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 ...

Our global reputation for employability reflects the quality and relevance of our education and research. This has been affirmed once again in the QS World University Rankings 2026 where we rank ...

In her monthly column, Our Vice-Chancellor Professor Karen O'Brien reacts to the Comprehensive Spending Review and reflects on the positive contribution Durham University makes regionally, nationally ...

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 ...

A group of aspiring university students were given a rare insight into global affairs during a Chancellor-In-Conversation event led by our Chancellor, the renowned foreign policy expert, Dr Fiona Hill ...

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.

The dedication and inspirational work of Durham University colleagues has been recognised by His Majesty King Charles III. Our University Secretary, a senior academic and our incoming Chief Operating ...

In some tourism hot spots, feeding the primates, known as “provisioning”, is deliberate but regulated, ensuring tourists see the monkeys but cannot feed them. In others, tourists feed even endangered ...

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 ...

Two new, major exhibitions curated by MA Museum and Artefact Studies students exploring the art and history of storytelling, are now open and free to attend all summer. Visitors can discover ‘Beasts ...

It was attended by distinguished guests, including His Excellency Bader Al-Munaikh, Kuwaiti Ambassador to the United Kingdom. His Excellency was accompanied by Dr Tahani Al-Terkait, a Durham alumnus ...

Professor Edward Welch, Head of our School of Modern Languages and Cultures, has been awarded the 2024 R. Gapper Book Prize by the Society for French Studies.