Main image: The ring of light surrounding the centre of the galaxy NGC 6505, captured by ESA’s Euclid telescope, is a stunning example of an Einstein ring. Credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, ...

Our graduate and now UK Government minister Lord (James) Timpson has spoken of his love of Durham during a return visit. Lord ...

That is about to change after the UK Government said it would adopt a proposal drafted by Professor Clare McGlynn, of Durham ...

The Greenland Ice Sheet is cracking open more rapidly as it responds to climate change. Dr Tom Chudley, in our Department of ...

Our strengths in space and quantum research were the main focus of a visit to Durham University by the German Ambassador to the UK. His Excellency Miguel Berger also learned more about our expertise ...

Our ‘Spotlight on’ series showcases the world-leading work of our academics. Professor Edith Hall is passionate about the lessons we can learn from ancient civilisations and is leading a campaign to ...

A collaboration with the Edinburgh International Book Festival, ReaderBank is the world’s most ambitious study of imagination, reading and well-being. It seeks to explore how people imagine when they ...

To make a baby, there must be a successful gestation. Gestation is the process of becoming before birth in which an embryo is transformed into a mature human fetus that can be capable of surviving ...

Meanwhile, Dr Reeves will take the lead on a project with The University of British Columbia called the ReQon programme. This program aims to develop deployable, mobile Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) ...

This National Astronomy Week, we celebrate all their fascinating work in space research. Our Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy (CEA) is a hub for researchers looking into the formation and evolution ...

The discovery of Inkathazo is part of a larger effort to explore the southern sky, an area relatively unstudied for giant radio galaxies. It is the third GRG found in a small region, suggesting that ...

Metals such as iron, manganese, and cobalt are crucial for many biological processes, helping proteins carry out vital functions in cells. However, scientists have long struggled to understand how ...