Global Durham

We value international collaboration as central to enhancing global knowledge and developing global citizenship. Our staff and students come from over 120 countries, creating an outward-looking, globally-minded and inclusive University.

World Top 100

ranked joint 89th in the QS World University Rankings 2025

7th

The Guardian University Guide 2024

65th in the world

for Employer Reputation in the QS World Rankings 2025

19th

for Sustainability in the QS World University Rankings 2025

Global Networks and Consortia

International collaboration is key to Durham's excellence in teaching and research. We have affiliations with many institutions and organisations worldwide.

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World-wide research and partnerships

International partnerships are a core part of Durham's outstanding research and vibrant learning communities. We value international collaboration as central to enhancing global knowledge and developing global citizenship.

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Middle East & North Africa

Latin America & the Caribbean

North America

South East Asia and Australasia

Study at Durham

We welcome talented students from all backgrounds and when you join Durham you become part a community of over 20,000 students from over 130 different countries.

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Global Opportunities and Support

We offer a range of activities, options, funding, and support for students from all backgrounds and degrees to gain international experience working, studying or volunteering abroad during their degree.

Read more about our study support options

Durham’s contribution to Sustainable Development Goals

We've been ranked 19th in the QS World University Rankings for Sustainability 2024.

We’ve signed the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDG) Accord, where we pledged our commitment to one another to do more and create a better world by ending poverty, fighting inequality and addressing the urgency of climate change.

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Global News

Durham students visit Sweden for first Durham-Uppsala Summer School

Our students visited our partner university in Sweden for the first ever Durham-Uppsala Summer School, an exchange programme with a focus on sustainability.

Durham news
Landmark Syriac Studies conference brings international research excellence to UK

A landmark conference about Syriac Studies brought more than 70 researchers from 20 countries to Durham last month. The event was a hub for academic collaboration and knowledge sharing. It was also a formative experience for early-career scholars. Here, the organisers reflect on the key highlights of the conference and why there has recently been a major revival of academic interest in Syriac Studies.

Durham news
Forging partnerships in Malaysia

Durham’s global reach has seen us forge new partnerships in Malaysia.

Global research

Durham students visit Sweden for first Durham-Uppsala Summer School

Our students visited our partner university in Sweden for the first ever Durham-Uppsala Summer School, an exchange programme with a focus on sustainability.

Durham news

A group of smiling students posing for a group photo, surrounded by trees

Landmark Syriac Studies conference brings international research excellence to UK

A landmark conference about Syriac Studies brought more than 70 researchers from 20 countries to Durham last month. The event was a hub for academic collaboration and knowledge sharing. It was also a formative experience for early-career scholars. Here, the organisers reflect on the key highlights of the conference and why there has recently been a major revival of academic interest in Syriac Studies.

Durham news