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Durham named as top five UK University
(30 April 2009)
Durham University has been named as one of the UK’s top five universities, according to a new guide.
The Complete University Guide, published by The Independent, ranked Durham as the fifth best institution in the country – up from sixth place last year. Durham was named the best University outside of Oxford, Cambridge and London and the best in the North in the league table which looked at a number of categories including research and degree quality, student satisfaction and graduate employment prospects. Durham also performed well in the guide’s individual subject league tables with the University featuring in the top 10 in almost all subject areas across the sciences, social sciences and arts and humanities faculties. Top 10 subjects included: anthropology; archaeology; biological sciences; chemistry; classics and ancient history; economics; education; engineering; English; French; geography; geology (earth sciences) and; German. Other top 10 subjects were: history; Iberian languages; Italian; law; mathematics; medicine; Middle Eastern studies; philosophy; physics and astronomy; politics; Russian; sociology; sports science and; theology and religion. Professor Chris Higgins, Vice-Chancellor of Durham University, said: “Durham is committed to excellence in learning and education at the highest level, carrying out research which makes a difference throughout the world. “This guide recognises our tremendous strengths in producing ideas, creativity, first class research and the highest quality education delivered by some of the world’s finest minds. “Importantly the guide also recognises the satisfaction of our students who benefit not only from the academic experience we offer, but also from the distinctive social and pastoral experience of our collegiate system and superb access to extra-curricular activities, such as sport. “The continual improvements we are making combined with the experiences we provide to our students mean that Durham graduates remain among the most sought after in the country.”
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