Welcome to VERCIDA website.
Skip to main content
As one of the UK’s leading and world top 100 universities, Durham is also one of the most distinctive universities. It is a residential collegiate university with a welcoming community of more than 18,000 students and over 4,000 members of staff. Set within the historically rich City of Durham in the North East of England, which is home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this is an undeniably beautiful place in which to base your academic and home life.
Durham University is listed 7th in The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019 and features in the top 100 of World University Rankings for 2018-19. Our academics and students are at the heart of our world-leading research and teaching capabilities, shaping the future with their ground-breaking work.
At the heart of what we do is how we work and what we aim to be. As part of our people related objectives we want to ensure that we are an excellent employer and, to achieve this, we must recruit the best people from the widest possible pool of candidates.
Our staff and students come from across the globe and represent over 150 nationalities. We are already a diverse community and are committed to promoting equality and diversity for all staff and students. In fact, inclusivity is one of our core objectives and forms part of the University's Strategic Plan. We are working towards embedding equality and diversity at all levels of our organisation.
Managing Equality Diversity The following section provides information on how the University manages Equality and Diversity. Durham University Div...
Durham University is very inclusive and supportive of students and staff of all faiths. Our campus community is made up of people from 156 different n...
We aim to create a working environment (whether in Durham or remotely if staff are working away from the workplace) that recognises and rewards staff...
The teaching fellow network is a support network for all staff on teaching only contracts. The aims of the network are to: Provide support and me...
As part of the Staff Volunteering and Outreach Scheme each member of staff can apply to volunteer for up to 5 days per academic year subject to line m...
The University is committed to providing you with welcoming and supportive surroundings and, to aid your transition, the new staff network has been es...
The Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network aims to provide a voice for BAME staff in the University and to engage with BAME postgraduate st...
The MAMS Network exists for members who are mothers and expectant mothers at the University. Our membership is drawn from across the University's depa...
The network aims to form a group of coaches who could support staff both within and outside their own team or department across Durham University....
The LGBT Staff Network exists for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender staff members at the University, their family and friends. Our membership is...
We are a Disability Confident Employer and we ensure that colleagues engaged in our recruitment processes are trained so that they understand our comm...
International Women s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. This year, globally, we stri...
Thirteen charities have received a total of nearly 30,000 through a supported giving initiative. The money represents the first pay outs from the Du...
Our Computer Science department is thrilled to announce the appointment of Professor Sue Black, OBE, Computer Scientist and Social Entrepreneur, who i...
International Women s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. This year, as we celebrated...
Durham University have supported Pride from the beginning and we were proud to sponsor the event again this year! Can you see a Rainbow? Once again...
We are:
We like to participate and achieve our goals
We prize intellectual freedom and curiosity
We like to push boundaries and ourselves
We value knowledge and clear thinking
We work at the frontier to improve lives
Our core Equality Objectives are to:
We have a range of Key Performance Indicators to measure success against these objectives and achive a modern and diverse workface and student body. These include:
List of all the benefits that Durham University are offering their employees. Benefits may vary depending on role, location and length of service.
“The University has allowed me the freedom and flexibility to shape my own research and teaching, embedded in an active and exciting research environment.”
— Professor Louise Bracken
“The international student population and faculty has made me more open-minded and taught me to respect diversity.”
— Soumya Singh
Help us find the best workplace for you by sharing more about yourself.
We will never disclose your information with others.
