Professor Hannah Brown from our Department of Anthropology has been granted ERC funding for a five-year study. Hannah and her team will explore how changing animal-based livelihoods impact health and ...

A new study involving our Biosciences department has revealed a previously unknown pain pathway in the human nervous system, reshaping our understanding of how chronic pain functions. Traditionally, ...

Professor Marko Nardini, from our Department of Psychology, has been granted ERC funding to dedicate five years to studying the capacity of the human brain to ‘plug into’ new senses.

Archaeologists have uncovered new evidence about an ancient Mesopotamian landscape, offering fresh insight into the legacy of black slavery during the early Islamic Period.

New research has cast doubt on the long-held theory that our galaxy, the Milky Way, will collide with its largest neighbour, the Andromeda galaxy, in 4.5 billion years-time.

Baby humans are born utterly helpless – unable to walk, grip, or regulate their own systems. From the very beginning, they are biologically wired to stay close to a caregiver, relying on your body for ...

One key message from it is that newborn babies do not need to be trained to sleep. Helen believes it is not baby sleep that needs fixing but parents’ expectation of it.

On Friday, 7 March 2025, the Centre for Chinese Law and Policy at Durham Law School hosted an event titled "From Local to Global: Careers in Transnational Chinese Law". The session featured guest ...

We welcome Professor Grant Macaskill to our University as our new Lightfoot Professor of Divinity. He will join our leading Department of Theology and Religion in September. Currently at Aberdeen ...

Academic Misconduct is a major offence which will be dealt with in accordance with the University's General Regulation IV – Discipline, and which may lead to expulsion from the University. It takes ...