Postgraduate Life
Every Durham University postgraduate student is a member of a college - a supportive, diverse community of students and staff from across the University.
Whether you live in college, or 'out' in town or in your own home, you still benefit from the services and opportunities on offer in your college.
Each college has its own distinctive character defined by its buildings, traditions and people and each offers an excellent range of facilities for study, sports, socialising and relaxing. As well as the practical facilities colleges provide, they offer excellent personal support and a secure environment which complements the academic provision of your department.
At Josephine Butler College, we have a postgraduate community of approximately 60 research and 90 taught students at any one time. Subjects in every Faculty are represented, from Archaeology to Translation Studies and Biomathematics, to Social Work. This year we have postgraduates from 28 different countries - a third from the UK and two thirds from other countries around the world.