Professor Douglas Davies, one of the world’s leading scholars in the field of death studies, has been recognised with a ...

Many mothers feel like they are "always on", even during supposed breaks. The emotional and mental demands of caring for a ...

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collaboration has been awarded the 2026 Lancelot M. Berkeley–New York ...

Using a now standard form of migration policy analysis (see the IMPALA project) we codified the primary and secondary ...

Durham’s annual Book Festival will return from 10 – 12 October, welcoming a host of writers and thinkers from across the ...

Scientists have shed fresh light on how human hands and minds evolved together, finding that longer thumbs in primates means ...

A heritage project that connects local communities with our world-class museum collections is expanding thanks to funding ...

The UK Government is seeking to end the use of hotels to house asylum seekers. Professor Jonathan Darling, from our ...

The Raby Redcurrant initiative exemplifies the partnership’s blend of science, history, and community. It involved Durham researchers and Raby staff tracing the origins of the famous redcurrant to ...

The way in which babies are soothed could be more important than how quickly mothers respond, according to new research revealing cultural differences in how babies are comforted. Researchers ...