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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 1d

Our researchers are working with affrichighlands.bsky.social to track red deer 🦌 in the Scottish Highlands to understand their movements and impact on the landscape.

📺Watch the latest episode of BBC Scotland’s Landward to find out more.

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 1d

Dr Robert Banks from our Biosciences Department is part of a team at DIOKA Therapeutics developing a completely new treatment that works with the body’s natural sensors to stabilise blood pressure.

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Researchers help advance breakthrough in blood pressure treatment - Durham University

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 1d

Professor @claremcglynn.bsky.social from our Law School played a key role in a deepfake sexual abuse case.

Her expert evidence helped secure a major penalty of over £220,000, recognising the serious harm caused by sharing fake explicit images.

Read more: durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 5d

Looking for some weekend listening? 🎧

Prof Andrew Pontzen, in our Department of Physics, looks at the search for element 120 on the periodic table - and what motivates scientists to pursue something possibly only produced in the violent explosions of stars 💥

👉 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

New Elements - BBC Sounds

What does it take to make something which has never existed on Earth before?

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 6d

Plants are more sensitive than we thought. A new study from our Biosciences Department reveals how they detect and respond to stress at a cellular level and it could inspire breakthroughs in human health and resilience.

Learn more: durham.ac.uk/research/cur...

Plants are incredibly sensitive – what we learned about their response system could help protect humans - Durham University

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 7d

We're deepening research ties with Japan with the appointment of Prof Claire O’Malley as UK Co-Chair of the RENKEI consortium, a partnership between UK & Japanese universities➡️https://www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/latest-news/2025/10/durham-university-to-co-chair-japan-uk-renkei-research-consortium-/

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 9d

New research involving @drmbothapsych.bsky.social in our @durhampsych.bsky.social finds that identity distress (where someone has difficulty forming a cohesive sense of identity) is at the heart of higher rates of poor mental health experienced by autistic people. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3KMtz88

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 12d

📣 New exhibition!

See "Journey of a Century: From the Forbidden City to the Palace Museum" — a striking photo exhibition marking 100 years of China’s Palace Museum.

📅 On now at our Oriental Museum until 31 May 2026: www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 13d

A new report, from our Department of Theology and Religion, on the experiences of victim-survivors in the Mike Pilavachi case calls on the Church of England to create a culture in which spiritual authority is handled safely.

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 14d

Professor Simon Hogg, Emeritus Professor in our Engineering Department, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. @raeng.org.uk

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Professor Simon Hogg elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering - Durham University

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 16d

Explore further how our subjects rank: brnw.ch/21wVXf7

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 16d

We are The Times and The Sunday Times University of the Year 2026 and ranked third overall in its Good University Guide. We are top in the UK for Geography, Classics, and Theology. We are also the UK University of the Year and joint runner-up for Graduate Employment🎉

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 16d

New #research from our Business School & @newcastleuni.bsky.social reveals the shocking extent of #childpoverty in the UK.
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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 19d

Scientists from our Earth Sciences Department have uncovered new evidence that could change our understanding of a mysterious impact site.

Instead of a meteorite, it might have been caused by a volcanic eruption.

Learn more: www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur...

A volcano or a meteorite? - Durham University

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 19d

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 19d

We are The Times and The Sunday Times University of the Year 2026 and ranked third overall in its Good University Guide. Congratulations to our global university community on this success. 🎉

Read more: brnw.ch/21wVU4Q

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 20d

Read the full research paper here: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Fluctuations of viti- and oleiculture traditions in the Bronze and Iron Age Levant

Various researchers have demonstrated periods of instability in the cultivation of olives and grapes in the eastern Mediterranean, dating back at least to the Early Bronze Age. So far, pollen-based st...

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 20d

Bronze and Iron Age farmers in the Middle East prioritised wine production over olive growing in times of climatic change. Researchers in our Department of Archaeology and @durhamearthsci.bsky.social analysed charred seeds and wood samples 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

Middle East Bronze and Iron Age cultures wine production - Durham University

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 21d

🎉Durham University welcomes the announcement that North East England will become an AI Growth Zone.

This is a major boost for innovation, jobs, and retaining our brilliant graduates 👉 brnw.ch/21wVQlU

#DurhamUniversity #AIGrowth

AI Growth Zone - Durham University

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 21d

Listen to @ashpercival-borley.bsky.social from our @durhamhistory.bsky.social discuss her work giving a voice to women in war as part of BBC Radio 4’s Start the Week, chatting with Lyse Doucet, Michaela Wrong and Shahidha Bari 📻👂👉https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002jgnq

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 21d

Read @jonnydarling.bsky.social's latest thoughts on #asylum housing, from @theconversation.com
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Jonny Darling @jonnydarling.bsky.social · 26d

Commentary on asylum hotels considering how govt can develop dignified community-based housing that meets multiple social needs. Warehousing people in camps and continuing a failed experiment in privatisation causes nothing but further harm @geogdurham.bsky.social theconversation.com/after-the-ep...

After the Epping Forest case, the government needs to be bold and build asylum housing that works

Asylum housing needs to come back under public control.

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 22d

The Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology is turning 25.

For a quarter-century, IPPP has led world-class research, trained future leaders in physics, and shaped discoveries at the LHC and beyond.

Read more about this incredible milestone: durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

IPPP marks 25 years of world-leading particle physics research - Durham University

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 27d

Our scientists have helped verify the superconducting wires that will power the world’s largest fusion energy project: ITER.

Their work ensures the giant magnets at the heart of the machine will perform flawlessly bringing us a step closer to clean energy.

Learn more: durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 28d

Our astronomers have helped solve a centuries-old puzzle surrounding one of the Universe’s oldest and densest star systems – and discovered a new class of object called “globular-cluster-like dwarfs” 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 28d

'Narcissism' is a word that gets bandied around a lot these days👀

In this thought-provoking @uk.theconversation.com article, @sarahawalker.bsky.social explores how our understanding of narcissism has evolved over the last 30-years.
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What we’ve learned about narcissism over the past 30 years - Durham University

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