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The Durham University Solar Car was established in 2002. In 2023, the car completed the 3,000-kilometre (1,900-mile) Bridgestone World Solar Challenge race in Australia, finishing 11th. [14] [15] The department's solar car is one of two in Britain (the other being Cambridge University Eco Racing) to be directly sponsored by Bridgestone. [16]
Northumbrian Universities Air Squadron (NUAS / n u ˈ æ s /) is a unit of the Royal Air Force which provides basic flying training, adventurous training and personal development skills to undergraduate students of the University of Durham, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumbria University, Sunderland University and Teesside University.
University College, the oldest of the 17 Durham Colleges. Durham operates a collegiate structure similar to that of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, in that all colleges at Durham, being constituent colleges of a "recognised body", are "listed bodies" [1] in the Education (Listed Bodies) (England) Order 2013 made under the Education Reform Act 1988.
Archdeacon Charles Thorp, the first warden of Durham University The vice-chancellor and warden is the chief executive officer of Durham University. The vice-chancellor also holds the position of "Warden of the Durham Colleges" and is appointed by Council. Reporting to the vice-chancellor and warden (and also members of the university executive committee) are the deputy vice-chancellor, pro ...
The annual Durham University Volunteering Awards recognise individuals, teams, colleges and projects across several categories. [325] Durham University Charity Kommittee (or DUCK) is the university's student rag week [326] and the fundraising arm of the Durham Students Union. Originally a week-long event, DUCK now has events raising money for ...
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Grey College is a college of Durham University in England, founded in 1959 as part of the university's expansion of its student population.The college is named after Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the time of the university's foundation; an alternative name considered was Cromwell College, but this proved controversial and lost by a single vote in ...
Van Mildert College was established as a men's college in 1965 following recommendations of the Robbins Report looking into the future of higher education in the UK. In 1963, King's College in Newcastle declared itself independent from the University of Durham, [11] meaning new colleges were required to meet the new university places that the Government wished to create.