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.

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

A service rich in symbolism, Leo XIV’s inauguration mass this Sunday (18 May) will mark the start of what is likely to be a highly consequential papacy. Dr William Crozier, Duns Scotus Assistant ...

What makes the Durham First Folio so interesting and significant? How did it get to Durham in the first place? And what are we doing to conserve the book? Read on to learn more about the story so far ...

Congratulations to Professor Ryan Cooke from our Department of Physics who is the joint recipient of the 2025 Gruber Foundation Cosmology Prize. Ryan has been awarded the prize together with his ...

Researchers have discovered that ultra-fast wind surrounding a supermassive black hole is not smooth and continuous as previously assumed, but instead resembles a rapid-fire stream of gas ‘bullets’.

Among the big winners of a university being in a neighbourhood must be the neighbourhood itself. In her monthly column, our Vice-Chancellor Professor Karen O’Brien reflects on Durham University’s ...