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We are The Times and The Sunday Times University of the Year 2026 and ranked third overall in its Good University Guide. Congratulations to our global university community on this success.🎉

Read more: https://t.co/wjTQamXlZ2

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What do ginkgo trees and the humanities have in common?🍃🤔
The answer from @profarlenehh of @Durham_Classics is part of a theme running through her new book, Humanities Forward.

Arlene explains all below & read more here: ➡️ https://t.co/N0f6KtiVRm
@ahrcpress @BritishAcademy_

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📢'Don't let Christopher Nolan's #Odyssey be the end of your journey with Classics.'📢

@profarlenehh of @Durham_Classics on the 'spectacular' rise of Classics in schools & her passion for widening access to these ancient stories.
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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: 🔗➡️https://t.co/W9qfmsJhQJ
@ConversationUK

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New grants from the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation are helping to strengthen our long-standing research partnership with Japan.

Read more: https://t.co/iQfYPyz3EC

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From the Sydney Opera House to the Moai of Rapa Nui, coastal @UNESCO World Heritage sites face growing climate threats. 🌏

Researchers from @arcdurham, @uniofeastanglia & @UCT_News have now created the first global digital map to help protect them:🔗➡️ https://t.co/OCxaCC995h

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More young people will have the chance to explore technical careers in environmental science thanks to a new @NERCscience-funded project led by @GeogDurham technicians.🔬

It'll create T Level placements and build skills for the future. 🔗➡️https://t.co/Ha261MJNUf
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🗣️“I’m positive that the 21st century will be the renewable century…”

Olivia Woolley, Professor of Biolaw in Durham Law School, says her legal work will play a role in a green energy future.

See more 👉 https://t.co/YRpRiLQY4F

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We are part of the new European AI Sandbox for Entrepreneurial Learning (EAS-EL), a €2 million initiative with partners across @ArqusAlliance - helping students, entrepreneurs and businesses develop AI skills and innovation across Europe.

https://t.co/gDLPK0vWaJ

#HEIPowered

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Are our phones stealing more than our attention?
BBC Bitesize Parenting explored this with Dr Samuel Forbes, from @DurhamPsych, and Pete Etchells, author of Unlocked: The Real Science of Screen Time (and How to Spend It Better). Discover more 👉 https://t.co/odMF8ATpDG

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Drawing on the latest scientific evidence, the panel helped evaluate proposed astronaut exposure limits that could be incorporated into NASA's human health standards for crewed missions to Mars.

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Professor @claire_horwell from @DurUniEarthSci has been part of a @NASA Working Group reviewing the health risks of Martian dust for future human explorers.

Find out more: https://t.co/3U0O7HzaKr

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Read the full research paper, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences here - https://t.co/deMo098BqE

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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 👉 https://t.co/humGZR47rI
@zannaclay

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🗣️“Having scientists in the room…is really important to raise the urgency and the ambition on climate action.”

Prof Chris Stokes, Department of Geography, talks about why scientists are crucial to the UN COP climate summits.

See more 👉 https://t.co/kQjS5UvJzr

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How can archaeology deepen our understanding of slavery's legacy?
@ruigomescoelho from our Dept of Arhcaeology explores how archaeology can help uncover the material traces of unfree labour across the modern world 👉 https://t.co/rdJykw4bNE

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We're helping shape the Great Northeast Nanofab, a new facility for advanced microfabrication across our region🔬

Based at @UniofNewcastle, we'll contribute our expertise alongisde @NorthumbriaUni, @sunderlanduni, @TeessideUni & industry experts.

🔗https://t.co/zs8rKFJmYP

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Congratulations to our Chancellor, Dr Fiona Hill, and theologian Professor Christopher Insole who have been honoured by the British Academy.

Fiona is elected as an Honorary Fellow while Christopher is elected as a Fellow.

Discover more 👉 https://t.co/HeXGqInXZf

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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): https://t.co/Y7EiOIxHDs

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We are renewing our partnership with @DurhamCricket, creating benefits for sport and learning in North East England🏏🤝

Read more: https://t.co/h7AUpHXtrN

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Does it make sense legally, environmentally and ethically to try climate interventions?

Prof Philip Steinberg @GeogDurham is developing a set of parameters for governing agencies when looking at so-called #geoengineering 🔬

Read more➡️ https://t.co/D0i45PfgH4

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