Following the release of the 2026 New Year Honours, we congratulate our alumni and friends who have been recognised for their ...

The warming house at Rievaulx is next to the refectory, and was altered quite substantially over the period from the 12th to ...

Winter Congregation is a distinctive moment in our calendar, offering graduates the opportunity to return to Durham, ...

Astronomers from our Physics department have discovered a striking and unexplained shock wave surrounding a dead star. The ...

Our new Destination Durham programme supports students from the North East of England who are typically underrepresented in higher education to apply to Durham University. Building on the legacy of ...

Our experts have helped uncover evidence of a Roman industrial hub on the banks of the River Wear, at Offerton, near Sunderland. Excavations discovered over 800 whetstones (stone bars used to sharpen ...

An international team of researchers, including Dr Michael Loy from our Department of Classics and Ancient History, has uncovered hidden clues about life in the hills of ancient southwest Samos, ...

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. Host Amol Rajan described ...

We have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), marking a significant step in deepening our engagement with one of India’s leading ...