County Durham Development Company Ltd - Universities & Research
Durham University is an internationally renowned university of high-standard teaching, advanced research and partnerships in business, with regional and community alliances and initiatives, and facilities and excellent service for conferences and events, with visitor accommodation.
Recent achievements include 5th position overall in the Complete University Guide 2009/10 by the Independent; 7th position in the Times University Guide for 2009/10, and ranked 1st in Europe and 4th in the world for Space Science Research by THE.
Durham University`s research strengths can rarely be compared to other universities in the Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities with 90% of Durham University's research attaining International Quality by the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.
Seven out of the University`s eight Research Institutes are - or have the potential to be - world-leading:
- Biophysical Sciences Institute
- Durham Energy Institute
- Institute for Computational Cosmology
- Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology
- Institute of Advanced Study
- Institute of Hazard & Risk Research
- North East England Stem Cell Institute
- Wolfson Research Institute
The University also has several research centres, that frequently concentrate on interdisciplinary research.
