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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 the third-oldest ...
In July 2012, Durham University Council endorsed a "residential accommodation strategy" for 2012–2020, setting predicted growth in student numbers at Queen's Campus to 2,500 by 2015/16 and 3,400 by 2019/20, and a target of 50–70% of students housed in University accommodation. With 900 beds in Stockton for 2012/13, meeting the accommodation ...
Durham University has 17 colleges, of which University College is the oldest, founded in 1832. The newest college is South, founded in 2020. The last single-sex college, St Mary's, became mixed in 2005 with the admittance of male undergraduates. One college, Ustinov, admits only postgraduates .
1936 – 1937 Robert Bolam (President of the College of Medicine) 1937 – 1938 James Duff (Warden of the Durham Colleges 1937 – 1960) 1939 – 1940 Eustace Percy (Rector of King's College 1937 – 1951) 1941 – 1942 James Duff. 1943 – 1944 Eustace Percy. 1945 – 1946 James Duff. 1947 – 1948 Eustace Percy.
Trevelyan College (known colloquially as Trevs) is a college of Durham University, England. Founded in 1966, the college takes its name from social historian George Macaulay Trevelyan (pronounced "Trevillian" [3] ), Chancellor of the university from 1950 to 1957. Originally an all-female college (the last to open in England), the college became ...
The history of Durham University spans over 190 years since it was founded by Act of Parliament. King William IV granted royal assent to the Act on 4 July 1832, and granted the university a royal charter on 1 June 1837, incorporating it and confirming its constitution. [1] The university awarded its first degrees on 8 June 1837.
The Durham University Library is the centrally administered library of Durham University in England and is part of the university's Library and Collections department. [2] It was founded in January 1833 at Palace Green by a 160 volume donation by the then Bishop of Durham, William Van Mildert, and now holds over 1.6 million printed items. [3]
Durham University Business School (DUBS) is the business school of Durham University, located in Durham, England. The school holds triple accreditation from AACSB , AMBA and EQUIS . Following a 1963 report on management education by Lord Franks , the school was officially established in 1965, making it the second oldest business school in the ...