Launched in late 2024, the IMEMS Inventing Futures programme is designed to draw on the research community’s knowledge of the past to tackle the urgent challenges facing humankind today.

The successful candidate will undertake a full-time PhD (and Master’s if required) in the Sociology department at Durham ...

Traditionally, the space industry and astrophysicists assumed any particles that are left in the upper atmosphere after the materials burn up are negligible. One team of atmospheric researchers, ...

Unlike the physical and biological sciences, which have long benefited from digital research infrastructures (DRI), humanities research has seen less investment in advanced computational methods.

Everyone deserves fair opportunity to reach their full potential. Our new Access and Participation Plan will make Durham more diverse and more inclusive than ever before. If you’re considering your ...

Researchers have made the surprising discovery that a type of gut bacteria has evolved to use one of their enzymes to perform an important function after death. Darwin’s theory of natural selection ...

Babies show positive responses to the smell of foods they were exposed to in the womb after they are born. The research led by our Department of Psychology could help us understand how for babies ...

In January, sales of Tesla cars slumped across five European countries – the UK, France, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands.

Condensed Matter Physics is one of the largest, most diverse and dynamic fields in modern physics, encompassing all aspects of the solid and liquids states of matter. This breadth is reflected in the ...

We have joined the Planetary Health Alliance (PHA), reaffirming our institution’s commitment to understanding and addressing global environmental change and its health impacts. The alliance connects ...

Dr Aurora J. Cruz-Cabeza is a Professor of Materials Chemistry in our department of Chemistry, in the field of molecular crystals and crystallisation.

Storytelling is a powerful way to foster understanding and empathy. Research from Princeton University shows that storytelling can synchronise brain wave patterns between the storyteller and the ...