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University of Durham
University of Durham (body, education)A busy research and teaching community inthe historic cathedral city of Durham, UK (population 61000).Its work covers key branches of science and technology andtraditional areas of scholarship. Durham graduates are ingreat demand among employers and the University helps toattract investment into the region. It provides training,short courses, and expertise for industry. Through itscultural events, conferences, tourist business and as a majoremployer, the University contributes in a wide social andeconomic sense to the community.
Founded in 1832, the University developed in Durham andNewcastle until 1963 when the independent University ofNewcastle upon Tyne came into being. Durham is a collegiatebody, with 14 Colleges or Societies which are a social anddomestic focus for students. In 1992, the Universities ofDurham and Teesside launched University College,Stockton-on-Tees, which has 190 students in the first year.
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