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Financial support for postgraduate study
We have a range of financial support available for eligible home fee paying students commencing postgraduate study this September. This includes our new scholarships, the Postgraduate Student Support Scholarship and Dean’s Scholarship.
UK General Election 2024 Hub
Find out how to register to vote as a student and explore academic commentary ahead of the UK General Election on 4 July.
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Research Impact at Durham
We conduct innovative and impactful research to transform lives and make a difference, globally and locally: research to empower and inspire.
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Durham’s Global Lecture Series arrives in Washington DC
Senior University colleagues have been visiting Washington DC to reinforce Durham’s relationships with our wider community, our research partners and our alumni and supporters in the United States.
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National Geothermal Centre to supercharge geothermal energy
Alumna to represent Great British rowing team at 2024 Paris Olympics
Black female leaders take greater career risks to succeed
National equality, diversity and inclusion prize for Dr Bahar Baser
Durham psychologist discovers goosebumps happen far more often than we think
New study reveals shocking lack of conservation efforts for most threatened plants and animals
New study reveals man’s best friend has trouble conveying emotions
A new study from our top-rated Biosciences department has found that the process of domestication and selective breeding of domestic dogs may have accidentally diminished their ability to communicate clearly using facial expressions.
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How Durham research and innovation is addressing global food insecurity
Archaeologists set out to uncover ‘lost house’ at landmark castle
New Student Exhibitions opening at University Museums
A series of three new exhibitions curated by MA Museum and Artefact Studies students are opening across Durham University Museums from 23 May.
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Preferred Bidder announced for the refurbishment and redevelopment of the College of St Hild and St Bede
Does the state of the UK economy inspire confidence? An expert crunches the numbers
With UK inflation figures recently released, Dr Michael Nower from Durham University Business School has taken a deeper look at what they mean for the current state of the economy.
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Sierra Leone’s bushmeat markets pose serious health hazards – we studied two for six months to find solutions
Infected blood scandal – what you need to know
Passion for music and inclusivity leads to show-stopping performance
A St Chad’s College music outreach project unlocked the potential of Durham schoolchildren who staged an unforgettable performance of Captain Noah to a packed theatre audience.
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Celebrate summer at the Botanic Garden Annual Fun Day
Explore June's Community Newsletter
Upcoming events
Durham Film Festival 2024
Eternal Ascent: Bentley Beetham and the 1924 Mount Everest Expedition
Alice Dalí AR: A Rabbit Hole Awaits
Botanic Garden Fun Day
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Our Geography field trip to Rotterdam
Solving Global Challenges - COP28
Our research is helping to solve the challenges of an ever-changing and complex world, and inspiring the next generation of problem-solvers.
We have been involved in Conferences of Parties (COPs) since 2021, under the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and in Meetings of Parties under the 2015 Paris Agreement. Even before, our researchers were actively engaged in important research and projects on climate change.