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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.
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Consistently excellent: A Cappella student group retains UK Championship in hat-trick

Hot on the heels of their success at the Open A Cappella Competition last month, our premier student vocal ensemble Northern Lights A Cappella has pulled off a spectacular win in the UK finals of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella.

Our Spring Telephone Campaign

This March, Van Mildert College will be holding its first ever telephone campaign, as part of the year of celebrations to mark our 60th anniversary.
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60 years young – celebrating community from Graduate Society to Ustinov College

As Ustinov College enters its 60th year, it is a vibrant, international and welcoming scholarly community supporting academic excellence, and is the place for postgraduate students to call home.

Hitting all the right notes: student vocal group remains undefeated at national competition

Northern Lights A Cappella, our award-winning student vocal group, has come away from the Open A Cappella Competition in Warwick with a swathe of accolades including first place.
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Nanjing to Durham and beyond: an international exchange journey

Ahead of the start of this academic year, international exchange student Yukun Tao undertook an epic cross-continental 11,000km journey driving between Nanjing, China, and Durham.
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Hatfield alumnus appointed to Church Commissioner role in the Church of England

Sir Robert Buckland KBE KC (Law, Hatfield College, 1987-90) has been appointed to become the Third Church Estate Commissioner in the Church of England.
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The Durham difference; from educational excellence to employability

Our Careers and Enterprise team have been shortlisted for an Educate North Award as a result of their programmes to facilitate employability right across our student community.
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A spotlight on our innovative Transformative Humanities programme

A panel of our leading academics shared Durham’s fresh approach to humanities thinking.
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The Davis Scholarship launches for care-experienced PhD applicants

Our Department of Sociology has launched a new PhD scholarship on contextual safeguarding aimed at candidates with experience of care.
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IMEMS receives major donation to address 21st century challenges through the prism of the past

Researchers at the University’s Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies (IMEMS) have been awarded a significant philanthropic investment aimed at advancing research to address critical global challenges.
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Alumnus and Vice Admiral in the Royal Navy returns to Durham for visit

Vice Admiral Andrew Burns CB OBE (Geography, Hatfield College, 1989-92), Fleet Commander in the Royal Navy made a return visit to his alma mater.
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