Durham University
Durham University is a globally outstanding centre of teaching and research based in historic Durham City in the UK.
We are a collegiate university committed to inspiring our people to do outstanding things at Durham and in the world.
We conduct research that improves lives globally and we are ranked as a world top 100 university with an international reputation in research and education (QS World University Rankings 2024).
We are a member of the Russell Group of leading research-intensive UK universities and we are consistently ranked as a top 10 university in national league tables (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, Guardian University Guide and The Complete University Guide).
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If the US military were a country, its carbon emissions would rank between that of Peru and Portugal.
Covering subjects from black holes to sleep science, a geophysicist explains his new course.
To reduce the risks posed by natural hazards, governments need to address residents’ everyday fears, too.
Chaplaincy is an integral part of campus life within many universities.
Pumping high-pressure fluid into fault lines causes them to slowly slip, increasing the pressure on more distant rock and inducing earthquakes far away.
From video games developed where players can “play” at raping women, to advertisements that sexualise women’s bodies, men’s entitlement to women is just a given.
Fifty years after the founding of South African Students’ Organisation this anti-apartheid movement remains a model for student activists.
The UK has made huge progress in decarbonising its energy mix, but the hard work has just begun.
Camera traps allow citizen scientists to peek into the hidden lives of Britain’s mammals.
Just because your children are learning about LGBT relationships, it won’t make them gay.
Many positive “qualities” associated with the British character and institutions can be traced to wartime propaganda.
Black leopards are different because of a recessive genetic variation known as “melanism”.
Bribery in Uganda’s health care system is on a downward trend but researchers fear that it is not sustainable.
While other Latin American countries like Argentina and Brazil led the way on reforming legal protections for domestic workers, Mexico looked the other way.
Learning is not just for young people – it can help older people lead fulfilling lives in their twilight years.
Berkurangnya aktivitas setelah pensiun, dan duduk begitu lama, menjadi faktor utama dalam hilangnya fungsi stimulasi tulang – mirip membiarkan mesin mengambil alih pekerjaan.
A high number of carnivores have been discovered at a huge industrial site in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
A body at least twice as massive as the Earth smashing into Uranus could have made it lopsided, shows research.
The UK has fallen victim to drones, chemical weapons and cyber-attacks in recent years. But at least it’s got a really big boat.
Why are there so few women in the football boardroom?


















