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Durham University is a university in County Durham, England. It was founded as the University of Durham (which remains its official and legal name[3]) by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837. It was one of the first new universities to open in England for more than 500 years, and claims to be England's third oldest after Oxford and Cambridge[4] (although other higher education institutions also make this claim – see third oldest university in England debate). It stands in Durham City, on the River Wear, and in Stockton-on-Tees.
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Motto | Fundamenta eius super montibus sanctis her foundations are set upon the holy hills (from Psalm 86 in the Latin Psalter) |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1832 |
Endowment | £ 61.3M (2006/7)[1] |
Chancellor | Bill Bryson |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof Chris Higgins |
Students | 17,410[2] |
Undergraduates | 11,995[2] |
Postgraduates | 5,415[2] |
Location | , |
Colours | Palatinate |
Affiliations | 1994 Group European University Association Association of MBAs EQUIS Universities UK N8 Group Association of Commonwealth Universities |
Website | http://www.dur.ac.uk/ |
Durham is a collegiate university, with its main functions divided between the central departments of the University and 16 colleges. In general, the departments perform research and provide centralised lectures to students, while the colleges are responsible for the domestic arrangements and welfare of undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral researches and some University staff. Colleges decide which students they are to admit, and appoint their own fellows (senior members). In Durham, "the university" often refers to the University as opposed to the colleges.
The Chancellor of the University is Bill Bryson, appointed by the University's Convocation on 4 April 2005. The University was named Sunday Times University of the Year in 2005, having previously been shortlisted for the award in 2004.[5]
The post-nominal letters of graduates have "Dunelm" attached to indicate the university.