#82 Durham University

Basic Infomation:

World Position: No. 82

Nature of University: Public

Research Findings: Very High

Number of students: 18,717

Number of Teachers: 1,775

Number of international students: 6,174

Durham University, located in Durham County, England in the northeast of the UK, is a public research university. It is a member of Russell university group, Coimbra group, the global alliance of higher research institutes of universities and N8 University Alliance. It is a top university in the UK. Because it has the same traditional college system as Cambridge University and Oxford University, it is collectively referred to as "doxbridge".  

Durham University began teaching and scientific research in 1072. In 1832, Durham University was officially established. It was awarded the Royal Charter in 1837 and rated as one of the world cultural heritages by the United Nations in 1986.

Durham University trained Templeton prize winner Professor John Barrow; Professor George Rochester, CO discoverer of the subatomic particle K meson; Sir Harold Jeffries, winner of the Copley Medal of the Royal Society; Richard Adams, founder of the fair trade organization Traidcraft; Paul Hawkins, inventor of eagle eye trackball system; Sir Nick Scheler, former president and chief operating officer of Ford Motor Company.

Durham University once ranked the top 10 in all disciplines in the 2015 complete university guide, and its business school has triple certifications of EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB. The University ranks 82nd in the 2022qs world university rankings   ， The world university ranked 162nd in 2022th, 301-400 in 2021, and 238th in 2021u. S. news; The 2021 Guardian university guide ranks 42021 in the UK, while the Sunday Times excellent university guide and the 2022 complete university guide rank 6 in the UK. The A-level score required for undergraduate admission has long been among the top 5 in the UK, and the current supervisor is Thomas Allen. Durham University ranks among the top 10 in the world in theology, divinity and religious studies; Archaeology; Geography

About Undergraduate：

Undergraduate courses at Durham University include: 

International relations 

Philosophy, politics and economics 

Marketing and management with business placement 

Accounting and finance

About Postgraduate：

Master’s degrees taught at Durham University include: 

Medieval and early modern studies

Spirituality, theology and health

Archeology 

Social work