Building on last year’s success, our Durham Research Methods Centre ran their annual Picturing Research competition earlier this year. Dialogue found out more about the competition and this year’s winners.
In celebration of LGBT Pride Month this June, we looked into our LGBT+ Network, which offers confidential support and information on all LGBT+ matters.
Dialogue also learned more about an award winning project to help improve our community’s health and wellbeing.
We met our Academic Registrar and Director of Student and Academic Services, Monika Nangia, to discover more about a sector-wide project she has been working on to increase diversity in leadership roles.
Finally, with the summer holidays on the horizon, we have explored the exciting events and activities for you to get involved in this summer.
If you’d like to share a story or an interesting hobby with us, please email internal.communications@durham.ac.uk
Highlights
Building cyber security confidence
Cyber criminals are cracking MI6’s firewall in minutes on TV programmes and film stars download millions of people’s personal data onto a memory stick. Is this reality or fiction?
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Summer fun and adventures at our attractions
Our museums, galleries, collections, and the Botanic Garden offer a wealth of opportunities for fun and learning for everyone, with exciting events and activities happening throughout the year.
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Through the lens: capturing innovation in research
Following on from last year’s success, our Durham Research Methods Centre (DRMC) ran their annual Picturing Research competition earlier this year.
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Discover my world
PhD student Zoe Le Conte reveals early galaxies evolved faster than thought
Zoe Le Conte and fellow researchers in our Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy used the James Webb Space Telescope to look back more than ten billion years in time and saw that the Universe’s early galaxies developed much faster than previously thought.
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Durham inspires
A look at this year’s Durham Pride
This year’s Durham Pride took place on Sunday 26 May, marking its 11th year. The parade travelled through Durham city once again, celebrating and raising awareness of the need for more LGBTQ+ inclusion, equality and diversity.
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Improving health and wellbeing across our community
A long-term project which has seen staff from across the University working together to help improve our community’s health and wellbeing, picked up a national award in May.
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Working to increase diversity in leadership roles
Among her other roles, Monika Nangia, our Academic Registrar and Director of Student and Academic Services, continues to be a passionate advocate for diverse voices in higher education leadership positions.
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Insights
Building inclusivity: Our LGBT+ staff network
Our LGBT+ staff network was first launched in December 2009 as Durham’s first Diversity Network for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender staff.
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Kicking off a new hobby with Fieldwork Manager Vicky Garlick
Fieldwork Manager Vicky Garlick manages the ‘Fieldwork Hub’ in our Social Sciences Faculty Office, supporting departments who take students on fieldwork as part of their studies.
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