St John’s College is like no other Durham college. Founded in 1909 and set in a series of beautiful listed buildings in the heart of Durham city, our community enjoys stunning views of Durham ...

Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely, and in poorer ...

Such a mini-halo consists of highly energetic charged particles in the vacuum between galaxies in a cluster, which together emanate radio waves which we can detect from Earth. The discovery shows that ...

The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is Scotland’s largest surviving land mammal, which plays a crucial role in natural processes. They shape the landscape by grazing grasses, browsing tree shoots and shrubs ...

The dedication and inspirational work of Durham University colleagues has been recognised by His Majesty King Charles III.

The European Research Council (ERC) is the premier European funding organisation for frontier research. UK-based researchers ...

Term Start End; Summer vacation 2024. 22 June 2024. 29 September 2024. Induction Week 2024. 30 September 2024. 6 October 2024. Michaelmas Term 2024. 7 October 2024 ...

Established in 1899, St Mary's is one of Durham's oldest Colleges. Our warm and friendly mixed community, comprises around 750 undergraduate members and 150 full-time and 200 part-time postgraduates.

Study with Us Each year Durham Centre for Academic Development (DCAD) prepares hundreds of students for life in their academic departments through our Pre-Sessional and Foundation Programmes.

Durham University has one of the largest Anthropology Departments in the UK and one of only a few to cover Social Anthropology, Evolutionary Anthropology and Anthropology of Health.

Liberal Arts – formerly ‘Combined Honours in Arts’ – is a flexible multidisciplinary programme, which gives those who want to specialise in more than one subject the chance to study in some of the ...

Our aim is to ensure you have an outstanding time at Durham. At the heart of College life are sports for every skill level, societies ranging from the serious to pure fun, a focus on the performing ...