The Latest Breaking News from Durham University

Ten years ago, scientists announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, which helps explain why elementary particles (the smallest building blocks of nature) have mass. For particle physicists, this was the end of a decades-long and hugely difficult journey – and arguably the most important result in the history of…

Dr Fiona Hill attended Bishop Barrington Academy in the late 70s and early 80s, before going on to follow her dreams in the United States of America

A new research institute has been launched via an industry-academia partnership

The book by two Durham University academics brings together weather records from Durham dating back to 1841

Although Durham narrowly missed out to Bradford for UK City of Culture 2025, councillors insist that big things are still coming to the county

Women who followed Newcastle United in the 1950s are the subject of a study by Durham University, with the findings being the subject of a newly-launched website

A conference this weekend and a new book mark the end of a project which tells the story of burial ground individuals from 1,400 years ago

Local chair accuses Richard Holden of ‘wasting police time’ with claims about Durham gathering attended by Keir Starmer

Research Excellence Framework (REF) results show combined, Northumbria, Newcastle and Durham form a northern research powerhouse

The Hollyoaks and Brookside producer visited the county as part of the UK City of Culture 2025 judging panel

Wayne Couzens was handed a whole-life order for the abduction, rape and murder of former Durham University student Sarah Everard. Ian Stewart murdered Northumberland children's author Helen Bailey in 2016 and was convicted of killing his wife Diane Stewart six years earlier