Tag: durham university
Durham Academic Uses Dogs to Detect Malaria
A professor from Durham University has received a grant from the prestigious Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct research on using dogs to...
Black Holes
A group of academics at the University of Durham’s Institute of Computational Cosmology have been trying to make sense of what caused ‘supermassive’ black...
A Degree of Knowledge
It is difficult to imagine Durham City without our University with its imposing colleges, totally inclusive student population, and the wealth of cultural benefits...
Durham University Professor Gets Top Doc Job
Pali Hungin, a Durham University lecturer and ex-GP, has recently been appointed president of the British Medical Association. He will be in the prestigious...
Durham Students to Perform at Edinburgh Fringe
A group of Durham University students are heading to Edinburgh’s famous Fringe Festival to perform a play. The Princes’ Quest, a musical written by...
Burial Urns, Cooking Pots and a Life-Sized Chariot – New Exhibition...
If you’ve ever fancied posing as an ancient charioteer, you now have the chance thanks to a new exhibition about life in ancient Lebanon,...
Is Durham Really England’s Third Oldest University? Well, it’s Complicated.
Many residents of Durham, and many students of its university, like to claim that Durham is the third oldest such institution in England, after...
Durham Researcher Finds Origins of Language with our Ape Ancestors
When you sit down with a friend for a chat and a cup of tea, do you ever wonder where we humans got our...
Durham Smartphone Boffin Elected to Royal Society
Remember the last time you got caught in a shower and were thankful your smartphone didn’t go haywire? Well, you’ve got a university professor...
