UCAS Code: D86
A globally outstanding centre of teaching and research excellence, a collegiate community of inspiring people, a unique and historic setting – a university like no other.
•Undergraduate
£25.9k
Average graduate salary91%
Graduates in work or further study•Postgraduate
93%
Graduates in work or further studyAverage graduate salary is determined 12 months after a student graduates
Graduates in work or further study percentage is determined 15 months after a student graduates
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The teaching was good but I think it sacrificed giving space and time to learn the basics that would later be assessed in national exams like the new Solicitors Qualifying Exam in favour of delving deep into academic and theoretical aspects of law. For someone choosing to go into academia itu2019s t...
1 year ago
The Durham Geography dept is among the best in the world producing impressive research. The resources of the department are vast and I do not feel limitted. The professors are kind and intelligent. While one or two are better at research than teaching, a real sense of care and effort is shown.
1 year ago
The first year of psychology has a pretty significant online portion, but it's asynchronous and to be honest I prefer the content being covered in an online format. When it comes to research methods and statistics and all the less fun stuff, it really is easier to learn when you can pause and rewind...
1 year ago
The quality of the lecturers is very mixed, but most of them are good enough. In contrast, the tutorials are run well, though the questions rarely resemble what you would see on an exam. The problems classes are very helpful. The workload is manageable and the homework problems are often helpful for...
1 year ago
I absolutely love being at Durham and couldn’t imagine myself at any other university.
2 years ago
Pretty good overall, though levels of organisation varied depending on the language. I also feel like we could have benefitted from more contact hours
2 years ago
Undergraduate students were asked to rate their universities on each of the following attributes. You can see their ratings here, along with whether these ratings are high, medium or low in comparison to other universities.
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
89%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
87%
med
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
93%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
83%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
92%
high
Learning opportunities
82%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
85%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
85%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
79%
low
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
89%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
75%
low
Assessment and feedback
74%
low
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
82%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
81%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
66%
low
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
73%
low
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
69%
low
Academic support
89%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
91%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
87%
med
Organisation and management
81%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
83%
high
How well organised is your course?
79%
med
Learning resources
90%
high
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
88%
high
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
91%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
89%
high
Student voice
72%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
56%
low
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
82%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
77%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
43%
low
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
88%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
77%
med
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