Welcome
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.
MSc Energy Engineering Management
Make a difference. New masters designed to equip graduates with the skills to deliver on the Net-Zero transition, by ensuring that they can navigate both technical and business challenges with ease
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?
Firms with CEOs under clan culture influence are more likely to be internationally-focused
Firms that have CEOs with a sense of working in the name of their enduring family are much more likely to be internationally focused.
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Circular economy paves the way in tackling plastic pollution
DBA conference – Putting business theory into practice
Masters students produce UK expansion strategy for electric transport company
Top 5 Ethical Transgressions in Consulting
Sustainable clothing - 6 ways for retailers to alter their manufacturing processes
Employees adapt better to career transitions if they feel connected to the company
Sustainable clothing - 6 ways for retailers to alter their manufacturing processes
Dr Helen Goworek examines sustainable fashion, and the pragmatic strategies retailers could implement to improve the sustainability impact of clothing.
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Electing left-leaning governments reduces CEO pay by almost 6%
Failure to consider language diversity in EDI provision causes problems for multinational firms
UN PRME competition success for Durham business undergraduates
Durham’s undergraduate business (UG) students have done exceptionally well in the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (UK and Ireland Chapter) annual student writing competition. Our students have won first and third prizes and provided five of the seven other finalist places in this prestigious national competition.

DBA conference – Putting business theory into practice
Durham MBA (Online) leads the way for value for money and ESG
Upcoming events
The Future of Work MBA Event
12th International Management Control Association Conference
Durham Masters Online Information Session
CEMAP Macroeconomics Conference
Three PhD Scholarships in Small Business, Innovation and Regional Development.
Durham University Business School invites applications from prospective Ph.D. candidates with outstanding academic achievement and research potential, specifically interested in supporting SMEs in the region.