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Highlights
Welcome to Durham, Carlene!
We’re delighted to welcome Dr Carlene Firmin, MBE, to our Department of Sociology.
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In Absentia Degree Conferral 2021
This summer almost 5,000 of our students from 90 countries around the world, graduated and joined our international alumni community, with degrees conferred virtually.
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Discover my world
The Astra project: promoting sustainable communities
The University has secured not one but two Marie Skodowska-Curie funding grants from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.
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Gigantic helium balloon to launch space telescope
Our astronomers are part of an international team building a new kind of telescope to measure the properties of dark matter.
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The story of our mining communities after the pits closed
A new book charts the story of mining communities in the North East and south Wales through the words of the people in the former pit villages.
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Record-breaking whale migration raises conservation questions
Professor Rus Hoelzel, from our Department of Biosciences has collaborated with three other researchers to used genetics to identify the birthplace of a grey whale.
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Why some people like ‘sad’ music
Music has amazing potential to inspire, motivate and bring people together across cultures.
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Durham inspires
Durham leader announced as Athena Swan panel Chair
We are helping to raise the bar on gender equality standards across Higher Education institutions.
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Energy and Sustainability here at Durham
At Durham we’re developing new ways of thinking, shaping a better future for people and planet… but we can’t do it alone. Together we can make an impact.
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On target for sporting recovery
In July, we were pleased to support the #Madeatuni Energising Places campaign, showing how universities are creating healthier and more active places
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Top 20 in UK for student satisfaction
Our overall student satisfaction rating is 81%, placing us in the Top 20 in the UK and Top 4 in the Russell Group of elite UK universities.
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Students celebrated Olympic success
We’ve been glued to our TV screens as Tokyo 2020 has captured the heart of the nation.
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