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September 2024

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Durham alumni and supporters to help shape the future of UK politics

Several of our graduates and supporters have been elected to the House of Commons as new Members of Parliament. Two alumni will take up seats in the House of Lords.

Giving graduates the employability edge

Not only are we world-leading in academic fields, but our wider package of experience ensures that Durham graduates are some of the most sought after by employers.

Olympic bronze medal for Durham rower and rowing golds in Canada

Congratulations to alumna Lauren Irwin who won an Olympic bronze medal in Paris with the women’s eight rowing team.

Six more alumni and an undergraduate were also involved in the World Rowing Championships in Canada, coming away with a haul of gold medals.

Image courtesy of Team GB

Read our interview with Lauren

Alumna competing in fourth Paralympics

Alumna Gemma Collis competes in the wheelchair fencing in the 2024 Paralympics. Six more alumni and an undergraduate were also involved in the World Rowing Championships in Canada.

Images courtesy of Paralympics GB / imagecomms

Our Community

Congregation Celebrants – a first for Summer 2024

Reflecting on the eight alumni and friends that shared their unique advice and experiences with graduating students at Summer Congregation ceremonies.

Students and alumni performed at the Durham Fringe in August

The fourth Fringe Festival was the City's biggest arts festival and included a dedicated dance hub in the Fonteyn Ballroom, Dunelm House.

Image by Richard Eyers photography

Two alumni authors to speak at the Durham Book Festival

Join alumna and New York Times best-selling author Lucy Foley and alumnus Mathew Blake at the Book Festival in October.

Oriental Museum

A unique collection of family memorabilia - ‘Memories of the Squire Family – Mementoes of a British Engineer’- is being exhibited at the National Museum of Japanese History.

Essential work complete on Durham’s oldest standing building

The first phase of a long-term programme of work to preserve and restore the Norman Chapel at Durham Castle has now been completed.

Class Notes

We’re proud of the achievements of our alumni. Read on for this month’s round-up.

Nikolaos Antoniou (Mathematical Sciences, University College, 1991-94)

Professors Sue Black OBE and Alexandra Cristea (Department of Computer Science)

Professor Nancy Cartwright (Department of Philosophy)

Simon Fisher (Psychology, Hatfield College, 1966-69)

Adam Goodfellow (Archaeology, Collingwood College, 2002-05)

Jamie Siddle (Chemistry, Collingwood College, 2002-06)

Professor Rosi Song (School of Modern Languages and Cultures)

Richard Thomas (Geography, Trevelyan College, 1999-2006)

Dr Anthony R Wells (History, St Cuthbert’s Society, 1962-65, 1965-69)

Catharine Woodward (née Rogers) (Music, St Cuthbert’s Society, 1997-2000)

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Thinking about postgraduate study?

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Get Involved

US networking opportunities in Seattle and San Francisco

Join us for free career networking events in Seattle and San Francisco to build your connections with fellow alumni and University colleagues.

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Funding opportunity to boost internships for local businesses

An initiative through Durham County Council is offering local businesses part funding for three-month student and graduate internships.

Inspire future success: mentor with Durham Law Society’s 2024/25 mentoring scheme

As a mentor, you will play an important role in shaping the future of aspiring lawyers. Your experiences and insights will shape and aid in the growth of our students.

Alumni discount for foreign language courses starting in October

Thinking of learning a language this autumn? Durham Alumni can benefit from the same discounted rate as staff and students.

View all upcoming events

Check our events pages regularly for all the upcoming alumni events across the world, and how you can join in.

Events calendar

Departments and Societies

Faculty of Arts and Humanities: Artificial Intelligence and the arts

Academics from arts, humanities and social science are exploring how AI technology is transforming our research.

Department of Biosciences: UK Research and Innovation funding

A new research project to better understand how gut microbiota can help infants with iron deficiencies has secured a major funding boost alongside alumni funding.

Department of Sociology: Celebrating 20 years of Social Work education

Since our Master of Social Work programme launched in 2024, over 500 graduates have progressed to careers in social work around the world.

Department of Philosophy: prestigious prize for philosopher

Congratulations to Professor Matthew Daniel Eddy, who has won The British Society for the History of Science’s (BSHS) Pickstone Prize.

Find out what our students have been up to

Explore the blog to read about student life in their own words.

Colleges

Hatfield and Trevelyan Colleges: reconnecting with our Colleges

Hatfield and Trevelyan alumni James and Roisin Timpson reconnected with their Colleges at Summer Congregation.

Van Mildert College: celebrate with us

Van Mildert turns 60 in 2025 – join us as we reconnect, share our Mildert memories, and enjoy a range of special events to mark this milestone.

Grey College: student opportunities

Our students are continuing to do amazing things, made possible through donations from our alumni.

St Cuthbert’s Society: alumni weekend 2024

We celebrated themes of nostalgia, tradition and connection at our alumni weekend this year.

St Mary’s College: hot off the press

Every year, Marys’ students and alumni join forces to create the Mary’s College magazine. 2024’s magazine is now available.

Read the magazine