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, ...

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

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.

Baby humans are born utterly helpless – unable to walk, grip, or regulate their own systems. From the very beginning, they are biologically wired to stay close to a caregiver, relying on your body for ...

One key message from it is that newborn babies do not need to be trained to sleep. Helen believes it is not baby sleep that needs fixing but parents’ expectation of it.

Professor Michael Magee leads groundbreaking research in pure mathematics at Durham University. His work focuses on proving theorems through rigorous logical systems, quite differently from approaches ...

The North of England’s eight research-intensive universities generated £18.8 billion in economic impact for the UK, a new report shows. Leading consultancy London Economics assessed the impact of the ...

Professor of Neuroscience Amanda Ellison explains the science behind a new TikTok trend for handling migraines. Whether it’s one or two coffees to get us going in the morning or a bar of chocolate ...

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 ...

Professor Anna Leone is a leading authority on North African archaeology and heritage protection. Her work is driven by her fascination with North Africa and for understanding societal transitions and ...

Our annual telephone appeal runs each year to raise essential funds to enable our students to embrace their university experience. The funds raised provide essential support, bursaries and ...

Tributes have been paid to Durham graduate Andrew Norfolk, the award-winning journalist who exposed the Rotherham grooming gang scandal in the UK. Andrew, of our College of St Hild and St Bede, ...