An international team of volcanologists, including Professor Claire Horwell from our Earth Sciences Department, has published ...

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We are delighted to announce the introduction of the Fiona Hill Scholarships which has been specifically designed to support applicants from the North East of England. Submit a completed scholarship ...

This week Professor Thom Brooks, Professor of Law and Government, launched the most comprehensive report into the issue of asylum seekers using small boats to cross the Channel to Britain. A key ...

The act of strangulation has become increasingly normalised and sexualised. Dr Hannah Bows, from our Law School, explains that despite its increased popularity, research shows it isn't necessarily ...

Dr Kelly Jakubowski, from our Department of Music, explains how music connects to memory. You’re walking down a busy street on your way to work. You pass a busker playing a song you haven’t heard in ...

A new study led by researchers from our top-rated Archaeology department has revealed that 3300 years ago, tin mined in south-west Britain was a key resource for major Bronze Age civilisations in the ...

Efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C under the Paris Climate Agreement may not go far enough to save the world’s ice sheets. That’s according to a new study led by Professor Chris ...

Sharing deepfake pornography is a criminal offence but creating it isn't. Professor Clare McGlynn, from Durham Law School, has worked with many victims and explains why the law needs to change to ...

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A new report warns that the UK’s creative industries are at risk because arts education is being neglected. The report, An Evidence-Based Approach to Creating a Culture of Inclusive Opportunity ...

Our alumna Heidi Alexander MP has been appointed Secretary of State for Transport in the UK Government. Ms Alexander holds an undergraduate degree in Geography and a master’s degree in European Urban ...