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Open Days, Visits and Tours Find out about our teaching excellence, explore our award-winning facilities, and experience our distinctive college communities. Getting here, Access information and more... Whatever new experiences you’re looking for, you’ll find your place within the evocative and historic surroundings of the city, county and community that is Durham. What's new? Filter: What's new? Research news Student news Thought leadership Business & Community Ups and downs in mood may affect performance in ultramarathons Many long-distance runners will know how it feels for that little voice in your head to make you feel good one minute and terrible the next. Read more Research news Proudly supporting Durham’s UK City of Culture bid County Durham has launched its bid to be named UK City of Culture 2025 and we’re very proud to be a principal partner in this exciting initiative. Read more Durham news Lighting up Durham This November will see the return of Durham of Lumiere, the light festival which every two years turns our beautiful city into a stunning, immersive art gallery. Once again we’ll be supporting the event as a major partner. Read more Durham news Supporting women to succeed in High Performance Computing We’re delighted to be playing a key role in improving diversity and opportunity for women in High Performance Computing. Read more Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion New model helps COVID-19 planning Experts in our Physics Department have developed a new model for simulating epidemics – and it’s already being used to inform the UK’s response to COVID-19. Read more Research news Climate change and risks to health – what needs to be done? Heat waves, wildfires and flooding have become more common and intense in recent years, posing substantial risks to society and people’s health. Read more Research news Countdown to COP26 - Durham representatives to attend COP26 Representatives from Durham University will be attending COP26 following confirmation that we have been granted provisional observer status for this year’s event. Read more Global Durham Ups and downs in mood may affect performance in ultramarathons Many long-distance runners will know how it feels for that little voice in your head to make you feel good one minute and terrible the next. Read more Research news Proudly supporting Durham’s UK City of Culture bid County Durham has launched its bid to be named UK City of Culture 2025 and we’re very proud to be a principal partner in this exciting initiative. Read more Durham news Lighting up Durham This November will see the return of Durham of Lumiere, the light festival which every two years turns our beautiful city into a stunning, immersive art gallery. Once again we’ll be supporting the event as a major partner. Read more Durham news Supporting women to succeed in High Performance Computing We’re delighted to be playing a key role in improving diversity and opportunity for women in High Performance Computing. Read more Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion New model helps COVID-19 planning Experts in our Physics Department have developed a new model for simulating epidemics – and it’s already being used to inform the UK’s response to COVID-19. Read more Research news Climate change and risks to health – what needs to be done? Heat waves, wildfires and flooding have become more common and intense in recent years, posing substantial risks to society and people’s health. Read more Research news Countdown to COP26 - Durham representatives to attend COP26 Representatives from Durham University will be attending COP26 following confirmation that we have been granted provisional observer status for this year’s event. Read more Global Durham More news Prestigious awards for future leaders Durham is a hub for research excellence and our academics prove that year in and year out through their ground-breaking research. We are delighted that two of our academics, Dr Clare Mahon and Dr Sownak Bose, have been awarded Future Leaders Fellowships for their projects. Read more Global Durham Large pay gaps in tourism industry impacts performance New research at the Business School shows that too large of a pay gap between executives and employees of a company negatively affects employee morale and harms the firm’s performance. However, the study also found that higher executive pay relative to employee pay could encourage executives to work hard to improve corporate performance as well. Read more Research news Public health research receives funding boost A pioneering public health research centre that includes experts from Durham University has once again been included in a prestigious national collaboration. Read more Research news Prestigious awards for future leaders Durham is a hub for research excellence and our academics prove that year in and year out through their ground-breaking research. We are delighted that two of our academics, Dr Clare Mahon and Dr Sownak Bose, have been awarded Future Leaders Fellowships for their projects. Read more Large pay gaps in tourism industry impacts performance New research at the Business School shows that too large of a pay gap between executives and employees of a company negatively affects employee morale and harms the firm’s performance. However, the study also found that higher executive pay relative to employee pay could encourage executives to work hard to improve corporate performance as well. Read more Public health research receives funding boost A pioneering public health research centre that includes experts from Durham University has once again been included in a prestigious national collaboration. Read more Students celebrate Olympic success We’ve been glued to our TV screens for the past few weeks as Tokyo 2020 has captured the heart of the nation. Read more Student news Global Opportunity Funding Boost for Durham We've been awarded a grant from the Turing Scheme, the UK government’s programme to study and work abroad. Read more Durham news Computer Science students help UK’s vaccination rollout We’re working hard, right across the University, to do our bit to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. For example, our Computer Science students have been helping NHS Digital, part of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) to develop part of the NHS COVID Vaccine Booking system. Read more Student news Students celebrate Olympic success We’ve been glued to our TV screens for the past few weeks as Tokyo 2020 has captured the heart of the nation. Read more Global Opportunity Funding Boost for Durham We've been awarded a grant from the Turing Scheme, the UK government’s programme to study and work abroad. Read more Computer Science students help UK’s vaccination rollout We’re working hard, right across the University, to do our bit to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. For example, our Computer Science students have been helping NHS Digital, part of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) to develop part of the NHS COVID Vaccine Booking system. Read more The Arctic Council at 25 – regional governance in changing times Our Durham Arctic Research Centre for Training and Interdisciplinary Collaboration (DurhamARCTIC) and the Embassy of Iceland are celebrating 25 years of the signing of the Ottawa Declaration that led to the creation of the Arctic Council. Here Romain Chuffart, a PhD student in Durham Law School and chair of an event to mark the milestone anniversary, tells us more about the important work of the Arctic Council in changing times for the region. Read more Research news The fantasy of sustainability Professor Thom Brooks from our Durham Law School comments on climate change. Read more Durham news Susanne Braun, Professor in Leadership, discusses narcissistic leadership in a post-pandemic world: COVID-19 has put our working lives under the microscope: Does my job make a difference? Does it bring me joy? Read more Durham news The Arctic Council at 25 – regional governance in changing times Our Durham Arctic Research Centre for Training and Interdisciplinary Collaboration (DurhamARCTIC) and the Embassy of Iceland are celebrating 25 years of the signing of the Ottawa Declaration that led to the creation of the Arctic Council. Here Romain Chuffart, a PhD student in Durham Law School and chair of an event to mark the milestone anniversary, tells us more about the important work of the Arctic Council in changing times for the region. Read more The fantasy of sustainability Professor Thom Brooks from our Durham Law School comments on climate change. Read more Susanne Braun, Professor in Leadership, discusses narcissistic leadership in a post-pandemic world: COVID-19 has put our working lives under the microscope: Does my job make a difference? Does it bring me joy? Read more Proudly supporting Durham’s UK City of Culture bid County Durham has launched its bid to be named UK City of Culture 2025 and we’re very proud to be a principal partner in this exciting initiative. Read more Durham news New £1.4m enterprise zone at NETPark opens The zone will provide bespoke support to technology and science-focused small and medium enterprises. Read more Research news Welcome back! Visitor attractions to reopen We’re reopening our popular World Heritage Site visitor attractions to the public for the first time since March 2020, with a range of exhibitions, galleries, and self-guided tours on offer. Read more Durham news Proudly supporting Durham’s UK City of Culture bid County Durham has launched its bid to be named UK City of Culture 2025 and we’re very proud to be a principal partner in this exciting initiative. Read more New £1.4m enterprise zone at NETPark opens The zone will provide bespoke support to technology and science-focused small and medium enterprises. Read more Welcome back! Visitor attractions to reopen We’re reopening our popular World Heritage Site visitor attractions to the public for the first time since March 2020, with a range of exhibitions, galleries, and self-guided tours on offer. 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We asked them what their favourite parts of Freshers’ week were and any advice they have to share. Here’s what they said… Read more Chat to a student Our student ambassadors are here to answer your questions about student life at Durham. They represent a range of different course and colleges. You can filter by subject or read their profiles to find out what college they are a member of. Speak to a student ambassador Now and Men: Current conversations about men’s lives What’s it like to be a man in the 21st Century? How are feminist issues relevant to men? Join practitioners, activists and researchers to discuss these questions and more on ‘Now and Men’, a new monthly podcast exploring masculinity, gender equality and the lives of men and boys. Topics will range from preventing violence against women, to promoting active fatherhood, to supporting men’s health. 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