Durham University

Founded in 1832, Durham University is England's third oldest university after Oxford and Cambridge. Durham is a world-class, research focused university in two exciting locations: in the World Heritage city of Durham and at Queen's Campus in Stockton.

Durham University is collegiate, with colleges providing residential, social and welfare facilities for their student members and creating a sense of community for staff and students together. Its academic teaching and research programmes are delivered through departments contained within three faculties: Arts and Humanities, Science, and Social Sciences and Health. Durham University offers a full range of programmes from foundation to doctoral level.

Research at Durham University is among the best in the UK. Research, creativity and scholarship are at the heart of Durham University, where generations of the world's finest minds have pursued ideas and knowledge that have made a profound and lasting impact on the world. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise 90% of Durham University's research was found to be of international Quality.

Durham consistently ranks amongst the top universities in the world. Recent achievements and accolades confirming Durham's position as a leading teaching and research institution include:

5th position overall in the Complete University Guide 2009/10, compiled in association with The Independent. In individual subject rankings, many departments appeared in the top 5 in the country, including English, Archaeology, Chemistry, Classics & Ancient History, Engineering, Geography, Middle Eastern Studies, History, French, Philosophy, Physics, Theology & Religion, Biological Sciences, German, Iberian Languages, Italian, Sociology, and Sport Sciences
8th position overall in the Sunday Times University Guide. Durham was commended for its sports activities with The Sunday Times saying: 'The University has been something of a production line for England cricketers and rugby players during the last 20 years.'
The Times Higher Education Supplement ranked Durham 1st in Europe and 4th in the world for Space Science Research

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