What connects a polluted river with a drug-resistant infection?🧫💊 Our biosciences researchers are helping to find out as part of CARMA, a major project within a £54m @UKRI_News investment, led by @ImperialInfect. Read more: brnw.ch/21x6sMT #DUresearch

As #TheBayeuxTapestry captures the imagination, step back almost 1,000 years to see Durham’s place in England’s Norman story🏰✨ ‘Jewel of the North’ uses light, sound, music, and storytelling to bring Durham Castle’s Norman Chapel to life. Book now: brnw.ch/21x6mKk

We have opened a new AI Skills Centre of Excellence in partnership with @MicrosoftUK 🎉 It will bring together expertise, training and support for students, staff and people across North East England to develop essential AI skills. Read more: brnw.ch/21x6g1V

We are set to play a key role in the development of the new Energy Central Institute in North East England, as construction begins on the £25 million facility. The Institute will create opportunities across research & development, postgraduate education, CPD & apprenticeships.

We will help train the next generation of medical researchers after becoming a partner in a major new Medical Research Council doctoral training award. Discover more 👉 brnw.ch/21x63GT #DUResearch @UniversityLeeds @sheffielduni @UniOfYork @UniofNewcastle

Scientists from our Biosciences Department have discovered a promising new approach to tackling plant diseases by targeting hidden weaknesses in the proteins pathogens use to infect crops🌱🔬 Read more: brnw.ch/21x5Ufi #DUresearch

We are ranked sixth in @thetimes and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027, confirming our place once again as a UK top ten university. Congratulations to our students, staff and the whole Durham community who make our university what it is. ➡️brnw.ch/21x5MIm

Magnitude Biosciences, a Durham University spinout, has secured £1.3 million in investment from the North East Spinout Inspire Fund🎉 Read more: brnw.ch/21x5Jua #DUresearch

Congratulations to Division Two Champions @DurhamCricket 👏🏆🏏 Explore our partnership: durham.ac.uk/discover/durham…

We have received a £500,000 grant from @wolfsonfdn to enhance our North East Material Culture Analytical Suite (NEMCAS). This major investment will fund specialist imaging equipment helping researchers protect heritage at risk from climate change. ➡️brnw.ch/21x5h6r

New research from our Biosciences Department reveal that combinations of metals linked to smoking and pollution may help lung cancer resist chemotherapy. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x51c8

One of the world's deadliest infectious diseases was the focus of a unique @DurhamChemistry project involving school pupils developing compounds that could improve existing TB treatments. With @FillingV & @UniofNewcastle, supported by @royalsociety. ➡️brnw.ch/21x4KzD

Exciting news🎉 We’re partnering with @kingstonuni on the UK's first dedicated neurodiversity-focused doctoral training programme, funded by @leverhulmetrust, supporting researchers tackling global challenges through diverse perspectives. brnw.ch/21x4H3o #DUresearch

A heatwave. Water shortages. Crop failures. It sounds familiar, but this was England in the 13th century. Dr Alex Brown of @durham_history & @IMEMSDurham explores what medieval extremes can teach us about today's climate challenges: 🔗➡️brnw.ch/21x4oPF @ConversationUK

New grants from the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation are helping to strengthen our long-standing research partnership with Japan. Read more: brnw.ch/21x4oCi

Read the full research paper, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences here - doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.31…

Ever noticed how in a tense situation, a reassuring touch can help calm things down? New research from @DurhamPsych suggests this could be an evolutionary tool dating back over six million years. Find out more 👉 brnw.ch/21x4ku5 @zannaclay

Cheer on our University Challenge student team, Dominic, Robert, Isabella & Andreas, as they make their TV debut against defending champions Manchester next Monday!🏆📺👏 📺 BBC Two/BBC iPlayer (UK) 📅 20 July, 8.30pm 👉 Watch live (UK viewers): brnw.ch/21x4cNm

🗣️“Our research is really showing that there is an optimistic future…” Prof Simone Abram, Executive Director of Durham Energy Institute / Ørsted Chair in Green Energy Systems, talks about how we can see a clean energy tomorrow. See more 👉 brnw.ch/21x47v1