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Durham Law School ranked top 50 in QS World rankings 2022
Durham Law School ranked 49th in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022.
Broaden your horizons with our Postgraduate Support Scholarships
We are delighted to announce 100 Postgraduate Support Scholarships to support eligible UK students from low and middle income backgrounds who apply for postgraduate study starting in September 2025.
Gold Award win for Botanic Garden
Durham University’s Botanic Garden has been awarded a Gold Medal in the ‘Tourist, Visitor Attraction and Country Estate’ category at this year’s Northumbria In Bloom Awards.
Congratulations to our monthly My Greenspace winners!
Congratulations to our My Greenspace app monthly winners.
Durham to honour leading figures from diplomacy, music and local government
Leading figures from the fields of diplomacy, music and local government will be celebrated by the University with the award of honorary degrees this winter.
National Astronomy Meeting 2025 – discover our free public events
We’re celebrating our role as hosts of the UK’s leading astronomy conference next week (7-11 July) with a series of free events for the public to enjoy.
Congratulations to all our graduating students!
After having to postpone our traditional graduation events for two years, we are excited to be delivering a week of Spring Congregation ceremonies in Durham Cathedral for our graduates.
A total of 17 ceremonies will take place from Monday 28 March to Friday 1 April. Students from 120 countries will graduate in the magnificent setting of Durham Cathedral, in the company of their families and friends.
National Storytelling Week: Hear the Stories of our Award-winning Writers
During National Storytelling Week, 30 January – 5 February, we are celebrating the incredible storytelling talents within our University community. Novelists, biographers, poets, playwrights and actors; our academics and our students find diverse ways to tell a good yarn.
Here we hear from two acclaimed writers, Naomi Booth and Claire Harman, who also teach the Creative Writing MA, MLitt and PhD courses run by the Department of English Studies.
Durham City Run Festival
This July will see the return of Durham City Run Festival and we are delighted to be supporting the event as a major partner. Take on the historic streets of Durham for a midsummer evening of racing!
Durham University are the Big Hog Friendly Litter Pick Challenge 2024 winners!
Big Hog Friendly Litter Pick Challenge 2024
Second hand September 2024
Take part in Oxfam’s Second Hand September. Shop second hand to take a stance against fast fashion and dress for a fairer world.
Congratulations to our My Greenspace app monthly winners
Congratulations to our My Greenspace app monthly winners!