Human persecution leads to anxiety and physiological stress amongst baboons. That’s according to the findings of new research by our Department of Anthropology. The study looked at how a group of ...

Amidst all the figures, you might have spotted an £86 billion spending commitment for research and development, including targeted support for regions through a new Local Innovation Partnerships Fund.

The dedication and inspirational work of Durham University colleagues has been recognised by His Majesty King Charles III.

On criminal jurisdiction, regarding the power of a court to hear a criminal case, the report argues that the current legal framework for territorial and extraterritorial jurisdiction (the power of a ...

Researchers led by Professor Erin McClymont, from our Department of Geography, are examining the beautiful Antarctic seabird, the snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea). Their goal is to reconstruct changes in ...

Durham University makes a major contribution to the success of our city, county, and region, as well the UK as a whole. One ...

Acclaimed actors Mark Gatiss and Gina McKee are among the leading figures in the arts, broadcasting, law and science receiving honorary Durham degrees this summer.

The research reveals how plant roots detect water scarcity quickly using chemical signals called reactive oxygen species (ROS). These signals cause a protein known as IAA3 to cluster together in a way ...

Professor Dan Lawrence, from our Department of Archaeology, has been granted ERC funding to investigate the relationship between climate change and the emergence of complex societies over the last ...

Our Chancellor, Dr Fiona Hill, met with staff, students and friends of the University as part of a panel discussion on the Trump administration and the end of American power.

In some tourism hot spots, feeding the primates, known as “provisioning”, is deliberate but regulated, ensuring tourists see the monkeys but cannot feed them. In others, tourists feed even endangered ...

It was attended by distinguished guests, including His Excellency Bader Al-Munaikh, Kuwaiti Ambassador to the United Kingdom. His Excellency was accompanied by Dr Tahani Al-Terkait, a Durham alumnus ...