A team of researchers, including Dr Rachel White from our Department of English Studies, has presented new evidence about one of the most famous insults in English literature – the phrase ‘upstart ...

Professor Lynda Boothroyd, from our Department of Psychology, is leading a project to develop and test a body image intervention programme across Latin America and Africa. Professor Boothroyd has ...

Human persecution leads to anxiety and physiological stress amongst baboons. That’s according to the findings of new research by our Department of Anthropology. The study looked at how a group of ...

Amidst all the figures, you might have spotted an £86 billion spending commitment for research and development, including targeted support for regions through a new Local Innovation Partnerships Fund.

The dedication and inspirational work of Durham University colleagues has been recognised by His Majesty King Charles III.

On criminal jurisdiction, regarding the power of a court to hear a criminal case, the report argues that the current legal framework for territorial and extraterritorial jurisdiction (the power of a ...

Researchers led by Professor Erin McClymont, from our Department of Geography, are examining the beautiful Antarctic seabird, the snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea). Their goal is to reconstruct changes in ...

Durham University makes a major contribution to the success of our city, county, and region, as well the UK as a whole. One ...

Professor Dan Lawrence, from our Department of Archaeology, has been granted ERC funding to investigate the relationship between climate change and the emergence of complex societies over the last ...

Our Chancellor, Dr Fiona Hill, met with staff, students and friends of the University as part of a panel discussion on the Trump administration and the end of American power.

The research reveals how plant roots detect water scarcity quickly using chemical signals called reactive oxygen species (ROS). These signals cause a protein known as IAA3 to cluster together in a way ...

Acclaimed actors Mark Gatiss and Gina McKee are among the leading figures in the arts, broadcasting, law and science receiving honorary Durham degrees this summer.