Durham University (DU) 

IAU-020141

IAU Member

United Kingdom

top General Information

Address

Street:The Palatine Centre
Stockton Road

City:Durham

Post Code:DH1 3LE

WWW:https://www.durham.ac.uk

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1832

Academic Year

October to June

Admission Requirements

General Certificate of Education (GCE), General Certicate of Secondary Education (GCSE) or equivalent, with passes in 3 approved subjects at Ordinary ('O') level, or 1 at 'O' and 2 at Advanced ('A') level, or 1 at 'O' and 3 at 'A'. Candidates may offer Advanced Supplementary ('AS') levels which count as 1/2 an 'A' level

Language(s)

English

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Karen O’Brien

Job title:Vice-Chancellor

Years of office:2022-


Senior Administrative Officer : Amanda Wilcox

Job title:University Secretary


Senior Administrative Officer : Antony Long

Job title:Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost


International Relations Officer : Claire O’Malley

Job title:Pro Vice-Chancellor (Global)

top Divisions

Faculty : Arts and Humanities

Fields of study:Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Arabic, Arts and Humanities, East Asian Studies, Eastern European Studies, Educational Sciences, French, History, Italian, Linguistics, Middle Eastern Studies, Music, Philosophy, Russian, Spanish, Theology


Faculty : Science

Fields of study:Astronomy and Space Science, Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Geology, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Physical Therapy, Psychology


Faculty : Social Sciences and Health

Fields of study:Anthropology, Archaeology, Business Administration, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, Government, Health Sciences, Islamic Studies, Law, Medicine, Middle Eastern Studies, Social Policy, Sociology

top Degrees

Bachelor's Degree


Postgraduate Diploma


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Archaeology, Behavioural Sciences, Bible, Business Administration, Christian Religious Studies, Civil Engineering, Classical Languages, Commercial Law, Criminology, Developmental Psychology, Economics, Education, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Finance, Geography, Heritage Preservation, History, International Business, International Relations and Diplomacy, Law, Literature, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Mediterranean Studies, Modern Languages, Museum Studies, Music, Neurosciences, Peace and Disarmament, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Primary Education, Religion, Social Work, Theology, Translation and Interpretation, Transport Management, Visual Arts, Writing


Master of Philosophy

Fields of study:Archaeology, Classical Languages, Criminology, Earth Sciences, Government, History, International Studies, Literature, Music, Religion, Social Work, Sports


Doctorate

Fields of study:Ancient Civilizations, Biology, Biomedicine, Chemistry, Classical Languages, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Engineering, English, Health Sciences, History, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Religion, Social Sciences, Theology

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2017-2018

Full Time Total:1134

Staff with Doctorate

Full Time Total:1459

Students

Statistics Year:2017-2018

Total:17707

Updated on 15-10-2020