Overview
• Durham University is a collegiate public research university in Durham, England, founded 1837.
• It was the first recognized university to open in England for more than 600 years, after Oxford and Cambridge and is thus one of the institutions to be described as the third-oldest university in England.
• As a collegiate university its main functions are divided between the academic departments of the university and its 16 colleges and a total student population of over 17,000.
• The university is a member of the Russell Group of British research universities.
• Durham is also affiliated with the regional N8 Research Partnership and international university groups including the Matariki Network of Universities and the Coimbra Group.
• Newcastle is 12 minutes away from Durham and London is 3 hours away by train.
• Newcastle University and Northumbria University are some of the other universities in the region.
Reputation
Things you should know
• It is ranked Between 51 and 100 according to the 2020 QS world ranking for Accounting and Finance.
• The Complete University Guide 2020 also ranks Durham University 6th in the UK overall and top in the UK for English and Music.
• It ranks second for French, Geography & Environmental Science, Iberian Languages, Middle Eastern & African Studies and Theology & Religious Studies.
• Third for Archaeology, Chemistry, Classics & Ancient History, German, History, Italian and Russian & East European Languages.
• With 30/33 subjects ranked in the top 10, Durham is one of only four universities (along with Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London) to have over 90 per cent of their subjects in the top 10 in this ranking.
• The Guardian 2020 UK ranking places it 5th in the UK. Durham is listed as part of the Sutton Trust 30 “most highly selective” British universities.
• The CWTS Leiden Ranking, based on bibliometric indicators of research, placed Durham 89th in the world (16th in the UK) in 2019.
Alumini
Of Durham University
• Ephraim Anderson– bacteriologist best known for his work highlighting the human health dangers of drug-resistant bacteria created by antibiotics.
• Adam Applegarth– CEO of Northern Rock bank.
• Leo Blair– barrister former Reader in Law and father of Tony Blair (former Prime Minister of United Kingdom).
• Paul Hawkins-inventor of the Hawk-Eye ball-tracking system in sports like Cricket and Baseball.
• Nasser Hussain- Former England Cricket captain.
• Andrew Strauss- Former England cricket player.
• Sir Roger Moore- Acted as James Bond in 7 of their movies.
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