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A Top Global Business School
Durham is an international triple accredited business school. Founded in 1965, we are one of the UK's longest established business schools and are proud to be integral to Durham University.
Sharing insights, supporting innovation and teaching tomorrow’s leaders. We believe that to succeed in business, you need to get closer to the realities of business - so that’s what we do. We combine our academic excellence, insightful research and exceptional global business connections, to equip our students and alumni to become innovative business thinkers of the future and an influential individual in and beyond their careers.
A globally outstanding centre of teaching and research excellence, a collegiate community of extraordinary people, and a unique and historic setting – Durham is a university like no other.
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Focus Programmes
The Durham MBA
The Durham MBA will transform your career by enhancing your key business and leadership capabilities, enabling you to excel in a fast-moving global business environment.
The Durham-EBS Executive MBA
An international Executive MBA dual award programme, which enables you to achieve two internationally highly valued degrees in just 18 months.
Gain a world-class education at a global business school
Our programmes combine academic excellence and outstanding research with global business connections. Add to that, exceptional skills and career development opportunities, you will find a learning experience that equips you for success in your chosen career.
MBA
Masters
Undergraduate
DBA and PhD Programmes
Our three DBA programmes offer experienced business managers and executives the opportunity enhance business and career knowledge. The Durham PhD enables you to combine rigorous academic theory with research to influence the world of business and make a unique contribution to your field of study.
What's new?
Financial Times Top 10 UK business school
We’re proud to announce today, we have been ranked in the UK Top Ten by the Financial Times. Published today, the FT’s European Business School Ranking 2023 lists the best business schools in Europe based on the combined performance of programme-specific FT rankings including the MBA and MSc Management. Our School ranked 10th in the UK and 57th overall in Europe – an improved positioning from 66th in last year’s ranking.

Abuse of female athletes goes unchecked on mainstream social media sites, study shows
Decoding Inequality: New Math Project Aims to Unlock Social Puzzle
MBA Top 10 Globally in 2023 Corporate Knights Rankings
Vice-Chancellor’s visit to emlyon business school reiterates Durham’s commitment to Europe
Payday loan stigma affects borrowers’ wellbeing and stops them from getting support
MBA Mentor of the Year 2023
Abuse of female athletes goes unchecked on mainstream social media sites, study shows
Social media posts that abuse female athletes can remain unmoderated on the official social media accounts of major sports clubs, new research has shown.

Decoding Inequality: New Math Project Aims to Unlock Social Puzzle
Threads: new Twitter rival looks like a shrewd move but Meta lacks credibility
Financial Times Top 10 UK business school
We’re proud to announce today, we have been ranked in the UK Top Ten by the Financial Times. Published today, the FT’s European Business School Ranking 2023 lists the best business schools in Europe based on the combined performance of programme-specific FT rankings including the MBA and MSc Management. Our School ranked 10th in the UK and 57th overall in Europe – an improved positioning from 66th in last year’s ranking.

MBA Top 10 Globally in 2023 Corporate Knights Rankings
MBA Mentor of the Year 2023
Upcoming events
CCSC Seminar with Aleksandrina Atanasova (Bayes Business School)
Durham Masters Online Information Session
COS Seminar by Cliff Oswick (City University London)
Durham MBA Online Information Session
IMPACT Latest Edition
This issue focuses on leadership. It looks at the leadership of organisational transformations, the uncomfortable truth of good leadership and networking like a leader. Student stories include the business of sport and a business consulting project with Transport for London.