Broaden your horizons with a Postgraduate Support Scholarship 🎓 We've announced 100 scholarships of up to £3,000 to support UK students from low and middle income households who apply to study with us starting this September. Find out more 👉 brnw.ch/21wRAW7

This #InternationalChildrensBookDay, we are thrilled to highlight that Dr Elizabeth Swann’s new book on ‘Science as Child’s Play in Seventeenth-Century England’ is now published by Springer Nature 👉 link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9… Find out more about her work 👉 durham.ac.uk/staff/elizabet…

🌺Find out what's on in April! Get ready for a month of captivating book launches, author talks, & the story of Durham's 1st Folio! 👉 readdurhamenglish.wordpress.com/events/english… Ernest The Emma Press Collected Books Durham IMEMS Durham Seed Talks Durham University The Word Waterstones The Lit and Phil

Dr Martin Dubois’s new book on ‘Gerard Manley Hopkins in Context,’ which includes a chapter by Dr Fraser Riddell, is now published by Cambridge University Press 👉 cambridge.org/core/books/ger… Find out more about Dr Dubois’s work 👉 durham.ac.uk/staff/martin-a…

Join the conservators of Shakespeare Recovered, now on display at Palace Green Library, for a twilight talk on the eve of the bard's birthday next week at Durham University Collections (no longer on X) 👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/twilight-tal…

For #UNESCOWorldBookandCopywriteDay, which also corresponds to #ShakespeareDay, we're proud to spotlight Palace Green Library's Shakespeare Recovered exhibition and the work that has gone into making Durham's First Folio accessible again. 👉durham.ac.uk/things-to-do/w…

On Thursday 8th May, 1-2pm, we will be joined by Professor Claire Chambers from University of York for a hybrid seminar with Durham Institute for Medical Humanities on 'Cap-Lit, Cli-Fi, and Vi-Fi by Diasporic Women Writers.' Book your place here 👉lnkd.in/ex-d4EF3

Welcome to all those attending our Post-Offer Visit Day today! We're thrilled to have you on campus today. Apologies for the rain, but we hope it doesn’t dampen your excitement!🌧️☂️ Ask questions, make connections, and soak it all in - your journey starts here.

Welcome to Claire Chambers, Professor of Global Literature at the University of York, who is giving a seminar today with the Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University on 'Cap-Lit, Cli-Fi, and Vi-Fi by Diasporic Women Writers.' 👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/cap-lit-cli-…

🌍✨ Explore English Literature at Durham as an #internationalstudent! 📚🎓 Thinking about a postgraduate degree in English Literature? Our brand new webpage is your go-to guide if you're an international student considering studying with us 👉 durham.ac.uk/departments/ac…

Professor Neil Cartlidge’s new article on ‘The Baker’s Boy’ is now published in Medium Ævum. 👉 mediumaevum.org.uk/93/1/174 Durham University Library MS Cosin V.II.13 f.3r reproduced by permission of Durham University Library and Collections.

☀️ Find out what's on in June! 👉 readdurhamenglish.wordpress.com/events/english… Highlights 📖 Crossing the Tees Book Festival 🖋️ Kamila Shamsie's English PEN lecture 🧠 Durham Institute for Medical Humanities's Creativity & Cognition programme Waterstones IMEMS Durham The Lit and Phil Collected Books Durham Forum Books + the bound + The Accidental Bookshop Hexham Book Festival

🎧 'VR, AI and Empathy: Rethinking English' Alistair speaks on the #TalkingHumanities podcast about his work with #EnglishCreates, #AI, #VR, and the "gamification" of literature🎮📚 👉talking-humanities.simplecast.com/episodes/vr-ai… Find out more about Dr Brown's work 👉 durham.ac.uk/staff/alistair…

🎓 Thinking About #PostgraduateStudy? Join us at Durham University's Online Open Day on 9th June to explore what’s waiting for you in one of the UK’s most inspiring literary locations. Book your place now 👉 durham.ac.uk/.../postgradua… #LiteratureLovers #LifeAtDurham #StudyInTheUK

🎉We're proud to be part of an Athena Swan Silver Award Faculty! This is a major milestone that reflects the hard work of incredible staff & students to promote gender equality, improve inclusion, & build a positive culture across Durham University Faculty of Arts and Humanities 👉 durham.ac.uk/departments/ac…

Dr Katharina Herold-Zanker’s new book on ‘Decadence and Orientalism in England and Germany, 1880-1920: ‘The Indispensable East’’ is now published by Oxford Academic. 👉 global.oup.com/academic/produ… Find out more about Dr Herold-Zanker’s work 👉 durham.ac.uk/staff/katharin…

It is with immense sadness that we must announce that Professor Simon James, our friend and colleague in our Department of English Studies, has died: durham.ac.uk/departments/ac…

Dr Rachel White from our English Studies department has helped uncover evidence that the phrase ‘upstart crow’ may have been written not by a rival but by Shakespeare’s own collaborator, Thomas Nashe. Research in English At Durham Learn more: brnw.ch/21wTyIB

📚✨ New Issue Out Now! The latest edition of Postgraduate English, our peer-reviewed, open access journal dives deep into the layers of literature and emotion. Read it here 👉 …stgradenglishjournal.awh.durham.ac.uk/ojs/index.php/… Edited by Keerthi Vasistha and AnnieZaidi

Congratulations to Dr Jennifer Terry, after her article published last year received an Honourable Mention for the British Association for American Studies Arthur Miller Journal Article prize 2025: 👉 baas.ac.uk/awards/previou…