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|motto=Latin: Fundamenta eius super montibus sanctis | |motto=Latin: Fundamenta eius super montibus sanctis | ||
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| + | '''Durham University''' is a [[public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Durham, England|Durham]], [[England]], founded by an Act of Parliament in [[1832]] and incorporated by royal charter in [[1837]]. It was the first recognized university to open in England for more than 600 years, after [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]], and is thus one of the institutions to be described as the [[third-oldest university in England debate|third-oldest university in England]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104807/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/sunday_times_university_guide/article4767634.ece</ref><ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/student/into-university/az-uni-colleges/ucl-university-college-london-459098.html</ref> As a collegiate university its main functions are divided between the academic departments of the university and its [[Colleges of Durham University|17 colleges]]. In general, the departments perform research and provide teaching to students, while the colleges are responsible for their domestic arrangements and welfare. | ||
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| + | The university is a member of the [[Russell Group]] of British research universities<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20171011225547/http://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/items/65620.html </ref> after previously being a member of the [[1994 Group]]. | ||
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| + | Current and emeritus academics include 14 Fellows of the [[Royal Society]], 17 Fellows of the [[British Academy]], 14 Fellows of the [[Academy of Social Sciences]], 5 Fellows of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]], 2 Fellows of the [[Royal Society of Arts]] and 2 Fellows of the [[Academy of Medical Sciences]].<ref>http://www.dur.ac.uk/research/news/learned_societies/</ref> | ||
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| Motto | Latin: Fundamenta eius super montibus sanctis |
| Type | • Public • research |
| Prestigious English university | |
Durham University is a public research university in Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by royal charter in 1837. It was the first recognized university to open in England for more than 600 years, after Oxford and Cambridge, and is thus one of the institutions to be described as the third-oldest university in England.[1][2] As a collegiate university its main functions are divided between the academic departments of the university and its 17 colleges. In general, the departments perform research and provide teaching to students, while the colleges are responsible for their domestic arrangements and welfare.
The university is a member of the Russell Group of British research universities[3] after previously being a member of the 1994 Group.
Current and emeritus academics include 14 Fellows of the Royal Society, 17 Fellows of the British Academy, 14 Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences, 5 Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 2 Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts and 2 Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences.[4]
Employee on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Luckhurst | Principal of South College | November 2019 |
Alumni on Wikispooks
| Person | Born | Died | Nationality | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamal Alam | UK | Academic Consultant | Fellow of the Institute for Statecraft, | ||
| Dave Anderson | 2 December 1953 | UK | Former Labour MP | ||
| Jon Ashworth | 14 October 1978 | Politician | Jonathan Ashworth confided in a Tory friend that Labour wasn't going to win the UK/2019 General Election. Keir Starmer kept him in his position. | ||
| Robert Beckley | June 1960 | UK | |||
| Crispin Blunt | 15 July 1960 | UK | Soldier Politician | Sandhurst, Le Cercle, MP, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee | |
| John Cadman | 7 September 1877 | 31 May 1941 | UK | Deep politician Businessperson | Director of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company who aimed for cartel control of world oil market |
| George Carey | 13 November 1935 | UK | Clergy | Archbishop of Canterbury who held shielding hand over UK/VIPaedophile bishop Peter Ball. Regular at the World Economic Forum, where he was selected to speak on "values". | |
| David Carter | Diplomat Spook | Spooky British diplomat | |||
| Yannis S. Costopoulos | Greece | Banker | Single Bilderberger Greek financier | ||
| Kim Darroch | 30 April 1954 | Diplomat Propagandist | "A startling example of the politicisation of the civil service" | ||
| Carla Denyer | September 1985 | Politician Engineer | |||
| George Entwistle | 8 July 1962 | UK | |||
| Sarah Everard | 1987 | March 2021 | British woman who was murdered. | ||
| Anna Firth | 1967 | Politician Lawyer | |||
| Anna Foster | 1979 | Journalist Broadcaster | |||
| Tom Fowdy | UK | Academic | British academic with interest in East Asia | ||
| Katharine Gun | 1974 | Whistleblower | A Chinese translator who exposed illegal efforts by the GCHQ to illegally bug the UN offices of 6 nations in an effort to start an illegal war. Considered a hero by many. | ||
| Gavin Hewitt | January 1951 | Journalist Broadcaster | |||
| James Hoare | 15 March 1971 | ||||
| Andrew Hunter | 8 January 1943 | UK | Spook Politician | ||
| Graham Jeal | November 1976 | UK | Banker Businessperson | UK born businessman banker (JPMorgan) with a focus on China. Senior fellow of the Institute for Statecraft | |
| Dominic Johnson | April 1974 | Politician Financier Hedge fund manager | |||
| Harry Lawson Johnston | 9 September 1979 | UK | Financier | A member of the Institute for Statecraft's "Strategic Development" group | |
| Amil Khan | UK | Journalist Propagandist Deep state operative "Terror expert" | Security cleared Chatham House fellow who was proposed to be one of the 3 directors of the EXPOSE Network (together with Chris Donnelly of the Institute for Statecraft and Louis Brooke of the Zinc Network | ||
| Edward Leigh | 20 July 1950 | UK | Politician Lawyer | Spooky UK Lawyer politician | |
| Emma Lewell-Buck | 8 November 1978 | UK | Resigned from shadow front bench as part of the deep state campaign against Jeremy Corbyn | ||
| Paul Madden | 25 April 1959 | Diplomat | |||
| Mo Mowlam | 18 September 1949 | 19 August 2005 | One of Blair's New Labour; as Northern Ireland Secretary saw the signing of the Good Friday Peace Agreement. | ||
| Fred Peart | 30 April 1914 | 26 August 1988 | |||
| Tim Reilly | UK | Soldier Academic Deep state operative Businessperson | |||
| Alan Riley | August 1964 | UK | Journalist Academic Lawyer | UK solicitor/academic who worked for the Institute for Statecraft | |
| Alison Rose (banker) | UK | Banker | Banker who resigned as NatWest Group CEO | ||
| John Sewel | 15 January 1946 | UK | Politician Academic Deep state functionary | "Lord Coke", Chairman of the Lords privileges and conduct committee | |
| Edward Timpson | 26 December 1973 | UK | Politician | British Conservative politician | |
| Dan van der Vat | 28 October 1939 | Author Journalist Academic Historian |
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References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104807/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/sunday_times_university_guide/article4767634.ece
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/student/into-university/az-uni-colleges/ucl-university-college-london-459098.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20171011225547/http://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/items/65620.html
- ↑ http://www.dur.ac.uk/research/news/learned_societies/
