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FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDY
We have a range of financial support available for eligible home fee paying
students commencing postgraduate study this September. This includes our new
scholarships, the Postgraduate Student Support Scholarship and Dean’s
Scholarship.
DURHAM RANKED 6TH IN THE COMPLETE UNIVERSITY GUIDE
The 2025 edition of this impactful league table puts us once again firmly in the
UK top 10. Our consistent performance over the years reflects the wealth of
opportunities students find at Durham.
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* DURHAM SCIENTISTS PART OF TEAM BEHIND STUNNING NEW IMAGES OF THE UNIVERSE
Our scientists are involved in a major international space mission that has
released five unprecedented new images of the Universe.
Global research
* PREFERRED BIDDER ANNOUNCED FOR THE REFURBISHMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE
COLLEGE OF ST HILD AND ST BEDE
Durham University has selected UPP to be the Preferred Bidder to develop, in
a partnership, a detailed scheme proposition for the refurbishment of the
College of St Hild and St Bede on its historic Riverside location and the
development of new college accommodation at the Leazes Road site.
Durham news
* NATIONAL CLEAN AIR MONTH: EXPLORING THE LINK BETWEEN YOUR BRAIN HEALTH AND
AIR POLLUTION
With May being National Clean Air Month, we spoke to Professor Brian
Castellani from our Department of Sociology and the Wolfson Research
Institute for Health and Wellbeing about his work on the impact of air
pollution on our health.
Global research
* INFECTED BLOOD SCANDAL – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
The findings of the UK’s Infected Blood Inquiry have been reported. Over
3,000 people have died after receiving contaminated blood products in the
1970s, 80s and 90s. Professor Emma Cave, of Durham Law School, and Professor
Bobbie Farsides, of Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Co-Chairs of the
Medical Ethics group for the Infected Blood Inquiry, set out the background
to this scandal.
Research news
* FROM SILENT DIALOGUES TO VIVID MEMORIES – HERE’S HOW THE SCIENCE OF INNER
EXPERIENCE COULD TRANSFORM GAMING
Professor Charles Fernyhough from our Department of Psychology explains about
his research on the inner experience and why he believes it has the power to
transform the future of video games.
Research news
* NEW EXHIBITION MARKS THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1924 EVEREST EXPEDITION
Our new summer exhibition opens at the Oriental Museum on 24 May to mark the
centenary of the first Western, and ultimately tragic, attempt to climb Mount
Everest. The exhibition, called “Eternal Ascent: Bentley Beetham and the 1924
Everest Expedition” tells the story from the perspective of expedition
member, Bentley Beetham, a biology teacher from Darlington.
Durham news
* DURHAM SCIENTISTS HELP SECURE £49.35M TO ADVANCE UK’S RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
Our scientists have provided essential support to a national spectrometry
infrastructure project that has received multi-million-pound funding from
the UK government.
Durham news
DURHAM SCIENTISTS PART OF TEAM BEHIND STUNNING NEW IMAGES OF THE UNIVERSE
Our scientists are involved in a major international space mission that has
released five unprecedented new images of the Universe.
Global research
PREFERRED BIDDER ANNOUNCED FOR THE REFURBISHMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE
COLLEGE OF ST HILD AND ST BEDE
Durham University has selected UPP to be the Preferred Bidder to develop, in a
partnership, a detailed scheme proposition for the refurbishment of the College
of St Hild and St Bede on its historic Riverside location and the development of
new college accommodation at the Leazes Road site.
Durham news
NATIONAL CLEAN AIR MONTH: EXPLORING THE LINK BETWEEN YOUR BRAIN HEALTH AND AIR
POLLUTION
With May being National Clean Air Month, we spoke to Professor Brian Castellani
from our Department of Sociology and the Wolfson Research Institute for Health
and Wellbeing about his work on the impact of air pollution on our health.
Global research
INFECTED BLOOD SCANDAL – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
The findings of the UK’s Infected Blood Inquiry have been reported. Over 3,000
people have died after receiving contaminated blood products in the 1970s, 80s
and 90s. Professor Emma Cave, of Durham Law School, and Professor Bobbie
Farsides, of Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Co-Chairs of the Medical Ethics
group for the Infected Blood Inquiry, set out the background to this scandal.
Research news
FROM SILENT DIALOGUES TO VIVID MEMORIES – HERE’S HOW THE SCIENCE OF INNER
EXPERIENCE COULD TRANSFORM GAMING
Professor Charles Fernyhough from our Department of Psychology explains about
his research on the inner experience and why he believes it has the power to
transform the future of video games.
Research news
NEW EXHIBITION MARKS THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1924 EVEREST EXPEDITION
Our new summer exhibition opens at the Oriental Museum on 24 May to mark the
centenary of the first Western, and ultimately tragic, attempt to climb Mount
Everest. The exhibition, called “Eternal Ascent: Bentley Beetham and the 1924
Everest Expedition” tells the story from the perspective of expedition member,
Bentley Beetham, a biology teacher from Darlington.
Durham news
DURHAM SCIENTISTS HELP SECURE £49.35M TO ADVANCE UK’S RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
Our scientists have provided essential support to a national spectrometry
infrastructure project that has received multi-million-pound funding from the UK
government.
Durham news
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* PRESTIGIOUS FELLOWSHIP TO INVESTIGATE BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE UNIVERSE
Congratulations to particle physicist Dr Stefan Schacht who has been awarded
a prestigious Ernest Rutherford Fellowship to investigate the most basic
building blocks of our Universe.
Research news
* ONLINE RETAILERS MUST FOCUS MORE ON CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IF THEY WANT A LOYAL
FOLLOWING
Online retailers should focus more on the experience of customer’s using
their website, as opposed to efficiency if they want to build customer
loyalty, according to new research.
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* UK GOVERNMENT’S TOP SCIENTIST TOURS DURHAM CAMPUS
The UK Government’s top scientist has toured science facilities on our
campus, meeting staff and students and hearing about the research being
undertaken.
Durham news
PRESTIGIOUS FELLOWSHIP TO INVESTIGATE BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE UNIVERSE
Congratulations to particle physicist Dr Stefan Schacht who has been awarded a
prestigious Ernest Rutherford Fellowship to investigate the most basic building
blocks of our Universe.
ONLINE RETAILERS MUST FOCUS MORE ON CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IF THEY WANT A LOYAL
FOLLOWING
Online retailers should focus more on the experience of customer’s using their
website, as opposed to efficiency if they want to build customer loyalty,
according to new research.
UK GOVERNMENT’S TOP SCIENTIST TOURS DURHAM CAMPUS
The UK Government’s top scientist has toured science facilities on our campus,
meeting staff and students and hearing about the research being undertaken.
* NEW STUDENT EXHIBITIONS OPENING AT UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS
A series of three new exhibitions curated by MA Museum and Artefact Studies
students are opening across Durham University Museums from 23 May.
Durham news
* GOLDEN BOLT CELEBRATION AT RUSHFORD COURT
In May 2024, we celebrated a key milestone in the construction work currently
taking place at Rushford Court in Durham City Centre, with the ceremonial
tightening of a ‘golden bolt’.
Durham news
* STUDENT VOCAL GROUP MAKES HISTORY IN NEW YORK
Our reigning student A Cappella group, Northern Lights, has sung their way
into the history books by retaining UK championship and competing in New York
international finals of a high profile A Cappella competition for the second
year running. Music undergraduate Lucie Fletcher also came away with the
special accolade of 'Outstanding Soloist'.
Student news
NEW STUDENT EXHIBITIONS OPENING AT UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS
A series of three new exhibitions curated by MA Museum and Artefact Studies
students are opening across Durham University Museums from 23 May.
GOLDEN BOLT CELEBRATION AT RUSHFORD COURT
In May 2024, we celebrated a key milestone in the construction work currently
taking place at Rushford Court in Durham City Centre, with the ceremonial
tightening of a ‘golden bolt’.
STUDENT VOCAL GROUP MAKES HISTORY IN NEW YORK
Our reigning student A Cappella group, Northern Lights, has sung their way into
the history books by retaining UK championship and competing in New York
international finals of a high profile A Cappella competition for the second
year running. Music undergraduate Lucie Fletcher also came away with the special
accolade of 'Outstanding Soloist'.
*
* CHANCELLOR FIONA HILL ON NAVIGATING A WORLD IN TURMOIL
Our Chancellor, Fiona Hill, has shared her experience of, and advice for,
navigating ‘a world in turmoil’ at a prestigious annual lecture.
Alumni news
* WATER CREMATION: SUSTAINABLE BODY DISPOSAL IS COMING TO SCOTLAND – HERE ARE
THE BENEFITS
A sustainable method of disposing the body after death called alkaline
hydrolysis is set to be regulated in Scotland. Dr Georgina Robinson, from our
Theology and Religion department, explains what advantages that will bring.
Research news
* PETER HIGGS’ FAMOUS PARTICLE DISCOVERY IS NOW AT THE HEART OF STRATEGIES TO
UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE
Described as a "giant of particle physics", Peter Wade Higgs sadly died
earlier this month. Dr Martin Bauer from our Physics department explains how
Peter’s ground-breaking work means his legacy will live on.
Durham news
CHANCELLOR FIONA HILL ON NAVIGATING A WORLD IN TURMOIL
Our Chancellor, Fiona Hill, has shared her experience of, and advice for,
navigating ‘a world in turmoil’ at a prestigious annual lecture.
WATER CREMATION: SUSTAINABLE BODY DISPOSAL IS COMING TO SCOTLAND – HERE ARE THE
BENEFITS
A sustainable method of disposing the body after death called alkaline
hydrolysis is set to be regulated in Scotland. Dr Georgina Robinson, from our
Theology and Religion department, explains what advantages that will bring.
PETER HIGGS’ FAMOUS PARTICLE DISCOVERY IS NOW AT THE HEART OF STRATEGIES TO
UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE
Described as a "giant of particle physics", Peter Wade Higgs sadly died earlier
this month. Dr Martin Bauer from our Physics department explains how Peter’s
ground-breaking work means his legacy will live on.
*
* PRINCE WILLIAM VISITS DURHAM UNIVERSITY SPINOUT LOW CARBON MATERIALS
His Royal Highness made a visit to Earthshot Prize 2022 Finalist Low Carbon
Materials (LCM) this week to learn more about how they create their
innovative, low-carbon construction materials.
Alumni news
* CELEBRATING DURHAM SUCCESS STORIES, LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY
Durham students and graduates achieve great things – benefiting the world,
and our locality. Our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Karen O'Brien, explores our
contribution locally and globally.
Durham news
* APP BRINGS ALICE IN WONDERLAND TO OUR BOTANIC GARDEN
Our Botanic Garden just got “curiouser and curiouser” with the introduction
of an interactive family game based on classic children’s story Alice’s
Adventures in Wonderland.
Research news
PRINCE WILLIAM VISITS DURHAM UNIVERSITY SPINOUT LOW CARBON MATERIALS
His Royal Highness made a visit to Earthshot Prize 2022 Finalist Low Carbon
Materials (LCM) this week to learn more about how they create their innovative,
low-carbon construction materials.
CELEBRATING DURHAM SUCCESS STORIES, LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY
Durham students and graduates achieve great things – benefiting the world, and
our locality. Our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Karen O'Brien, explores our
contribution locally and globally.
APP BRINGS ALICE IN WONDERLAND TO OUR BOTANIC GARDEN
Our Botanic Garden just got “curiouser and curiouser” with the introduction of
an interactive family game based on classic children’s story Alice’s Adventures
in Wonderland.
UPCOMING EVENTS
* BOUDICA
Thursday 6 June 2024 - Saturday 8 June 2024
7:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre
* ETERNAL ASCENT: BENTLEY BEETHAM AND THE 1924 MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION
Friday 24 May 2024 - Sunday 15 September 2024
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Oriental Museum, Elvet Hill, Durham, DH1 3TH
* PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
Thursday 6 June 2024 - Thursday 6 June 2024
7:30 PM to 9:45 PM
Gala Theatre, Durham
* CELEBRATING DURHAM PRIDE
Saturday 25 May 2024 - Saturday 25 May 2024
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
BOUDICA
Thursday 6 June 2024 - Saturday 8 June 2024
7:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre
ETERNAL ASCENT: BENTLEY BEETHAM AND THE 1924 MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION
Friday 24 May 2024 - Sunday 15 September 2024
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Oriental Museum, Elvet Hill, Durham, DH1 3TH
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
Thursday 6 June 2024 - Thursday 6 June 2024
7:30 PM to 9:45 PM
Gala Theatre, Durham
CELEBRATING DURHAM PRIDE
Saturday 25 May 2024 - Saturday 25 May 2024
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
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FROM OUR STUDENT BLOGS:
Durham University Gospel Choir – coming alive through music
Read all about the successes of Durham University Gospel Choir and watch them
rehearsing in Georgie’s blog.
Read Georgie’s blog
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for effective teaching practices in diverse global settings. In an increasingly
connected world with a myriad of global study opportunities, it is more
important than ever that educators develop teaching practices that are effective
in intercultural learning environments.
Learn more about the MA ICE
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