The way in which babies are soothed could be more important than how quickly mothers respond, according to new research revealing cultural differences in how babies are comforted. Researchers ...

Professor Douglas Davies, one of the world’s leading scholars in the field of death studies, has been recognised with a ...

Many mothers feel like they are "always on", even during supposed breaks. The emotional and mental demands of caring for a ...

The Durham researchers will be part of expert sub-panels that will assess UK universities’ research for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029.

Scientists have shed fresh light on how human hands and minds evolved together, finding that longer thumbs in primates means ...

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collaboration has been awarded the 2026 Lancelot M. Berkeley–New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy. This international prize ...

A heritage project that connects local communities with our world-class museum collections is expanding thanks to funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Communities & Collections Fund.

Using a now standard form of migration policy analysis (see the IMPALA project) we codified the primary and secondary legislation for each country across five types of migration permits: humanitarian, ...

The UK Government is seeking to end the use of hotels to house asylum seekers. Professor Jonathan Darling, from our Department of Geography, explains the situation and how ‘asylum hotels’ became so ...

The researchers analysed household survey data from the US, China, South Korea, England, 21 European countries and Israel. They found that in individualist societies, such as the United States and the ...

The Raby Redcurrant initiative exemplifies the partnership’s blend of science, history, and community. It involved Durham researchers and Raby staff tracing the origins of the famous redcurrant to ...

In the September edition of our community newsletter, we celebrate the achievements of our students, share opportunities to get involved, and highlight University research and outreach that makes a ...