Welcome to Durham
Welcome to County Durham, or to many, simply Durham.
An inspiring place to live, work, invest, visit or study. Durham boasts a world-famous city, stunning countryside and coast, innovative businesses, space for business to thrive, fascinating heritage and world-class culture.
Home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Durham Cathedral and Durham Castle, alongside Durham University, a globally renowned centre of research and teaching excellence, Durham is an ambitious and innovative place of international importance.
Located at the heart of North East England, we celebrate our regional, national and international role, and embrace working in partnership to further propel Durham as a county that really delivers.
Discover Durham
Durham is an innovation engine, cultural powerhouse, place of learning and unspoilt beauty, powered by a proud heritage and a DNA of inventiveness and entrepreneurship which has provided many world firsts.
This amazingly diverse place is under 3 hours from London, is home to over half a million people, and warmly welcomes over 20 million visitors and 20,000 Durham University students every year.
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Latest news
Investment in the Durham and North East Space Sector continues to gather momentum
Business Durham welcomes the recognition given to the North East’s growing space sector in recent articles and briefings by Lockheed Martin, highlighting its investment in the North East Space Skills and Technology Centre (NESST) and the proposed Assembly, Integration and Test facility at NETPark in County Durham. As the organisation that manages NETPark and coordinates…
Read more Investment in the Durham and North East Space Sector continues to gather momentum
Agenda Revealed for North East Space Conference 2026
The full agenda for the North East Space Conference 2026 has now been released. Taking place on 9 June 2026 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Durham, the conference will bring together businesses, researchers and organisations to explore opportunities within the growing space sector. Delivered by Space North East England, the regional space cluster managed…
Read more Agenda Revealed for North East Space Conference 2026
Magnitude Biosciences: How a Durham spinout is driving health innovation and regional growth
When Durham University researchers Dr David Weinkove and physicist Dr Christopher Saunter launched Magnitude Biosciences in 2018, they did so with a clear ambition: to transform how the UK accelerates drug discovery. Just a few years later, their company is proof of the benefits that research-intensive universities can help innovators deliver — not only for…
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