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Durham University
Motto: Fundamenta eius super montibus sanctis
her foundations are set upon the holy hills (from Psalm 86 in the Latin Psalter)
Established: 1832
Type: Public
Endowment: £ 61. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Psalms ( Hebrew: Tehilim, תהילים, or "praises" is a book of the Hebrew Bible (the Christian Old Testament) included Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. A Psalter is a volume containing the Book of Psalms and which often contains other devotional material The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested 3M (2006/7)[1]
Chancellor: Bill Bryson
Vice-Chancellor: Prof Chris Higgins
Students: 17,410[2]
Undergraduates: 11,995[2]
Postgraduates: 5,415[2]
Location: Durham City and Stockton-on-Tees, England
Colours:      Palatinate
Affiliations: 1994 Group
European University Association
Association of MBAs
EQUIS
Universities UK
N8 Group
Association of Commonwealth Universities
Website: http://www.dur.ac.uk/
Durham University coat of arms

Durham University is a university in Durham, United Kingdom. A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. William McGuire "Bill" Bryson, OBE, (born 8 December 1951 is a best-selling American Author of humorous books on Travel, as well A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a University in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Chris Higgins (born 1955) is since April 2007 the Vice-Chancellor of Durham University. The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Durham (ˈdʌrəm in RP, locally ˈdʏrəm is a small city and main settlement of the City of Durham district of County Durham, England Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in North East England. It is the major settlement in the unitary authority area and Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification Palatinate is a colour associated with the County of Durham, England. The 1994 Group is a coalition of "smaller research-intensive universities " in the United Kingdom founded in 1994 to defend their interests See also EURODOC ESIB ENQA EAIE The Association of MBAs, is a UK based organisation that accredits graduate business programmes of international Business schools It is similar to the The European Quality Improvement System (or EQUIS) is a School accreditation system Universities UK began life as the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom (CVCP in the nineteenth century when there were informal The N8 Group comprises eight research-intensive Universities in Northern England. The Association of Commonwealth Universities represents over 480 universities from Commonwealth countries A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects Durham (ˈdʌrəm in RP, locally ˈdʏrəm is a small city and main settlement of the City of Durham district of County Durham, England The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It was founded as the University of Durham (which remains its official and legal name[3]) by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837. It was one of the first new universities to open in England for more than 500 years, and claims to be England's third oldest after Oxford and Cambridge[4] (although other higher education institutions also make this claim – see third oldest university in England debate). The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the There is much debate over which university in England is the third oldest after Oxford (established c It stands in Durham City, on the River Wear, and in Stockton-on-Tees. Durham (ˈdʌrəm in RP, locally ˈdʏrəm is a small city and main settlement of the City of Durham district of County Durham, England The River Wear (wɪə("wee-er" is a river in North East England, rising in the Pennines and flowing eastwards mostly through County Durham, Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in North East England. It is the major settlement in the unitary authority area and Borough of Stockton-on-Tees.

Durham is a collegiate university, with its main functions divided between the central departments of the University and 16 colleges. A collegiate university is a University whose functions are divided between the central administration of the university and a number of constituent colleges In general, the departments perform research and provide centralised lectures to students, while the colleges are responsible for the domestic arrangements and welfare of undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral researches and some University staff. Colleges decide which students they are to admit, and appoint their own fellows (senior members). A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade In Durham, "the university" often refers to the University as opposed to the colleges.

The Chancellor of the University is Bill Bryson, appointed by the University's Convocation on 4 April 2005. A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. William McGuire "Bill" Bryson, OBE, (born 8 December 1951 is a best-selling American Author of humorous books on Travel, as well A Convocation ( Latin 'calling together' translating the Greek Ecclesia) is a group of people formally assembled for a special purpose Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University was named Sunday Times University of the Year in 2005, having previously been shortlisted for the award in 2004. The Sunday Times University of the Year is an annual award given to a British university or other Higher education institution by The Sunday Times [5]

The post-nominal letters of graduates have "Dunelm" attached to indicate the university. Post-nominal letters, also called " post-nominal initials " or " post-nominal titles " are letters placed after the name of a person to indicate that

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History

Origins

The strong tradition of theological teaching in Durham gave rise to various attempts to form a university there, notably under King Henry VIII and Oliver Cromwell, who issued letters patent and nominated a proctor and fellows for the establishment of a college in 1657. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 Old Style &ndash 3 September 1658 Old Style) was an English military and political leader best known Letters patent are a type of Legal instrument in the form of an Open letter issued by a Monarch or Government, granting an office right However, there was deep concern expressed by Oxford and Cambridge that the awarding of degree powers could hinder their position. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the [6] However it was not until 1832 when Parliament, at the instigation of Archdeacon Charles Thorp and with the support of the Bishop of Durham, William van Mildert, passed

“ "an Act to enable the Dean and Chapter of Durham to appropriate part of the property of their church to the establishment of a University in connection therewith" ”
 
— [7]

to fund a new university, that the University actually came into being. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Accommodation was provided in the Archdeacon's Inn from 1833 to 1837 when an order of the Queen-in-Council was issued granting the use of Durham Castle (previously the Bishop's palace) as a college of the university. The Queen-in-Council (or during the reign of a male monarch King-in-Council) is the technical term of Constitutional law that refers to the exercise of Executive Durham Castle is a Norman Castle in the city of Durham, England, which has been wholly occupied since 1840 by University College Durham [8] The Act received Royal Assent and became law on 4 July 1832. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian The University's Royal Charter was granted on 1 June 1837 by William IV, with the first students graduating a week later. A Royal Charter is a Charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy council to legitimize an incorporated body such as a city company Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common William IV (William Henry 21 August 1765 &ndash 20 June 1837 was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until [9]

Durham Castle houses University College, making it the oldest inhabited university building in the world.
Durham Castle houses University College, making it the oldest inhabited university building in the world. [10][11]

19th century

In 1846, Bishop Hatfield's Hall (later to become Hatfield College) was founded, providing for the first time in any British university the opportunity for students to obtain affordable lodgings with fully-catered communal eating. Thomas Hatfield was Bishop of Durham from 1345 to 1381 He was receiver of the chamber when he was selected to be Lord Privy Seal in late 1344 For Hatfield Technical College please see University of Hertfordshire Hatfield College is a college of the University of Durham Those attending University College were expected to bring a servant with them to deal with cooking, cleaning and so on. University College, commonly known as Castle, is a college of the University of Durham in England Elsewhere, the University expanded from Durham into Newcastle in 1852 when the medical school there (established in 1834) became a college of the University. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England [12] This was joined in 1871 by the College of Physical Sciences (renamed the College of Science in 1884 and again renamed Armstrong College in 1904). St Cuthbert's Society was founded in 1888 to cater for non-resident students in Durham (although now mainly caters for resident students), while two teacher-training colleges — St Hild's for women, established in 1858, and The College of the Venerable Bede for men, established in 1839. St Cuthbert's Society, almost universally known as Cuth's, is one of the University of Durham 's sixteen colleges [13] These merged to form a mixed college (the College of St Hild and St Bede) in 1975. The College of St Hild and St Bede, commonly known as Hild Bede, is a college of the University of Durham in England. From 1896 these were associated with the University and graduates of St Hild were the first female graduates from Durham in 1898.

In 1842 the Durham Union Society was set up as a forum for debates, the first of which took place in the reading rooms in Hatfield Hall. History The Union was founded in 1842 The purpose of the Union was and remains a counterbalance to the collegiate system allowing students from the University's different colleges It also served as the students' union (hence the name) until Durham Colleges Students' Representative Council was founded in 1899 (it was later renamed Durham Students' Union in 1963). The Durham Students' Union is a body set up as the Durham Colleges Students’ Representative Council in 1899 and renamed in 1969 with the intention of representing and providing welfare

For most of the 19th century, University of Durham degrees were subject to a religion test and could only be taken by members of the established church. This situation lasted until the University Test Act of 1871. However, "dissenters" were able to attend Durham and then receive degrees of the University of London, which were not subject to any religious test, on completing their course. The University of London is a university based primarily in London, England, UK.

Following the grant of a supplemental charter in 1895 allowing women to receive degrees of the University, the Women's Hostel (St Mary's College from 1919) was founded in 1899. St Mary's College is a college of the University of Durham in England.

20th century

The Newcastle division of the University, in particular Armstrong College, quickly grew to outnumber the Durham colleges, despite the addition of two Anglican foundations: St Chad's College (1904) and St John's College (1909). Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs St Chad's College is a college of the University of Durham in England. St John's College is a college of the University of Durham, England. A parliamentary bill proposed in 1907 would have fixed the seat of the University in Durham for only ten years, allowing the Senate to choose to move to Newcastle after this. This was blocked by a local MP, with the support of graduates of the Durham colleges, until the bill was modified to establish a federal university with its seat fixed in Durham. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. This reform also removed the University from the authority of the Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral, who had nominally been in charge of the University since its foundation. The Cathedral Church of Christ Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham, commonly referred to as Durham Cathedral, in the city of Durham, England Thirty years after this, the Royal Commission of 1937 recommended changes in the constitution of the federal University, resulting in the merger of the two Newcastle colleges to form King's College. The term Royal Commission may also be used in the United Kingdom to describe the group of Lords Commissioners who may act in the stead of the The Vice-Chancellorship alternated between the Warden of the Durham Colleges and the Principal of King's. (The legacy of this lives on, in that the titular head of the University is still called "The Vice-Chancellor and Warden. ")

After the Second World War, the Durham division expanded rapidly. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including St Aidan's Society (St Aidan's College from 1965) was founded in 1947 to cater for non-resident women and the decision was made to expand onto Elvet Hill, vastly expanding the existing pure science provision in Durham, and adding applied science and engineering. St Aidan's College is a college of the University of Durham in England. Elvet Hill is located on the south bank of the River Wear in the city of Durham, in County Durham, in England. Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning " Knowledge " or "knowing" is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and

In 1947 the foundation stones for the new St Mary's College building on Elvet Hill were laid by Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II). Elvet Hill is located on the south bank of the River Wear in the city of Durham, in County Durham, in England. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The new building opened in 1952, and is said to be the last government funded university building to have been built in stone. In the same year, tensions surfaced again over the Durham-Newcastle divide, with a proposal to change the name of the University to the University of Durham and Newcastle. This motion was defeated in Convocation (the assembly of members of the University) by 135 votes to 129. A Convocation ( Latin 'calling together' translating the Greek Ecclesia) is a group of people formally assembled for a special purpose Eleven years later, with the Universities of Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne Act, King's College became the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, leaving Durham based solely in its home city. Newcastle University is a leading research intensive University located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England.

By this time, the Elvet Hill site was well established, with the first of the new colleges, Grey College (named after the second Earl Grey, who was the Prime Minister when the University was founded) being founded in 1959. Grey College can refer to Grey College Durham Grey College Bloemfontein Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey, KG, PC (13 March 1764 &ndash 17 July 1845 known as Viscount Howick between 1806 and 1807 was a British The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Expansion up Elvet Hill continued, with Van Mildert College and the Durham Business School (1965), Trevelyan College (1966) and Collingwood College (1972) all being added to the University, along with a botanic garden (1970). Van Mildert College, commonly known as Mildert, is a college of the University of Durham in England. Durham Business School ( DBS) in Durham, UK is the international business school of Durham University. Trevelyan College, affectionately known as Trevs, is a college of the University of Durham in North Eastern England. For schools of similar names see Collingwood College. Collingwood College is a college of Durham University in England. The Durham University Botanic Garden is a Botanical garden located in Durham, England.

These were not the only developments in the University, however. The Graduate Society, catering for postgraduate students, was founded in 1965 (renamed Ustinov College in 2003) and the Roman Catholic seminary of Ushaw College, which had been in Durham since 1808, was licensed as a hall of residence in 1968. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Ustinov College is the third largest college of Durham University. A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is a specialized and often live-in Higher education institution for the purpose of instructing students Ushaw College ( St Cuthbert's College Ushaw) is a Roman Catholic Seminary, founded at Douai as the English College Douai By 1990 the last male-only college became mixed, leaving St Mary's as the last single-sex college. In 2005, St. Mary's College had its first mixed undergraduate intake. St Mary's College is a college of the University of Durham in England. In October 2006, Josephine Butler College, a long-standing development, opened its doors to students as Durham's newest college; the only purpose-built self catering college for students within Durham. Josephine Butler College is the newest College at Durham University, having opened in October 2006.

Queen's Campus, Stockton

In 1992 a joint venture between the University and the University of Teesside saw the Joint University College on Teesside of the Universities of Durham and Teesside (JUCOT) established at Stockton-on-Tees, 23 miles to the south of Durham. The University of Teesside, based in Middlesbrough, UK, has a student body of 22387 students as of 2007 Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in North East England. It is the major settlement in the unitary authority area and Borough of Stockton-on-Tees.

This was initially intended to grant joint degrees validated by both institutions (BAs and BScs). A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S However, Teesside, which had only become a university in 1992, had difficulties in taking on its responsibilities for the college and Durham took full control of the new college in 1994.

A programme of integration with Durham began, leading to the college becoming University College, Stockton (UCS) in 1996 — a college of the University of Durham and the only college with teaching responsibilities.

Further integration lead to the campus being renamed the University of Durham, Stockton Campus (UDSC) in 1998, removing teaching responsibilities from the College. In 2001, two new colleges, John Snow and George Stephenson (after the physician and the engineer) were established at Stockton, replacing UCS, and the new medical school (which operates in association with the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) took in its first students — the first medics to join Durham since 1963. John Snow College is a college of the University of Durham in England, and one of two located at Queen's Campus in Thornaby-on-Tees Stephenson College is a college of the University of Durham in England, and one of two located at Queen's Campus in Stockton-on-Tees John Snow ( 15 March 1813 &ndash 16 June 1858) was a British physician and a leader in the adoption of Anaesthesia and medical George Stephenson ( 9 June 1781 &ndash 12 August 1848) was an English Civil engineer and mechanical engineer Medical education A medical school or faculty of medicine is a Tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches Medicine Newcastle University is a leading research intensive University located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England. In 2002, her golden jubilee year, the Queen granted the title "Queen's Campus" to the Stockton site. A Golden Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 50th anniversary of a monarch's reign For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II

As of 2005 Queen's Campus, Stockton accounts for around 18% of the total university student population. [14] This is likely to increase in coming years thanks to future expansion plans.

A curious fact about Queen's Campus, Stockton, is that it is located on the south bank of the River Tees within Thornaby-on-Tees. The Tees is a river in Northern England. It rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the Pennines, and flows eastwards for about 85 miles Thornaby-on-Tees is a town and Civil parish within the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England For centuries the Tees formed the historical division between the historic counties of Yorkshire and Durham, with Thornaby-On-Tees being one of the most northern towns in Yorkshire. The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. With the creation of the county borough of Teesside in 1968 areas both north and south of the river were removed from their historic counties. Teesside is the name given to the Conurbation in the North East of England made up of the towns of Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees Teesside itself was engulfed into the County of Cleveland in 1974. Cleveland is an area in the north east of England. Its name means literally "cliff-land" referring to its hilly southern areas which rise to nearly. Yet another local government change in 1996 saw the breakup of the county of Cleveland into the current four unitary authorities of Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Redcar and Cleveland & Stockton-On-Tees. Middlesbrough is a Unitary authority and borough in North Yorkshire, England. Hartlepool is a local government district and Borough in the Ceremonial county of County Durham, North East England The borough of Redcar & Cleveland is a Unitary authority in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England consisting of Redcar Stockton-on-Tees is a Unitary authority area and borough in the Tees Valley area of North East England, with a population in 2001 of 178408 With this latest reorganisation Thornaby-On-Tees became part of the borough of Stockton-On-Tees, however the town of Stockton-On-Tees itself is located on the north ('County Durham') side of the river. The upshot of all this is that a significant proportion of Durham University is actually located within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, rather than County Durham. The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in Adding to the confusion, plans exist to expand the campus onto the north bank of the River Tees, splitting the campus between the two historic counties.

Academic Year

The academic year is divided into 3 terms. Michaelmas Term lasts ten weeks from October to December; Epiphany Term lasting nine weeks from January to March; and Easter Term lasting nine weeks from April to July. Michaelmas term is the first Academic term of the academic years of the following British and Irish Universities: University Epiphany term is the second academic term of the University of Durham and formerly of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (before 2004) Within Michaelmas term, the academic week begins on a Thursday with lectures starting on the first Thursday of October and ending on a Wednesday. All other terms begin their academic week on a Monday. Internally the weeks are classed as 'Durham Weeks' with the first week of Michaelmas starting at week 10.

Students at the University are also expected to 'Keep Term',[15] whereby students must fulfil their academic requirements at the University. As such Heads of Departments must be satisfied that each student has attended all necessary tutorials, seminars and practical work throughout the term and vacation period.

Campuses

Durham University is situated on two main campuses:

Academic Standards

Research

The University is part of the 1994 Group and the N8 Group of Universities. The 1994 Group is a coalition of "smaller research-intensive universities " in the United Kingdom founded in 1994 to defend their interests The N8 Group comprises eight research-intensive Universities in Northern England. Durham was ranked eighteenth for quality of research out of 124 of the institutions which took part in the UK Funding Councils' 2001 Research Assessment Exercise in one newspaper's unofficial ranking. The Higher Education Funding Council for England ( HEFCE) is a Non-departmental public body of the Department for Innovation Universities and Skills (previously The Research Assessment Exercise ( RAE) is an exercise undertaken approximately every 5 years on behalf of the four UK Higher education funding councils ( HEFCE [17] Nearly 87% of the University's academic staff are located in departments with top research ratings of 5 or 5*. With Durham's research averaging a 5 rating — "international excellence in more than half of the research activity submitted and attainable levels of national excellence in the remainder". In terms of individual academic departments, the Department of Geography is considered one of the best in the United Kingdom and a world leader in many research areas, gaining a 5* rating. Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία - geografia) is the study of the Earth and its lands features inhabitants and phenomena [18]. [19] Other subjects that gained a 5* rating in the RAE were Applied Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English, History, and Law[20]

In 2005 the Times Higher Education Supplement's, citation rankings placed Durham as the number 1 university in the UK for its impact of scientific research. Applied mathematics is a branch of Mathematics that concerns itself with the mathematical techniques typically used in the application of mathematical knowledge to other domains Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of Literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located [21]

Reputation and rankings

See also:League tables of British universities

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Times Good University Guide 9th[22] 10th[23] 8th[24] 10th[25] 13th[26]
Guardian University Guide 16th[27] 17th[27] 26th[28] 24th[29] 29th[25]
Sunday Times University Guide 11th[30] 11th[30] 8th[31] 9th[31] 13th[25]
The Independent 6th[32] 10th[32]
World Universities
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
THES - QS World University Rankings 109nd[33] 132rd[34] 83th[35] 128th[36] N/A
Academic Ranking of World Universities 151-202th[37] 151-200th[38] 203-300th[39] 202-301th[40] 152-200th[41]

In other assessments and league tables Durham has been positioned the following:

Student life and future developments

Dunelm House, home of the Durham Students' Union
Dunelm House, home of the Durham Students' Union
Doxbridge Tournament Logo
Doxbridge Tournament Logo

Teams from Durham won University Challenge in both 1977 and 2000. The Durham Students' Union is a body set up as the Durham Colleges Students’ Representative Council in 1899 and renamed in 1969 with the intention of representing and providing welfare University Challenge is a long-running British television quiz show, licensed and produced by Granada Television. [44] The Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence is one of only six (the others being Oxford, Cambridge, Loughborough, Cardiff & Bradford/Leeds) to play first-class matches. The Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence is the full name of the university's cricketing coaching centre and the university cricket team when they participate First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Durham was ranked 6th across all sports by the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) in 2006/7. It is also the current BUSA rowing champion, keeping the title won in 2004. Since 1975 the university has played host to the Durham Drama Festival. The Durham Drama Festival is an open-access drama festival held annually in Durham, England. Music is also a high-ranking activity in Durham, particularly marked by the Durham University Chamber Choir and Orchestral Societies. Durham University is one of three universities to compete in the Doxbridge Tournament, a sporting competition between Durham University, the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the In the 2007 tournament, Durham won over half the trophies available at Doxbridge, with John Snow College (Queens Campus) largely dominating the tournament, winning the women's football, badminton and men's rugby and coming runner up in the mixed hockey, men's football and women's hockey. Other notable results from Durham were St. Cuthbert's Society winning the netball and George Stephenson college (Queens Campus) coming runners up in the badminton.

The presence of Durham Cathedral is felt strongly within the University and city. It provides opportunities both for worship and for music-making, the Cathedral Choir offering seven scholarships to students of the University. Several of the colleges (University College, Hatfield, St Chad's, St John's and Hild-Bede) also offer organ and choral scholarships to prospective students.

In 2005 the University unveiled a re-branded logotype and renamed itself as "Durham University". A logo ( Greek el λογότυπος = el-Latn logotypos is a graphical element ( Ideogram, Symbol, Emblem, Icon, Sign) The news was poorly received among many academic and student members of the university, with Van Mildert JCR going as far as boycotting the new name and logo. [45] However, the official name of the institution remains the University of Durham and the official coat of arms is unchanged.

Student numbers
Student numbers

In the last half of the 20th century, the number of students at the university has grown considerably, and continues to grow with the addition of Queen's Campus, Stockton. The more recent rises are in line with government policy of increasing access to higher education.

In 1989 the University started its fund-raising and alumni office, with a virtual community for alumni[46] and several large gifts made to the University, including for the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies, the department of Physics and the Wolfson Research Institute.

Student views and opinions are well represented by Durham21, an independent student website which has won the NUS Website of the Year Award in five of the last six years and is also the current holder. Durham21couk, or d21 for short is an independent online newspaper and lifestyle magazine for students from Durham University. In print, student views are represented by fortnightly newspaper Palatinate. Palatinate is the Durham University student newspaper and is one of Britain's best-known student newspapers

In 2006 Josephine Butler College, opened at the Howlands Farm site on Elvet Hill. Josephine Butler College is the newest College at Durham University, having opened in October 2006. Elvet Hill is located on the south bank of the River Wear in the city of Durham, in County Durham, in England. This was the first new college to open in Durham itself since the 1970s, at the creation of Collingwood.

The University's Strategic Plan through to 2010 is at the University's web site. [47]

Faculties

The teaching departments of the University are divided into three faculties: Science, Arts and Humanities, and Social Sciences and Health. Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning " Knowledge " or "knowing" is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding The arts is a broad subdivision of Culture, composed of many expressive disciplines. The humanities are academic disciplines which study the Human condition, using methods that are primarily Analytic, Critical, or Speculative The social sciences comprise academic disciplines concerned with the study of the social life of human groups and individuals including Anthropology, Communication studies Health is a state of complete physical mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity Each faculty has a Dean and one or more Deputy Deans. These, along with the heads of the departments in the faculty, the Vice-Chancellor, and the Pro-Vice-Chancellors, make up the Faculty Board for that faculty. Each department also has a Board of Studies consisting of the Dean and Deputy Dean of their faculty, the teaching staff of the department, and student representatives. See also Natural Sciences, one of the largest degree programmes. Natural Sciences (or NatSci) is one of the most popular degree programmes offered by the University of Durham offering either BSc (3 years or MSci

Faculty of Social Science & Health

  • Department of Anthropology
  • School of Applied Social Sciences
  • Department of Archaeology
  • Durham Business School (Including the Economic, Finance and Business Departments)
  • School of Education
  • Department of Geography
  • School of Government and International Affairs (Including the Politics department and the Institute for Middle East and Islamic Studies)
  • School of Medicine and Health
  • Department of Law

Faculty of Arts & Humanities

  • Department of Classics
  • Department of English
  • Department of History
  • School of Modern Languages and Cultures (Includes Arabic, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish Departments)
  • Department of Music
  • Department of Philosophy
  • Department of Theology and Religion

Faculty of Science

  • School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Computer Science
  • Department of Earth Sciences
  • School of Engineering
  • Department of Mathematical Science
  • Department of Physics
  • Department of Psychology

Colleges

University college, the oldest of the 16 Durham Colleges
University college, the oldest of the 16 Durham Colleges

Durham operates a collegiate structure like the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, in that all the colleges at Durham are "listed bodies"[48] under the Education Reform Act, 1988, "recognised by the UK authorities as being able to offer courses leading to a degree of a recognised body" (the "recognised body" being, in this case, the federal University). Durham Business School ( DBS) in Durham, UK is the international business school of Durham University. The School of Medicine and Health at the University of Durham was reinstated in 2001 as a partner with the University of Newcastle Medical School to educate Medical The Department of Computer Science at Durham University leads England's only Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL in Computer Science as part of The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Though most of the Durham colleges are governed and owned directly by the University itself, and so do not enjoy the independence of colleges at Oxford and Cambridge, the status of the Durham colleges is similar to those in Oxford and Cambridge and the constituent institutions of the University of Wales, setting Durham colleges apart from those at the universities of Kent, Lancaster, and York. The University of Wales ( Prifysgol Cymru in Welsh) is a confederal University founded in 1893. However, unlike at Oxford, Cambridge, Wales, and London, there is no formal teaching at most Durham colleges (although St John's, St Chad's and Ushaw College have their own academic and research staff and offer college-based programmes in conjunction with the University). The colleges dominate the residential, social, sporting, and pastoral functions within the university, and there is heavy student involvement in their operation.

Formal dinners (known as "formals") are held at many colleges; gowns are often worn to these events. Formal Hall or Formal Meal is the traditional meal held at some of the older universities in the United Kingdom at which students dress in Formal attire The Academic dress of Durham University is fairly similar to that of Oxford. There is a great deal of intercollegiate rivalry, particularly in rowing and other sporting activities. GB coxless pair of Toby Garbett & Rick Dunn at Henley Royal Regatta 2004 There is also rivalry between the older colleges of the Bailey and the newer colleges of the Hill. The Bailey colleges are a group of colleges of Durham University that are located on the historic peninsula around North and South Bailey street

Types of college

The University is collegiate in structure. There are four different sorts of college: Maintained Colleges and Societies, Recognised Colleges, Licensed Halls of Residence, and Affiliated Colleges.

List of colleges

See also: Former colleges of Durham University

Most of the colleges located in Durham itself can be grouped into two areas of the city. The former colleges of the University of Durham are those colleges that have been part of the University of Durham, Durham, England, but have Bailey colleges are those located on the peninsula formed by a meander of the River Wear, and Hill colleges are on Elvet Hill on the other side of the river. The Bailey, or The Peninsula, is an historic area in the centre of Durham, England. Queen's Campus, Stockton, is 23 miles south of Durham, in the town of Stockton-on-Tees. Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in North East England. It is the major settlement in the unitary authority area and Borough of Stockton-on-Tees.

Shield Scarf colours College Founded Undergraduates Post-graduates Campus Website
                                 
St Aidan's 1947 806 28 Durham (Hill) [1]
                                 
St Chad's 1904 321 63 Durham (Bailey) [2]
                                 
Collingwood 1972 1134 41 Durham (Hill) [3]
                 
St. Cuthbert's Society 1888 1144 67 Durham (Bailey) [4]
                                         
Grey 1959 932 50 Durham (Hill) [5]
                                                                           
Hatfield 1846 736 29 Durham (Bailey) [6]
                                 
                                 
St. Hild & St. Bede 1975 1123 111 Durham [7]
                                                                 
St. John's 1909 392 55 Durham (Bailey) [8]
Josephine Butler 2006 ~400 30 Durham (Hill) [9]
                                 
St. Mary's 1899 641 35 Durham (Hill) [10]
       
Trevelyan 1966 625 42 Durham (Hill) [11]
                                 
University 1832 694 59 Durham (Bailey) [12]
                                                                           
Van Mildert 1965 1037 39 Durham (Hill) [13]
Ustinov 1965† 0‡ 1253 Durham (Hill) [14]
George Stephenson 2001 1001 30 Queen's [15]
John Snow 2001 899 17 Queen's [16]
Ushaw 1568 n/a* n/a* Ushaw Moor [17]
Notes
† – as the Graduate Society
‡ – Postgraduate-Only College
* – Roman Catholic Seminary

Governance

The University holds the powers to award degrees under the Royal Charter of 1837, extended to include the power to award degrees to women under the Supplementary Charter of 1895. St Aidan's College is a college of the University of Durham in England. St Chad's College is a college of the University of Durham in England. For schools of similar names see Collingwood College. Collingwood College is a college of Durham University in England. St Cuthbert's Society, almost universally known as Cuth's, is one of the University of Durham 's sixteen colleges Grey College is a college of the University of Durham in England. For Hatfield Technical College please see University of Hertfordshire Hatfield College is a college of the University of Durham The College of St Hild and St Bede, commonly known as Hild Bede, is a college of the University of Durham in England. St John's College is a college of the University of Durham, England. Josephine Butler College is the newest College at Durham University, having opened in October 2006. St Mary's College is a college of the University of Durham in England. Trevelyan College, affectionately known as Trevs, is a college of the University of Durham in North Eastern England. University College, commonly known as Castle, is a college of the University of Durham in England Van Mildert College, commonly known as Mildert, is a college of the University of Durham in England. Ustinov College is the third largest college of Durham University. Stephenson College is a college of the University of Durham in England, and one of two located at Queen's Campus in Stockton-on-Tees John Snow College is a college of the University of Durham in England, and one of two located at Queen's Campus in Thornaby-on-Tees Ushaw College ( St Cuthbert's College Ushaw) is a Roman Catholic Seminary, founded at Douai as the English College Douai However, the rules governing how the University is constituted are to be found in the Statutes put in place by the Universities of Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne Act, 1963, and subsequently amended by the Privy Council. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. The Statutes provide that: "The University shall be governed by a Visitor, Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Convocation, Council, Senate, and Boards of Studies. "

Visitor

The Visitor for the University of Durham is the Bishop of Durham. For the Catholic equivalent see Canonical visitation, and for other uses see Visitor (disambiguation A Visitor, in United See also List of Bishops of Durham The Bishop of Durham is the Anglican Bishop responsible for the Diocese of Durham in The Visitor is the final arbiter of any dispute within the University, except in those areas where legislation has removed this to the law courts or other ombudsmen, or in matters internal to the recognised colleges, each of which has its own Visitor. An ombudsman ( English plural conventionally ombudsmen) is an official usually (but not always appointed by the government or by parliament who is charged with

Student complaints and appeals were heard by the Visitor until the Higher Education Act 2004 came into force. [50] All student complaints are now heard by the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education.

Chancellor

Bill Bryson the current Chancellor
Bill Bryson the current Chancellor

The Chancellor is the nominal head of the University. He or she is nominated by the Council and Senate and appointed by Convocation. The current Chancellor is the author Bill Bryson. William McGuire "Bill" Bryson, OBE, (born 8 December 1951 is a best-selling American Author of humorous books on Travel, as well

Until 1909, the University was nominally governed by the Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral. The Cathedral Church of Christ Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham, commonly referred to as Durham Cathedral, in the city of Durham, England Following the University of Durham Act, 1908, the University has, like most other British universities, been headed by a Chancellor.

Vice-Chancellor

The Vice-Chancellor is the chief executive of the University. George William Kitchin was the first Chancellor of the University of Durham, from the institution of the role in 1908 till his death in 1912 Henry George Percy 7th Duke of Northumberland, KG, PC ( 29 May 1846 &ndash 14 May 1918) was a British John George Lambton 3rd Earl of Durham KG, GCVO, PC ( June 19 1855 – September 18 1928) known as Viscount Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke of Northumberland KG CBE MVO TD ( 17 April[[ 880]]&ndash August 23 1930) was the son Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart 7th Marquess of Londonderry KG MVO PC (13 May 1878 – 10 February 1949 was an Irish Peer and had George Macaulay Trevelyan CBE OM ( February 16, 1876 Welcombe House, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire Lawrence Roger Lumley 11th Earl of Scarbrough, KG, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, PC, DL ( 27 July 1896 &ndash Malcolm Ian Macdonald (born 7 January 1950) is a former English footballer nicknamed "Supermac" famed for scoring goals for "Dame Margot" redirects here For the medieval trouvère see Dames Margot and Maroie. Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (ˈjuːstɪnɒf or /ˈuːstɪnɒf/ 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) born Peter Alexander Baron von Ustinow William McGuire "Bill" Bryson, OBE, (born 8 December 1951 is a best-selling American Author of humorous books on Travel, as well He or she also holds the position of "Warden of the Durham Colleges" and is appointed by the Council. The deputy to the Vice Chancellor is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor who also holds the position of "Sub-Warden of the Durham Colleges" and deputises for the Vice-Chancellor. There may also be additional Pro-Vice-Chancellors. The previous Vice-Chancellor, Sir Kenneth Calman, retired in April 2007, and was succeeded by Professor Chris Higgins. Sir Kenneth Calman, KCB (born 1941 has been Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, his alma mater since January 2006 Chris Higgins (born 1955) is since April 2007 the Vice-Chancellor of Durham University.

Convocation

Convocation is the assembly of members of the University. Charles Thorp (1784 - 1862 was Rector of the parish of Ryton and later Archdeacon of Durham and the Virtual Founder and first warden of the George William Kitchin was the first Chancellor of the University of Durham, from the institution of the role in 1908 till his death in 1912 Percy John Heawood ( 8 September, 1861 Newport Shropshire, England - 24 January, 1955 Durham, England Professor Sir James Fitzjames Duff ( February 1, 1898 – 1970 was an English educator Frederick William Mackey Holliday ( February 22, 1828 May 29, 1899) was a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Sir Kenneth Calman, KCB (born 1941 has been Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, his alma mater since January 2006 Chris Higgins (born 1955) is since April 2007 the Vice-Chancellor of Durham University. It consists of the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Pro-Vice-Chancellors, all graduates, the teaching staff (lecturers, senior lecturers, readers, and professors), and the heads of colleges and licensed halls of residence. It must meet once each year in order to hear the Vice-Chancellor's Address and to debate any business relating to the University. Further meetings can be called if representation is made by a minimum of 50 members. Its powers are limited to appointing the Chancellor (and even then, only on the nomination of Council and Senate) and the making of representations to the University on any business debated.

Council

Council is the executive body of the University. In addition to representatives from the University it includes the Dean of Durham Cathedral and representatives of the alumni, the Students' Union and the local councils. Its powers include establishing and maintaining colleges, and recognising non-maintained colleges and licensed halls of residence.

Senate

Senate is the supreme governing body of the University in academic matters. It nominates the Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellors to Council, and recommends the establishment of Faculties and Boards of Studies. It is Senate that grants degrees, and has the authority to revoke them. It also regulates the use of academic dress of the University. The Academic dress of Durham University is fairly similar to that of Oxford.

Notable alumni

See List of Durham University people

Notable alumni of the University include Princess Anne's husband Vice-Admiral Tim Laurence, the son-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II and Rear-Admiral of the Royal Navy Timothy Laurence, James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore and General Sir Richard Dannatt. This is a list of Alumni associated with Durham University, founded in 1832 in England. Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. General Sir Francis Richard Dannatt KCB CBE MC (born 23 December 1950) is the Chief of the General Staff

A number of current and former Members of Parliament, including Conservative MP Edward Timpson and Labour MP Mo Mowlam, are alumni of Durham University. (Anthony Edward Timpson (born) is a British Politician. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Crewe and Nantwich. Marjorie "Mo" Mowlam PhD (18 September 1949 &ndash 19 August 2005 was a British Politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and

Other high profile former students include Newsnight presenter Jeremy Vine, as well as BBC newsreaders Matthew Amroliwala, Kate Silverton, and George Alagiah. For the CNN programme see NewsNight with Aaron Brown Newsnight is a British daily News analysis Jeremy Vine (born May 17, 1965, Epsom, Surrey) is a British current affairs Presenter for Radio Matthew Amroliwala is a BBC newsreader who presents on BBC News, the corporation's 24 hour rolling news channel and on BBC One at Kate Silverton (born 4 August 1970 in Essex, England) is an English Journalist, currently employed by the BBC George Maxwell Alagiah OBE (born 22 November 1955) is a sri lankan born English Journalist and Writers Minette Walters, Sir Harold Evans, Hunter Davies and Edward Bradley also attended Durham University. Minette Walters (born 26 September 1949) is a best-selling English Crime writer, who has received many awards for her writing and is published Sir Harold Matthew Evans (born June 28 1928) is a British-born Journalist and Writer who was editor of The Sunday Times Hunter Davies (born 7 January 1936) is a prolific British Author, Journalist and broadcaster, perhaps best known for writing Edward Bradley may refer to Edward Bradley (writer (1827-1889 — novelist and clergyman Edward Bradley (politician (1808-1847 —

Durham graduates famous in the sporting arena include former England rugby captain Will Carling, Phil de Glanville, Will Greenwood, Olympic gold medal-winning triple jumper Jonathan Edwards, former England cricket captain Nasser Hussain and Andrew Strauss. William David Charles Carling OBE (born 12 December 1965) is a former Rugby union player for Harlequins, and a former captain of Philip Ranulph de Glanville (born on October 1 1968 in Loughborough) is a former English Rugby union player who played at centre William John Heaton "Will" Greenwood MBE (born 20 October 1972 in Blackburn, Lancashire) is a former English Jonathan David Edwards, CBE, (born May 10, 1966 in London) is a former British Triple jumper and widely regarded Nasser Hussain OBE (born March 28 1968, Madras, India) is a former Essex and England Cricketer He Andrew John Strauss MBE, (born 2 March 1977 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an English Cricketer who plays County cricket for

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