Russell Group University
Durham University is one of the UK's leading research-intensive universities and a member of the Russell Group. Founded in 1832, it is England's third-oldest university after Oxford and Cambridge. Durham combines a strong academic reputation with a distinctive collegiate system, where students become members of one of its colleges and benefit from academic, social, sporting and cultural opportunities. The university has around 21,500 students, more than 4,300 staff and students from around 150 countries. It has four faculties covering Arts and Humanities, Science, Social Sciences and Health, and the internationally recognised Durham University Business School.