October welcomed a major milestone in a global telescope collaboration involving astronomers from our Department of Physics. The 4MOST telescope - which stands for 4-meter Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope - captured its first light, marking the beginning its scientific journey.

Scientists at from our Biosciences Department working with colleagues from the University of Liverpool, have discovered that shop-bought wildflower seeds may be putting Britain's native plants at risk.

The UK must significantly increase water availability to meet its decarbonisation goals, according to new research led by our Department of Engineering and involving our Department of Earth Sciences. The study assessed both existing and planned decarbonisation initiatives within key UK industrial clusters.

Archaeologists have revealed new insights into how the world's first farming villagers formed communities, moved across the land and responded to outsiders. Researchers analysed the chemical signatures in teeth from 71 people, spanning the entire Neolithic period from 11,600 to 7,500 years ago.

Leading women's law expert Professor Clare McGlynn from our top-rated Law School has played a key role in a groundbreaking court case in Australia that strengthens the international fight against deepfake sexual abuse.

A new study from our Department of Psychology has found that identity distress (difficulty forming a cohesive identity) could be a behind the higher rates of poor mental health experienced by autistic people.

A new study involving a researcher at Durham University Business School presents shocking new figures on child poverty. The Addressing Poverty Update UK Children Dying through Poverty report was co-led by Dr Charmele Ayadurai, an Assistant Professor of Finance, with colleagues at Newcastle University.

How did the North East region transform from one with innovative firms to one with assembly line factories to eventually become a destination for call centres and Amazon distribution centres? Professor Ray Hudson has delved into this in his new book - The Political Economy of Uneven and Combined Development: The Case of North East England.

Dr Katharine Cheston, from our Institute for Medical Humanities and Department of Sociology, is working with the charity Action for ME to better understand what it is like to live with ME and long Covid.

Our University Library and Collections have loaned literary items to the National Portrait Gallery (NPG). The books are travelling with the Writers Revealed touring exhibition to Busan, South Korea and Shanghai, China.

A new project aiming to develop a novel way to treat high blood pressure has received £125,000 from the Scottish Funding Council. The research is being led by DIOKA Therapeutics, a pre-spinout company from the University of Aberdeen, and is focused on medicines that work with the body's natural systems to stabilise blood pressure.

Our researchers are helping young people discover the overlooked stories of Black British communities through art, history and literature. Led by Dr Amanda Herbert and Dr Liam Liburd, the Black British Histories North East project builds on their 'Open Water' research which explored the lost histories of Black aquatics.

The Church of England must do more to create a culture in which spiritual authority is handled safely, according to a new report from Durham University. Researchers listened to the experiences of victims and survivors who reported being harmed by former leader of the Soul Survivor movement, Mike Pilavachi.

A new student team from Durham is gearing up to compete in the 55th series of seminal quiz show University Challenge. At 8.30pm (UK time) on Monday 22 September, our 2025 team will make its first appearance in BBC Two quiz show, University Challenge.