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New College Durham adopted a new refined logo which resembled the old one. The new logo was uploaded to their social media (Instagram and Facebook) on 21/10/2020 9:00. The logo was voted for on an online survey which was sent to students and staff in the college.
New College, Durham, or Durham College, was a university institution set up by Oliver Cromwell, to provide an alternative to (and break the effective monopoly of) the older University of Oxford and University of Cambridge. It also had the aim of bringing university education to Northern England.
University College, the oldest of the 17 Durham Colleges. Durham operates a collegiate structure similar to that of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, in that all colleges at Durham, being constituent colleges of a "recognised body", are "listed bodies" [1] in the Education (Listed Bodies) (England) Order 2013 made under the Education Reform Act 1988.
By 2009, the university claimed 67 Durham associations, ranging from international to college and sports affiliated groups, catered for the more than 109,000 living alumni. [ 3 ] This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Then Yoden Hall School closed in the 1980s and pupils and staff from this school also joined Wellfield. [2] Wellfield has been judged as a “satisfactory” school by Ofsted in 2014 and 2018. [2] Previously a community school administered by Durham County Council, [3] in June 2023 Wellfield School converted to academy status. [4]
The annual Durham University Volunteering Awards recognise individuals, teams, colleges and projects across several categories. [325] Durham University Charity Kommittee (or DUCK) is the university's student rag week [326] and the fundraising arm of the Durham Students Union. Originally a week-long event, DUCK now has events raising money for ...
Durham College, Oshawa Campus. The college opened on September 18, 1967, in Oshawa, with 16 portable classrooms, 14 staff and 205 students. It offered courses in applied arts, business and technology. The college soon added courses in health sciences and adult training. By 1977, enrollment had grown to 1,250 students. [1]
University College was formed upon the creation of University of Durham in 1832. It was the first college of the university, and is therefore known as the "foundation college", but the university was founded explicitly on the Oxbridge model; the intention was already for the university to develop along collegiate lines in the manner of Oxford and Cambridge, as it has.