University of Durham

body, education A busy research and teaching community in

the historic cathedral city of Durham, UK (population 61000).

Its work covers key branches of science and technology and

traditional areas of scholarship. Durham graduates are in

great demand among employers and the University helps to

attract investment into the region. It provides training,

short courses, and expertise for industry. Through its

cultural events, conferences, tourist business and as a major

employer, the University contributes in a wide social and

economic sense to the community.

Founded in 1832, the University developed in Durham and

Newcastle until 1963 when the independent University of

Newcastle upon Tyne came into being. Durham is a collegiate

body, with 14 Colleges or Societies which are a social and

domestic focus for students. In 1992, the Universities of

Durham and Teesside launched University College,

Stockton-on-Tees, which has 190 students in the first year.

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