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A Top Global Business School

Durham is an international triple accredited business school. Founded in 1965, we are one of the UK's longest established business schools and are proud to be integral to Durham University. 

Sharing insights, supporting innovation and teaching tomorrow’s leaders. We believe that to succeed in business, you need to get closer to the realities of business - so that’s what we do. We combine our academic excellence, insightful research and exceptional global business connections, to equip our students and alumni to become innovative business thinkers of the future and an influential individual in and beyond their careers. 

A globally outstanding centre of teaching and research excellence, a collegiate community of extraordinary people, and a unique and historic setting – Durham is a university like no other.

About Us
6th
6th in the world. Financial Times Online MBA Ranking 2024
10th
10th in the world. Corporate Knights Better World MBA 2023
22nd
22nd in the world. Masters in Supply Chain Management (2024)
57th
57th in Europe. Financial Times European Business School 2023

Focus Programmes

  • The Durham DBA

    The part-time Durham DBA will expand your strategic business knowledge. You will learn from world-class academics and conduct meaningful research you can apply directly to your role/business.  

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  • The Durham-EBS Executive MBA

    An international Executive MBA dual award programme, which enables you to achieve two internationally highly valued degrees in just 18 months. 

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The Durham DBA

The part-time Durham DBA will expand your strategic business knowledge. You will learn from world-class academics and conduct meaningful research you can apply directly to your role/business.  

Durham Castle

The Durham-EBS Executive MBA

An international Executive MBA dual award programme, which enables you to achieve two internationally highly valued degrees in just 18 months. 

Frankfurt financial district

Gain a world-class education at a global business school

Our programmes combine academic excellence and outstanding research with global business connections. Add to that, exceptional skills and career development opportunities, you will find a learning experience that equips you for success in your chosen career.

  • MBA

    Challenge, inspire and gain the business knowledge, experience and capabilities to lead in global business.
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  • Masters

    Shape a successful career in your specialist area of interest on our world-renowned postgraduate programmes.
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  • Undergraduate

    The best start to a career in business begins with learning from the best in the business.
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MBA

Challenge, inspire and gain the business knowledge, experience and capabilities to lead in global business.
Business people adding sticky notes to a window

Masters

Shape a successful career in your specialist area of interest on our world-renowned postgraduate programmes.
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Undergraduate

The best start to a career in business begins with learning from the best in the business.
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Explore Our Programmes
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DBA and PhD Programmes

Our three DBA programmes offer experienced business managers and executives the opportunity enhance business and career knowledge. The Durham PhD enables you to combine rigorous academic theory with research to influence the world of business and make a unique contribution to your field of study.

Explore Our DBA Programmes Explore Our PhD Programmes
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Degree Apprenticeships at Durham University

Uncover the perfect solution for your business's skill needs with an apprenticeship. Our vast expertise and knowledge can support and empower your business. Hear from Faltec Europe Ltd and WPS Advisory about how an apprenticeship with Durham University is supporting them.

Find out more about apprenticeships at Durham

Our Research

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School SME masterclass session supports local innovation and growth

A two-day masterclass aimed at small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the North East of England was recently held in Newcastle. The event, offered as part of our Smart and Scale programme, was aimed at helping to drive economic development across the region.

Business School news
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Durham University graduate and mentor forge path in inclusive entrepreneurship

Renowned for being sources of innovation and fostering cutting-edge research, universities also serve as hubs for entrepreneurship, providing students and alumni with the resources and support to launch groundbreaking businesses. Alumna, Ofentse Lekwane and Professor Joanna Berry from our Business School demonstrate this innovation and mentorship with their latest collaboration through the Venture Lab.
Alumni news
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Women who work remotely have greater difficulty separating work and family than men

Women have much more difficulty separating their working lives and their family lives when they work from home, than men do, according to new research.
Global research
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Diversifying your skillset only boosts performance if you become an expert in a new field

Diversifying skillsets only enhances employee performance if individuals become experts in the new fields they branch into, and only if they limit how many new fields they focus on, according to recent research by the School.
Global research
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Collaboration between creative business and academia vital for ensuring economic success

The creative sector in the North East is thriving and set for even further growth in the coming years, fuelled by recent investment announcements across the sector. However, investment is not enough to ensure economic growth and prosperity for the North East’s Creative Arts sector. A new report from the School highlights many challenges and opportunities.
Research news
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Senior Leader Apprenticeship graduate advances to Durham Online MBA programme

In a significant step forward in her career, Vicky Sykes-Kondic is set to embark on the Durham Online MBA (OMBA) programme after completing her learning as part of our first cohort of the Senior Leader Apprenticeship (SLA).
Student news
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School secures fourth consecutive five-year re-accreditation success

The School has successfully secured a five-year extension to its accreditation for business education programmes, awarded by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Business School news
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More News

Collaboration between creative business and academia vital for ensuring economic success

The creative sector in the North East is thriving and set for even further growth in the coming years, fuelled by recent investment announcements across the sector. However, investment is not enough to ensure economic growth and prosperity for the North East’s Creative Arts sector. A new report from the School highlights many challenges and opportunities.

Report Cover image showing a selection of creative business activities

Black female leaders take greater career risks to succeed

Black female leaders take more career-focused risks than any other leader – including white female leaders – to reach the top leadership positions, recent study reveals.
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Impact of early career unemployment: even a week can harm future leadership potential

Being unemployed as a young adult, even on a short-term basis, can significantly hinder the likelihood of such individuals being able to achieve a leadership position later in their careers, according to new research from Durham University Business School.
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School SME masterclass session supports local innovation and growth

A two-day masterclass aimed at small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the North East of England was recently held in Newcastle. The event, offered as part of our Smart and Scale programme, was aimed at helping to drive economic development across the region.

Group of photographs from the SME masterclass event in Newcastle

School secures fourth consecutive five-year re-accreditation success

The School has successfully secured a five-year extension to its accreditation for business education programmes, awarded by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Graphic of AACSB logo

Does the state of the UK economy inspire confidence? A School expert crunches the numbers

With UK inflation figures recently released, Dr Michael Nower from the School's Department of Economics has taken a deeper look at what they mean for the current state of the economy.
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Upcoming events

EMBR Seminar with Prof Matt Van Essen (Tennessee)

Monday 7 October 2024 - Monday 7 October 2024
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Durham University Business School
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CSTIO Seminar with Prof Dovev Lavie (Bocconi University)

Thursday 10 October 2024 - Thursday 10 October 2024
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Waterside Building, Durham University Business School and Online
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QS Masters Fair - Athens

Thursday 10 October 2024 - Thursday 10 October 2024
3:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Greece
Athens

QS MBA Fair - London

Saturday 12 October 2024 - Saturday 12 October 2024
11:30 AM to 2:30 PM
London
London
Find out more about all our School events
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IMPACT Latest Edition

This issue focuses on sustainability. It looks at social sustainability in the workplace, how artificial intelligence can steal our jobs but help save the planet and tackling plastic pollution. Student stories include a business consulting project with the Global Reporting Initiative.

Read Issue 13 - The Sustainability Issue

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