eroticising masculine dominance and normalising sexual violence, according to leading law professor Clare McGlynn.

Northern Lights A Cappella is named second in the world, representing the UK for the fourth time in a row at the highest level of student a cappella.

Ten Durham sports teams competed in the annual British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Big Wednesday event this year, coming away with an outstanding set of results.

We’ve been named in the top 50 of the world’s most international universities, by a newly published league table.

Exploring why employees leave their jobs, PhD candidate Jafni Bin Johari Jiken and DBA graduate and alumnus Dr Asrif Yusoff from Durham University Business School examine how leadership and workplace conditions shape staff retention.

Has Christianity become a nationalist weapon used to defend a particular form of British culture? Professor Mathew Guest from our Department of Theology and Religion looks at the shifts in society.

A major study has revealed that where a child goes to school plays a role in whether they get diagnosed with a specific learning difficulty or not. Lead author, Dr Johny Daniel explains.

We welcomed Dr Francesco Bongarrà, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in London, and Mr Gabriele Magagnin, Italian Consul General (Manchester), to celebrate and strengthen our longstanding ties with Italy. We marked our strong international profile and our deep and enduring connections with Italian institutions, underpinned by close collaborations with the Italian Cultural Institute in London since 2015.

From medieval discoveries to cutting-edge robotics, our May community newsletter covers a selection of the latest University research news and events taking place across our region.

For seven years, our pioneering TechUP programme has been successfully helping women break into tech and accelerate their careers. That’s according to a new impact report, evaluating TechUP’s impact to date.