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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Oleksandra Kushynova, a fixer with Fox News, was killed along with the cameraman she was working with.
The history of a humble chapel created by Ukrainian prisoners reminds us of our duty to those refugees now fleeing Putin’s war.
X-ray scans are taken in hospitals worldwide – and an AI program has been taught to scan them for coronavirus.
Forgetfulness is often regarded as a sign of old age. But what exactly is going on in the brain that makes it more difficult for older people to remember things?
Electoral malpractice can be justified by some as preventing a greater injustice to the individual, community or nation.
We helped develop the UK’s first physical activity guidelines for disabled children and young people.
The show has been marketed as a feminist reclaiming, but at an emotional and traumatic cost to Pamela Anderson.
Without a diagnosis, girls might experience social difficulties and traumatic situations – and grow into women who blame themselves.
This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode published on February 3 2022.
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Researchers visited the remote Kalash valleys to investigate how the concept of ‘happy’ and ‘sad’ music differs across cultures.
A 12th century sighting of ball lightning has been discovered in a medieval monk’s chronicle.
Wind and solar developers have to woo investors before they can get the tax credits they’re entitled to.
The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup ushered in a new age for media coverage of women’s sport. A new survey of fans shows that while many men feel threatened, a growing number are on board.
The Netflix adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s The Lost Daughter explores motherhood as complexly as the book, but some things get lost in translation.
Eating codlings and electing bean kings were all part of the medieval Christmas and New Year festivities.
The proposals for a new bill of rights are now out for consultation.
An international schoolboy exchange program was used by the Nazis to favorably influence public opinion of the Third Reich. One tool they used: student exchanges with American prep schools.
Shell’s withdrawal highlights unresolved tensions on the road to net zero.
Even after the notorious Kristallnacht pogrom in 1938, some headmasters thought pupil exchanges with Nazi Germany were a good idea.



















