University of Durham
<body, education> A busy research and teaching community in the historic
cathedral city of Durham, UK (population 61000). Its work covers key branches of
science and technology and traditional areas of scholarship. Durham graduates
are in great demand among employers and the University helps to attract
investment into the region. It provides training, short courses, and expertise
for industry. Through its cultural events, conferences, tourist business and as
a major employer, the University contributes in a wide social and economic sense
to the community.
Founded in 1832, the University developed in Durham and Newcastle until 1963
when the independent University of Newcastle upon Tyne came into being. Durham
is a collegiate body, with 14 Colleges or Societies which are a social and
domestic focus for students. In 1992, the Universities of Durham and Teesside
launched University College, Stockton-on-Tees, which has 190 students in the
first year.
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