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University of Durham
Palace Green Durham 03.JPG
Palace Green
Motto
Fundamenta eius super montibus sanctis
Type Public
Established 1832
Endowment £57.1 million
Chancellor Sir Thomas Allen
Vice-Chancellor Christopher F Higgins
Administrative staff
 1,746
Students 15,529
Undergraduates 11,278
Postgraduates 4,251
Location
Durham
,
United Kingdom
Campus Urban
Athletics BUSA
Website www.dur.ac.uk

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 by Thomas Lawrence

    William van Mildert, Bishop of Durham and one of the founders of the university

  • ExamInCosin

    An examination taking place in Cosin's Library, 1842

  • Durham Heritage Centre

    St Chad's College, one of the two independent colleges

  • St Mary's College Lawn

    The lawn at St Mary's College, the first of the Hill colleges

  • Al-Qasimi Building

    School of Government and International Affairs

  • Ogden Centre (geograph 5908287)

    The Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics, next to the Department of Physics

  • Hatfield College, Durham

    Hatfield College, one of the five colleges along the Bailey

  • Old Elvet, Durham (geograph 3851375)

    Old Elvet is the home of a number of departments

  • Palatine Centre, Durham (cropped)

    The Palatine Centre on the Mountjoy Campus, home of the university's administration

  • Sheraton Park Durham

    Sheraton Park, site of a former teacher training college and home to Ustinov College since 2017

  • South and Snow Colleges Durham - wide view

    South (left) and John Snow (right) colleges on the Mount Oswald site

  • Wolfson Institute

    Wolfson Research Institute at the Queen's Campus

  • Palace Green Library (cropped)

    The original university library, now known as the Palace Green Library (centre), and the School of Music (left)

  • St Cuthbert Gospel - f.1

    St Cuthbert Gospel, an 8th-century gospel book

  • Durham Kathedrale

    The Old Fulling Mill, original home of the University Museum in 1833, on the bank of the River Wear below Durham Cathedral

  • The Venerable Charles Thorp

    Archdeacon Charles Thorp, founder and first Warden of Durham

  • Durham Graduation

    The university's graduation ceremonies take place in Durham Cathedral with receptions on Palace Green

  • Bill Bryson Chancellor

    Bill Bryson (Chancellor 2005–2012) in the academic dress of Chancellor of Durham University

  • View from the 4th floor of the Calman centre

    The Dawson Building houses the departments of Archaeology and Anthropology

  • Durham Law School

    Durham Law School

  • Great Hall

    The Great Hall at University College – communal dining is traditional at most Durham colleges

  • Durham regatta Univ College Durham v's Newcastle Uni

    University College Boat Club and Newcastle University racing at Durham Regatta

  • Durham University Racecourse

    The Racecourse is one of the university's main sites for sporting facilities

  • Durham University Botanic Garden

    Durham University Botanic Garden

  • General Sir Francis Richard Dannatt, KCB, CBE, MC - York 2007-09-22 (RLH)

    General Sir Richard Dannatt, Chief of the General Staff

  • Tim Smit (6509919409)

    Tim Smit, founder of the Eden Project

  • Sir Harold Evans 6 Shankbone 2009 NYC

    Sir Harold Evans, Editor at Large, Reuters

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