Back جامعة درم Arabic جامعة ديرهام ARZ Darem Universiteti Azerbaijani دورام بیلیمیوردو AZB Univérsitas Durham BAN Дарэмскі ўніверсітэт Byelorussian ডারহাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় Bengali/Bangla Universitat de Durham Catalan University of Durham CEB Durhamská univerzita Czech
 Coat of arms of the university | |
| Latin: Universitas Dunelmensis[1] | |
Other name | The University of Durham |
|---|---|
| Motto | Latin: Fundamenta eius super montibus sanctis |
Motto in English | Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1) |
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 1832 (university status) |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | £106.6 million (2024; exclusive of independent colleges)[2] |
| Budget | £513.4 million (2023/24)[2] |
| Chancellor | Fiona Hill |
| Vice-Chancellor & Warden | Karen O'Brien |
Academic staff | 2,895 (2023/24)[3] |
Administrative staff | 3,105 (2023/24)[3] |
| Students | 21,750 (2023/24)[4] 21,265 FTE (2023/24)[4] |
| Undergraduates | 17,120 (2023/24)[4] |
| Postgraduates | 4,630 (2023/24)[4] |
| Location | , 54°46′30″N 01°34′30″W / 54.77500°N 1.57500°W |
| Campus | 257 hectares (640 acres)[5] |
| Student newspaper | Palatinate |
| Colours | Palatinate |
Sporting affiliations | BUCS, Wallace Group |
| Sports team | Team Durham |
| Website | durham |
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| Official name | Durham Castle and Cathedral |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv, vi |
| Designated | 1986 (10th session) |
| Reference no. | 370 |
| Extension | 2008 |
| Region | Western Europe |
Durham University (legally the University of Durham)[6] is a collegiate public research university in Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by royal charter in 1837. It was the first recognised university to open in England for more than 600 years, after Oxford and Cambridge, and is thus the third-oldest university in England.[7] As a collegiate university, its main functions are divided between the academic departments of the university and its 17 colleges. In general, the departments perform research and provide teaching to students, while the colleges are responsible for their domestic arrangements and welfare.
The university is a member of the Russell Group of British research universities[8] and is also affiliated with the regional N8 Research Partnership and international university groups including the Matariki Network of Universities and the Coimbra Group. The university estate includes 83 listed buildings, ranging from the 11th-century Durham Castle to the 1960s brutalist students' union. The university also owns and manages the Durham World Heritage Site in partnership with Durham Cathedral. The university's ownership of the world heritage site includes Durham Castle, Palace Green and the surrounding buildings including the historic Cosin's Library.[9]
Durham graduates have long used the Latin post-nominal letters Dunelm after their degree, from Dunelmensis (of, belonging to, or from Durham).[10]
- ^ Anderson, Peter John (1907). Record of the Celebration of the Quatercentenary of the University of Aberdeen: From 25th to 28th September, 1906. Aberdeen, United Kingdom: Aberdeen University Press (University of Aberdeen). ISBN 9781363625079.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ a b "Durham University Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2024" (PDF). Durham University. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Who's working in HE?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Staff numbers by HE provider: HE staff by HE provider and activity standard occupational classification. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference
HESA citationwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "HE Provider Data: Estates Management". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "The University: Trading Name". Durham University. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ Bertie Dockeril (22 September 2017). "The Debating Societies of Durham and Liverpool 1900–1939". In Jodi Burkett (ed.). Students in Twentieth-Century Britain and Ireland. Springer. pp. 101, 120. ISBN 9783319582412.
- ^ "Our Universities". Russell Group. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Site Boundaries: An Evolving Definition of Heritage". Durham World Heritage Site. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "What's in a Name?". Durham First. 27. Durham University. Autumn 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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