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Looking for ancient climate clues beneath 500 metres of Antarctic ice

Our geographers are part of international team looking at the possible fate of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in our warming world.  
A snowplough drives across the Antarctic ice against a clear blue sky

Scientists secure major award to drive sustainable consumer innovation

We have been awarded a share of more than £24 million of national funding for the prestigious Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award (IDLA) to advance research into sustainable consumer goods.
Researchers at library

A partnership to create a new Hong Kong Durham East-West research institute

Durham University has entered into a partnership with the MarcoPolo700 Foundation to develop a pioneering East-West Institute in Hong Kong and Durham.
Mountains with winding roads across them

Greenhouse gases to intensify extreme flooding in the Central Himalayas

Rising greenhouse gas emissions could see the size of extreme floods in the Central Himalayas increase by between as much as 73% and 84% by the end of this century.
A river running through a valley with tree lined mountains behind.

New £2m facility unlocks access to heritage science

Our Archaeology department is home to a new £2m facility providing cutting-edge tools to support heritage science across North East England and nationally.
A researcher looks at scan images on a computer screen

Reflecting on COP 30

We had seven delegates at the recent 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Belém, Brazil.
Seven head shots of the COP30 delegates

Fuel made from just air, power and water is taking off – but several things are holding it back

The use of e-fuels could be the way forward but there are some barriers. Jon Gluyas, who is a Professor in Geoenergy, Carbon Capture and Storage, takes us through the challenges.
Front view of an aeroplane on the runway.

Medieval peasants enjoyed a surprising range of sick, annual and bereavement leave benefits

Dr Alex Brown and Dr Grace Owen from our Department of History explore the surprising range of workplace benefits that existed for peasant workers in medieval England.
Section of an image from 1863 depicting men and women cutting grass in Medieval time. Taken from the vintage book Les Evangiles, edited by Curmet, 1863, Paris

Law School PhD student wins international research competition

Miranda Wang, a PhD student in our Law School, has won this year’s international Matariki Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. The competition challenges PhD students to explain their research to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes.
Miranda Wang, second from the left, being presented her certificate by Professor Colin Bain (third from the left), with Dr Peter Whitton (far left) and Megan Olshefski (right)

Breaking the sound barriers: Understanding the academic risks of mild and unilateral hearing loss

Imagine a busy classroom with children hearing and interpreting lots of sounds around them. PhD student, Katherine Collier, from our School of Education has looked at the academic impact on children with mild and unilateral hearing loss.
Young children sitting at a classroom table with the teacher doing crafts

UK to overhaul asylum policy – will the new measures work?

Professor Jonathan Darling, from our Department of Geography, explores the UK Home Secretary's proposed reforms to the asylum system.
A group of women standing around with bags on the floor.

Durham research informs report warning of dangerous acceleration of global ice loss

Research by Professor Chris Stokes in our Department of Geography forms part of a new international report on the effect of climate on the world’s ice sheets.
Snow blows from an ice sheet which juts into the sea.