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Enterprise and innovation

The Hazan Venture Lab is Durham University's first purpose-built space for entrepreneurship. A unique for students and graduates to connect, collaborate and form a community.

Venture Lab is supported by alumni and has already launched 140 start-ups addressing challenges from climate change to food security.

With your help, we will:

  • Expand mentorship from alumni entrepreneurs.
  • Launch accelerator programmes for scaling ventures.
  • Build digital resources for aspiring founders.
  • Your gift fuels Durham’s next generation of innovators

quote marks left goldDurham gave me a solid foundation to build my career. Now I’m proud to help students build their own.quote marks right gold

— Jonathan Hazan, Funder of the Hazan Venture Lab (Computing, Hatfield College, 1991)

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Explore the Durham experience

Music, theatre and creative arts

Durham students stage over 150 performances each year, from cathedral concerts to national tours.
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Sport at Durham

We have been a top three British Universities and Colleges Sport university since 2012.
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Colleges, culture and community

Durham’s Colleges offer our students a close-knit, supportive environment steeped in rich tradition.
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