Efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C under the Paris Climate Agreement may not go far enough to save the world’s ice sheets. That’s according to a new study led by Professor Chris ...

Professor Anna Leone is a leading authority on North African archaeology and heritage protection. Her work is driven by her fascination with North Africa and for understanding societal transitions and ...

Seeking to develop a better understanding of how knowledge in different fields is shaped by communities. Ask a scientist how progress is made and they will likely answer: more funding, better ...

Sunday’s inauguration mass will begin with prayers at the tomb of St. Peter – the first pope – which is located directly under the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica. Accompanied by the cardinals who ...

Our installed solar panel capacity has reached 1 MW this year – a major milestone in our continued efforts to cut emissions and become a more sustainable institution. Photovoltaic (PV) panels are ...

Diverse societies pose significant challenges in today’s society, like racism, sexism, nationalism, and other forms of prejudice, but also confer societal advantages. At Durham, we investigate these ...

What makes the Durham First Folio so interesting and significant? How did it get to Durham in the first place? And what are we doing to conserve the book? Read on to learn more about the story so far ...

Among the big winners of a university being in a neighbourhood must be the neighbourhood itself. In her monthly column, our Vice-Chancellor Professor Karen O’Brien reflects on Durham University’s ...

The Gruber Foundation Cosmology Prize honours leading cosmologists, astronomers and physicists who are advancing our understanding of the Universe. It is co-sponsored by the International Astronomical ...

Researchers have discovered that ultra-fast wind surrounding a supermassive black hole is not smooth and continuous as previously assumed, but instead resembles a rapid-fire stream of gas ‘bullets’.