/prod01/prodbucket01/media/durham-university/external-location-photography-/city-shots-/82922-1920X290.jpg)
Making an impact on the world
From improving people's health and influencing changes in the law, to supporting business and bringing long lost music to new audiences, our research is having an impact around the world.
Read some of the stories behind this amazing work.
Discover more
In partnership with P&G: the chemistry of cleaning
Our award-winning partnership with P&G has enabled unique and globally scalable innovations that have improved billions of consumers' lives worldwide.
Consumer behavioural profiling results in significant financial gains
Our business research has enabled marketing agencies and companies to build new marketing toolkits which have resulted in significant financial gains.
Opening up the Classics to the digital world
Durham’s research helps people all over the world to access ancient Greek and Latin literature.
Protecting global communities from harmful volcanic emissions
Our Earth Sciences research is helping communities living near active volcanoes to reduce exposure to volcanic emissions.
Helping species adapt to climate change
Our bioscientists are playing a key role in identifying the impact of climate change on plant and animal life.
Influencing elections and governance in Africa
Our impact-making research in History is bringing a change in the political landscape in sub-Saharan Africa.
Stopping the spread of malaria
We’ve shaped the World Health Organization’s policy on global mosquito control to tackle the spread of lethal diseases like malaria and dengue fever.
Impactful research in ethically recording testimonies of sexual violence
Research in Anthropology has influenced policies and improved the well-being of survivors of sexual violence.
See more about our research impact
Impact Videos
Check out our videos to find out more about our research impact.
Latest Research
Research at Durham is transformative and inspirational led by world-leaders in their fields. Find out more about the amazing research we do.
/prod01/prodbucket01/media/durham-university/departments-/chemistry/study/ug-study/56633.jpg)
Student research blogs
Read more from the inspirational students involved in our research.
/prod01/prodbucket01/media/durham-university/research-/ref-2022/REF2022-portrait-T4-1-2431X1457.png)
About the Research Excellence Framework 2022
Durham is participating in the Research Excellence Framework (REF), the system for assessing the quality of research in UK universities. First held in 2014 it was repeated in 2022 (delayed until May 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic).