📸 At a Glance
🌍 Durham, Northeast England
🎓 Russell Group ✅
⚖️ Race Equality Charter ✅ Bronze Award
💰 Scholarships Available ✅
🏅Ranking: 4 (Complete University Guide 2026)
🔎 Overview
Durham University is a highly ranked UK collegiate university in northeast England, known for its historic setting and strong reputation in law, business, humanities, and the sciences. It offers a traditional college system with a close-knit student community.
📊 Ethnicity Breakdown
- Black: 2%
- Mixed race: 6%
- White: 83%
- Asian: 6%
- Other: 0.8%
- Not known: 2%
💷 Scholarships & Funding
- The Joel Donovan KC Law Scholarship – The Durham Inspired Joel Donovan KC Law Scholarship offers up to £5,000 per year for up to three years to LLB students at Durham University.
- The Jeremy Vine Scholarship in English Literature – The Jeremy Vine Scholarship supports a UK undergraduate student of Black heritage studying English Literature at Durham University, covering up to four years of study from 2026/27. Funded by Durham alumnus Jeremy Vine, it is open to students who demonstrate financial need and a willingness to contribute to university life.
- Ruth First Scholarship — Supports southern African students from historically disadvantaged backgrounds for postgraduate study at Durham.
- GREAT Scholarship (Ghana) – Durham University is offering GREAT Scholarships worth £15,000 each for the 2026/27 academic year.
ℹ️ Availability changes yearly, some scholarships may be closed now but reopen later. Check official sites for details and revisit this page for updates and new listings.
👨🏾🎓👩🏿🎓 Student Life & Support
- Durham African and Caribbean Society (DACS)
- Durham People of Colour Association (DPOCA)
⭐ Things Uni To Know
✨ Space to Explore Potential (STEP) – STEP is a residential summer school at Durham University for Year 12 students of Black heritage, taking place 3–7 August 2026. Students stay in a college, take part in academic and social sessions, and complete an assessed project in their chosen subject, working towards a guaranteed alternative offer from Durham. Applications are open 28 January–10 April 2026.
