Dr Jonathon Turnbull from our top-rated Geography Department has been selected as a 2026–2028 CIFAR Global Scholar, joining ...

Researchers from our Computer Science Department have developed a new teaching approach designed as a tool to help beginners ...

Malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia are preventable childhood diseases that are major causes of death in young children. They’re transmitted largely in and around the home, where c ...

Associate Professor Dr Alex Brown and Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr Grace Owen of our History Department explain what a newly discovered medieval document tells us about people who survived the ...

Members of the Board visited several university campuses to hear from a cross-section of those active in the region’s ...

Researchers found that young children are less likely to react negatively to the smell of vegetables they were repeatedly ...

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

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. A remarkable ...

A new report provides the first comprehensive analysis of how AI chatbots are facilitating violence against women and girls (VAWG) in dangerous new ways. The report, which was co-authored by Professor ...

Warmest congratulations to Prof. Arlene-Holmes Henderson who has been awarded the Gulbenkian Professorship in the Humanities. The Professorship sees Portuguese higher education institutions host ...

We’ve signed a new partnership with Historic England to advance research and public engagement on North East England’s natural and cultural heritage. We will work together on key research areas ...

A three-year national pilot has shown that embedding teaching for creativity in classrooms can transform teaching practice, improve student engagement, and help rekindle teachers’ passion in their ...