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Durham University is partnering on a new £25 million Energy Central Institute in Blyth, Northumberland, which is due to open in 2027 and will focus on skills, research and innovation linked to offshore wind.
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Durham University will welcome thousands of new students during traditional Matriculation ceremonies at Durham Cathedral on Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 September 2026.
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Durham University has joined a five-university Medical Research Council doctoral training partnership expected to support around 60 PhD researchers, including about 15 Durham-based students from the first three-year award.
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Research from Durham University Business School suggests menopause can leave women leaders feeling psychologically depleted while also increasing empathy towards colleagues and employees, highlighting the need for stronger workplace support.
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A major study involving Durham University has found that victim-survivors of financial abuse face lower savings, higher debt and more missed payments, using banking data to track how economic harm develops over time.
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Lucian J Hudson, Durham University’s Executive Director of Communications & External Relations, has been awarded the Freedom of the City of London in recognition of his public-service career and work across environmental affairs, civic engagement and cross-sector collaboration.
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Durham University researchers are taking part in a five-year, £7m project investigating structural power composites that could store energy while also providing mechanical strength.
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Researchers at Durham University are helping develop LIVINGSTON, a laser power-beaming system designed to provide continuous energy to aircraft operating in the stratosphere.
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New College Durham has hosted an employer-led event focused on the skills, training and workforce needed for the North East’s advanced manufacturing sector, with discussions covering automation, robotics, artificial intelligence, space and sustainability.
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Dr Daniel P. Jones of Durham University has received a Wellcome Early-Career Award for a five-year project examining Tourette Syndrome through lived experience, identity, culture and community.
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Two Durham University Business School academics, Professor Stefanie Reissner and Professor Rudolf Sinkovics, have been named Fellows of the British Academy of Management in the same year.
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New College Durham has appointed Chris Small as director of its Advanced Manufacturing Technical Excellence College and Tori Screen as head of school for advanced manufacturing, strengthening the college’s links with employers across the North East.
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Researchers at Durham University have developed CORTO-Planner, a navigation system designed to help autonomous drones fly faster and more safely through narrow, cluttered environments.
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Durham University Business School’s MBA has climbed 20 places to joint-70th in the QS Global MBA and Business Masters Rankings 2027, with the programme also ranked 30th in Europe. Five Durham master’s programmes feature in the global top 60.
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Professor David Oswald and colleagues at Durham University helped identify DDRop, a hardware attack that could undermine confidential-computing protections on Intel and AMD platforms.
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Durham University has won the Enterprise for Good award at the National Enterprise Educator Awards and been shortlisted for Outstanding Entrepreneurial University of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards. The recognition highlights support including the Hazan Venture Lab, Game Changer and the Social Impact Fund, while the university’s student businesses include an online catering marketplace, space-sector software company and AI video-editing platform.
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Durham University will host the Universities UK Annual Conference on 8 and 9 September 2027, bringing university leaders, policymakers and partners to the city for discussions on the future of higher education.
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Ryan Hepple, who began his career as a plumbing and heating apprentice at New College Durham, is now leading the engineering design for a £6 million refurbishment of the college’s sport and music facilities at its Framwellgate Moor campus.
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Professor Nayanika Mookherjee of Durham University says student-led protests across South Asia reveal shared concerns over education, employment, free expression and state power.
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Research from Durham University’s Department of Psychology suggests gratitude is associated with healthier eating, physical activity, better sleep and stress management across several groups, including people living with long-term health conditions.
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Durham University research first developed to date fossils from the Cambrian Explosion has led to StratoBayes, a new AI company working with industry on subsurface decision-making. The Durham spin-out launched in June 2026, has secured £280,000 in support and is already testing its software with companies in the UK and United States.
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New College Durham has launched a dedicated Training and Skills Development facility aimed at connecting employers with adult training, apprenticeships and workforce development support. The college says the new hub will help businesses address skills gaps, while its team secured £14 million in funding and supported 7,000 learners during 2024/25.
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Experts from the World Bank, International Labour Organization, Durham and Cambridge will meet in Durham on 14 September for a public discussion about changing global business and labour markets.
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Professor Carol Adams has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, recognising an international career in accounting, accountability, sustainability and integrated reporting.
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Dr Ludovico Rella, an assistant professor in Durham University’s Geography Department, has secured up to €1,437,511.25 over five years from the European Research Council to investigate the microchips and physical infrastructure that make artificial intelligence possible.
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Durham University’s Council was told the institution was unlikely to achieve its 2035 zero-carbon ambition, with limited finances restricting investment in projects such as heat recycling and solar panels.
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Durham University has received a £500,000 Wolfson Foundation grant to expand specialist equipment at its North East Material Culture Analytical Suite, supporting less invasive research into archaeological objects, climate change and ancient diets.
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Durham University has been ranked 33rd globally in the 2026 Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings, its highest-ever position and fourth consecutive annual improvement.
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Schools across County Durham are being encouraged to collect leftover foreign coins and notes when pupils return after the summer holidays, with Mary’s Meals saying donations can provide school meals for children living in some of the world’s poorest communities.
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Research from Durham University Business School suggests women build broader workplace friendship networks, while men form fewer, more selective relationships that may bring greater professional advantages.
