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TEXT 1. DURHAM UNIVERSITY
The University of Durham was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a
Royal Charter in 1837. It was one of the first universities to open in England and has
a claim towards being the third oldest university in England.
Durham is a collegiate university, with its main functions divided between the
academic departments of the university and 16 colleges. In general, the departments
perform research and provide lectures to students, while the colleges are responsible
for the domestic arrangements and welfare of undergraduate students, graduate
students, post-doctoral researchers and some university staff.
The university is considered as very prestigious and is consistently one of the highest
ranked universities in the UK. Long established as the leading alternative to Oxford
and Cambridge, the university attracts a largely middle and higher class student body
according to The Times Good University Guide. Durham has the second highest
proportion of privately educated students in the country. It was ranked as the UK's
third best University in 2012. The Guide concludes: "Durham has achieved its
highest-ever ranking this year off the back of high levels of student satisfaction, the
low drop-out rate, highly sought after graduates and a strong research-led academic
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