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Working with Business

Durham University has a global reputation for excellence and working together we can support your business to succeed. We actively partner with regional, national and international organisations making connections to our academic expertise, student talent and equipment and facilities.

We have a range of business support programmes available and would love to hear about your ideas and requirements.
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Orbit

Our brand new University Enterprise Zone (Orbit) is open for business and we would love to support you with:

  • Access to brand new high specification office and hotdesk space
  • Opportunities to collaborate and network with likeminded businesses on site
  • Access to academic and student talent on site
  • Events programme tailored to your needs
  • Support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

 

 

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Durham awarded £1.25m to accelerate social science impact

We’ve been awarded £1.25 million from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to develop impact from ESRC-funded research.

Research news
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Universities' £2.2bn impact on North East England 

The five universities in the North East of England have come together to launch a joint report highlighting the positive impact we make in the region.
Business and Partnerships
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Durham University receives prestigious Leverhulme International Professorship award

Professor Jonathan Heddle is set to join Durham University thanks to a £4.8million Leverhulme International Professorship award.
Research news
Professor Jonathan Heddle

Historic £1.4 billion devolution deal for North East

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has announced a historic devolution deal for the North East.
Durham news
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Open for business: Northern Accelerator co-hosts investment showcase

Northstar Ventures, in partnership with Durham University-led Northern Accelerator, a collaboration between the North East’s universities, hosted a breakfast event in London to showcase the next decade’s £30 billion of investable opportunities in North East England.
Business and Partnerships
Left to right - Dominic Endicott, Director of Northstar Ventures & Sarah Green, Chief Executive NGI

Durham University start-up named as a finalist in prestigious Earthshot Prize 2022

Durham University start-up, Low Carbon Materials, has recently been announced as one of three international finalists in the Fix Our Climate category in the world’s most prestigious environmental prize, The Earthshot Prize 2022.
Alumni news
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Can you help record the UK’s mammal activity?

If you’re interested in conservation and ecology, our MammalWeb project needs your help to chart the activity of the UK’s mammals.
Research news
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Universities' £2.2bn impact on North East England 

The five universities in the North East of England have come together to launch a joint report highlighting the positive impact we make in the region.

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Looking Closer: Understanding forcible displacement across the world

We've partnered with Nostos Homes, a UK based charity building modular homes for forcibly displaced families across the world, to develop a data-driven report that analyses patterns of forcible displacement following a natural disaster.
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Open for business: Northern Accelerator co-hosts investment showcase

Northstar Ventures, in partnership with Durham University-led Northern Accelerator, a collaboration between the North East’s universities, hosted a breakfast event in London to showcase the next decade’s £30 billion of investable opportunities in North East England.
Left to right - Dominic Endicott, Director of Northstar Ventures & Sarah Green, Chief Executive NGI

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  • Email us

    • Research and Innovation Services
    Durham University
    Mountjoy Centre
    Stockton Road
    Durham
    DH1 3LE

    E: business.gateway@durham.ac.uk
    T: 0191 334 6450