North America
Partnerships with USA and Canada
In the past 5 years North America has been one of our largest partners in terms of research co-authored publications. We have collaborated with ca. 1000 North American institutions on a range of projects.
Our academics collaborate in world-leading research with their North American colleagues. Projects range from cyber security with Dartmouth College, to galaxy and black hole studies with the Universities of Waterloo & Queen's and a collections-based research exchange programme with the Huntington Library in California. The past 5 years sees our top co-publishing partners in the US to be CIT and Harvard and in Canada Toronto and UBC, mostly focused in the area of Physical Sciences.
The US-born journalist and author, Bill Bryson, served as Durham University's 11th Chancellor, and formal head of the University, from April 2005 to 31st December 2011.
This section highlights some of the collaborative research and activities with our partners in the North America region.
Collaborating for Impact
Explore a snapshot of our collaborative work with our partners in North America
Durham’s Global Lecture Series arrives in Washington DC
Developing our cultural partnerships in the US
Festival of Fulbright
Strengthening our North American partnerships
Celebrating international connections with the Canadian High Commissioner
Pinpointing carbon-free helium gas fields to avert global supply crisis
Changing approaches to Infant Sleep Safety
Infrared light therapy potential to help dementia patients
Detecting and Mapping Water on the Lunar Surface
Debunking the myth of the ‘evil people smuggler’
Coevolution of cultural intelligence, extended life history, sociality, and brain size in primates
Space Telescope launched by helium balloon the size of a football stadium
Informing peacebuilding through everyday lived experiences
History of Catholicism conference dubbed as "Changing the Field"
Preparedness and planning for the Mountain Hazard and Risk chain in Nepal
A long way from home: the Scottish Soldiers of 1650
White dwarf feeding from an orbiting companion star
Alumni in North America
We have established a presence in key world cities, to enhance engagement with our growing alumni including in North America and unlock the opportunities for new innovative collaborative programmes.
North American Students and Scholars
We welcome several hundred North American students annually. US Scholarships opportunities such as Marshall & Fulbright have brought high quality students & distinguished scholars to Durham to experience British academia and culture. We support internships in Canada funded through the Mitacs scheme.
Devoting the first year of my postgraduate studies to research among cosmology's brightest minds at Durham is a true luxury. The Fulbright scholarship has enabled me to work on a project that will make an immediate contribution to one of the world's largest dark energy experiments.
Our partnership with the Fulbright Commission
We have a long-standing partnership with the US-UK Fulbright Commission and support a number of collaborative initiatives, including co-funding one Scholar Award and one PGT Student Award each academic year.
Sports Scholarships
We are Britain's top Team Sport University (ranked Number 1 in the UK by BUCS). We're pleased to offer scholarships for exceptional sportsmen and women. International students are all eligible for a sport scholarship at Durham and US candidates can also access Federal Aid from the US loans system.
I chose Durham University because I knew I would get world-recognized education and top-tier level of play (BUCS and NVL) while on Team Durham. This once in a lifetime international experience will separate me from my peers back in the US.
Partner with us
We have collaborated with a wide range of prestigious institutions across the region and we are always interested in new partnerships opportunities in North America. Our Canadian & USA partnerships, programmes & projects strongly align with our strategic plans.