Durham University (legally the University of Durham) 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, following standard historical practice in defining a university, the third-oldest university in England. The City of Durham has a history as a site of higher education for over a thousand years, including a short-lived college in the 17th century, though the university does not claim these as its roots. 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.

School Director: Fiona Hill

Population: 25000

Population of Teaching Staff:

No File Uploaded