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, the Andromeda galaxy, in 4.5 billion years-time. Scientists used data from ...

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.

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 ...

In a ceremony today (23 May), Durham student Alice Booth (Biosciences), travelled to London to deliver a short speech at the ...

We welcome Professor Grant Macaskill to our University as our new Lightfoot Professor of Divinity. He will join our leading Department of Theology and Religion in September. Currently at Aberdeen ...

Designed to enhance the experience of students at St Cuthbert's Society and foster an even stronger, more curious, and more creative community, Evergreen brings together opportunities for personal and ...

Professors Martin Cann and Richard Crisp have been appointed to leadership roles on expert sub-panels that will assess UK ...

Our Senior Events and Customer Services Manager, Andrea Cairns, has been awarded a Good Citizen of the Year prize from the City of Durham Parish Council thanks to her ‘invaluable’ contribution to the ...