PhD candidate, Zander Simpson, has studied the long history of geophagy. Editor’s note: The UK’s Food Standards Authority and Health Security Agency both advise against eating clay, soil or earth.

Harmful gambling can worsen domestic abuse and act as escapism for women, new research from Durham University Business School finds. Alongside the study, the team has also produced a practical toolkit ...

The Russell Group of universities, of which Durham is a member, has announced an ambitious new commitment to help build ...

Durham University has announced a new partnership with Sage to help build AI skills and support future talent across North ...

The Chancellor’s ambition for the United Kingdom to achieve the fastest adoption of artificial intelligence in the G7 is an important and welcome one. It signals recognition that AI is no longer a ...

The decision to ban fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv from a European football match at Aston Villa was reached through a flawed ...

Earlier this month a range of sports teams from our Colleges squared up against rivals from the University of York, coming ...

We welcomed Mr Santiago Miralles Huete, Consul General of Spain in Edinburgh, for a visit that celebrated our long-standing ...

We’ve been named in the top 50 of the world’s most international universities, by a newly published league table. The Times ...

If you're thinking about higher education, Asian Access enables you to experience college life, connect with peers and fellow ...

A hidden section of medieval wall painting, not seen for hundreds of years, is giving clues to the grand past of Durham ...

We’re playing a key role in a new partnership to make five nationally significant archives linked to Hadrian’s Wall in northern England accessible to the public. The project, called Materialitas, is ...