The University of Durham is a university in the City of Durham in the north of England. It was founded in 1832. It is one of the oldest universities in the United Kingdom. It is "long established as the leading alternative to Oxford and Cambridge".
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William van Mildert, Bishop of Durham and one of the founders of the university
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An examination taking place in Cosin's Library, 1842
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St Chad's College, one of the two independent colleges
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The lawn at St Mary's College, the first of the Hill colleges
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School of Government and International Affairs
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The Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics, next to the Department of Physics
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Hatfield College, one of the five colleges along the Bailey
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Old Elvet is the home of a number of departments, as well as Old Shire Hall
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The Palatine Centre on the Mountjoy Campus, home of the university's administration
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Sheraton Park, site of a former teacher training college and home to Ustinov College since 2017
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South (left) and John Snow (right) colleges on the Mount Oswald site
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Wolfson Research Institute at the Queen's Campus
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The original university library is now known as the Palace Green Library (centre) and the School of Music (left)
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St Cuthbert Gospel, an 8th-century gospel book
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The Old Fulling Mill, original home of the University Museum in 1833, on the bank of the River Wear below Durham Cathedral
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University College is the oldest of the Durham colleges
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Archdeacon Charles Thorp, founder and first Warden of Durham
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The university's graduation ceremonies take place in Durham Cathedral with receptions on Palace Green
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Bill Bryson (Chancellor 2005–2012) in the academic dress of Chancellor of Durham University
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The Dawson Building houses the departments of Archaeology and Anthropology
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The Great Hall at University College – communal dining is traditional at most Durham colleges
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University College Boat Club and Newcastle University racing at Durham Regatta
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The Racecourse is one of the university's main sites for sporting facilities
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Durham University Botanic Garden
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General Sir Richard Dannatt, Chief of the General Staff
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Tim Smit, founder of the Eden Project
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Sir Harold Evans, Editor at Large, Reuters