Welcome to the Department of Economics and Finance, part of the larger School of Economics, Finance and Business, known as Durham Business School.
We have a world class reputation for research and teaching; our faculty specialise in a wide range of theoretical and applied economics and many are leaders in their fields.
We offer degree programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. The School teaches around 900 graduate and over 900 undergraduate students. Many of our students are international, from over 160 countries worldwide.
RAE08
Durham Business School at Durham University participated in RAE08 and received detailed feedback in January 2009.
90% of all of the research submitted by staff across Durham University was assessed as being at least of International Quality (2* and above) in terms of originality, significance and rigour. Of the research assessed from Durham Business School, 95% is of International Quality and above. This positions the School 19th in a total of 90 schools within the business and management sector (based on the Grade Point Average score). Find out more about the School's RAE performance.