The Oriental Museum, will be hosting its spectacular Lantern Festival celebration on Wednesday 12 February from 6pm -8pm. Lunar New Year is celebrated across Asia and culminates in a Lantern Festival, when the streets are bedecked with lanterns and people invite good fortune and happiness into their homes for the year ahead.

Whatever your interests, whatever your passion, we’ve more than likely got a course for you. We currently have 27 departments and schools, offering over 200 undergraduate courses, not to mention postgraduate degrees, both taught and research. We think you’ll be spoilt for choice. Our research-led education will challenge you, inspire you and help you achieve the extraordinary.

Jan 22, 2025 · This adds to our continuing success in global and UK rankings. We are placed joint 89 th in the QS World University Rankings, including 22 nd for sustainability and 65 th for employer reputation. We’re also consistently in the top 10 in UK rankings. About the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject

6 days ago · University financial position update Last updated, 28.1.25 Context . As we have previously communicated with our staff, UK higher education is facing an extremely difficult environment, due to factors including long-term underfunding of home undergraduate students and research, high inflation, and ongoing volatility in international student recruitment.

Explore our 27 academic departments in-depth. Meet our staff, discover each department's facilities, events, news and research opportunities.

Durham University Strategy, 2017-2027 sets out ambitious goals to deliver world-class research, education and wider student experience. Keep up to date with progress, including news, updates, photographs and more as projects develop.

Our colleges are at the heart of life at Durham. From day-to-day activities to special events, there are so many ways to make friends and have fun, while increasing your skills and experience.

We nurture thoughtful, critical and engaged citizens for a rapidly changing and complex world. We are proud to be recognised as a leading Faculty of Arts and Humanities worldwide and to exercise the responsibilities that this position brings with it. We …

To achieve the extraordinary, you’ll need access to exceptional and sustainable facilities. At Durham, you’ll find modern and purpose-built lecture theatres and seminar rooms, as well as state-of-the-art labs and well-stocked libraries.

A UK top 10 and a World top 100 University. We were ranked 7th in the UK in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 and in the Guardian University Guide 2024.We were also 8th in the Complete University Guide 2024.; In each of the above guides, a high number of individual subjects at Durham achieved a top 10 position in their field.