The university of Durham (in English: University off Durham ) is a British university located at Durham, on the river Wear, and at Stockton-one-Tees in England. Founded in 1832 by an act of the Parliament and having received its royal Charter in 1837, the university of Durham is the older third of the the United Kingdom, after those of Oxford and Cambridge although other establishments of higher education such as the University College London or the King' S College London are older). It is also the first university with being inaugurated after 500 years. The chancellor of the university of Durham is the British writer Bill Bryson, officially named at this station the April 4th 2005

History

Origins

The strong tradition of theological teaching in Durham led to several attempts to create a university in the city, in particular under the reign of the king Henry VIII and Oliver Cromwell. This last wrote a Letter patent étabissant a college in 1657. It is however only in 1832 that the Parlement of the United Kingdom promulgated an act allowing the foundation of a new university. This act received the royal agreement and became a law the July 4th 1832. The royal Charte of the university was granted on June 1st 1837 by Guillaume IV.

With its beginnings, the university was founded with only one college (University College), which moved with the Castle of Durham in 1837.

XIXe century

In 1846, Bishop Hatfield' S Hall (later famous in Hatfield College) was founded in order to provide to the students residences not very expensive and having common rooms equipped for the meals. The allowed students were judicious to bring their servant for the kitchen and the household.

The university then increased in 1852 when the medical school of Newcastle (established in 1834) became a college of the university. In 1871, the College off Physical Sciences (famous in College off Science in 1884 then Armstrong College in 1904) also joined the university. St Cuthbert' S Society was founded in 1888 in order to lodge the students not residing at Durham while two other colleges forming of the teachers were created, St Hild' S for the women in 1858 and the College off the Venerable Bede for the men in 1839. These two last amalgamated in 1975 to form the College off St Hild and St Bede . Starting from 1896, these colleges were associated with the university and the graduate coeds of St Hild became the first women to receive diplomas of Durham in 1898.

In 1842, the Durham Union Society was created as a forum where could be held of the debates. It was then used as organization coed ( students' union ) until the Durham Colleges Students' Representative Council (Representative council of the students of the colleges of Durham) is created in 1899 (he was then famous in Durham Students' Union in 1963).

During the majority of the 19th century, the diplomas of the university of Durham was conditioned with the success of a test of religion and were reserved for members of the church. This situation lasted until the University Test Act of 1871. However, " insoumis" could follow courses in Durham and receive a diploma of the Université of London, where it was not obliged to pass from examinations of religion.

Continuation the additional charter of 1895 authorizing the women to receive diplomas of the university, the Women' S Hostel was inaugurated in 1899. It was then famous in St Mary' S College in 1919.

Colleges of the university

Colleges

The university of Durham is, with Cambridge, London and Oxford, among only the British universities with being made up of colleges which have the same legal statute exactly as those of Cambridge, London or Oxford or although the institutions constituting the Université of Wales. This statute differentiates them from the colleges of the universities of the Kent, the Lancaster and York which does not have a statute legal. However, contrary to Cambridge or Oxford, there are no courses officially exempted in the colleges of Durham, which have only residential functions, social, sporting or religious.

Types of colleges

The university of Durham has a collegial structure and counts four types of colleges: the Maintained Colleges and Societies , the Recognized Colleges , the Licensed Halls off Residence and the Affiliated Colleges .

• the Maintained Colleges (literally " colleges entretenus") are not financially independent of the university and their principal are named by the council of the university. The colleges are represented with the Council by the senior of the college, chosen among the principal ones.

• the Recognized Colleges (literally " colleges reconnus" : St John' S and St Chad' S) and the Licensed Halls (Ushaw) are financially independent of the university and have a large plan indépendanc administraive that the Maintained Colleges . The Council must however give its agreement for the nomination of their principal and must be prevented changes of their constitution. It must also located geographically inside the county of Durham.

• the Affiliated Colleges (" colleges affiliés" : Codrington College with the Barbades and until in 1967 Fourah Bay College with the Sierra Leone) are institutes of overseas which introduce their students to the examinations of the university of Durham. They are generally not regarded forming integral part of the structure collegial of the university but rather as affiliations.

List colleges

The majority of the colleges located at Durham are gathered in two places of the city. The Bailey colleges are located on a peninsula formed by a Méandre of the river Wear and the colleges of Hill located on Elvet Hill, other with dimensions of the river. The campus Queen' S of Stockton is located at 37 km in the south of the city, with Stockton-one-Tees.

| Collingwood College | 1972 |1134 |41 |Durham (Hill) | |- | | | George Stephenson | 2001 |1001 |30 |Queen' S | |- | | | Grey College | 1959 |932 |25 |Durham (Hill) | |- | | | Hatfield | 1846 |736 |29 |Durham (Bailey) | |- | | | John Snow | 2001 |899 |17 |Queen' S | |- | | | Josephine Butler | 2006 |~400 |0 |Durham (Hill) | |- | | | St Aidan' S | 1947 |806 |28 |Durham (Hill) | |- | | | St Chad' S | 1904 |321 |63 |Durham (Bailey) | |- | | | St Cuthbert' S Society | 1888 |1144 |67 |Durham (Bailey) | |- | | | St Hild & St Bede | 1975 |1123 |111 |Durham | |- | | | St John' S College | 1909 |392 |55 |Durham (Bailey) | |- | | | St Mary' S | 1899 |641 |35 |Durham (Hill) | |- | | | Trevelyan | 1966 |625 |42 |Durham (Hill) | |- | | | University College | 1832 |694 |59 |Durham (Bailey) | |- | | | Ushaw | 1568 |n/a ^† |n/a ^† |Ushaw Moor | |- | | | Ustinov | 1965 ^‡ |0^* |1253 |Durham (Hill) | |- | | | Van Mildert | 1965 |1037 |39 |Durham (Hill) | |}

; Notes : ^† - Seminar roman catholic

^‡ - as a company for students ( Graduate Society )

^* - College reserved to the students Postgraduate S

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