many decades with joint action by all staff at the university in 1996 being one example.
=== Departments and faculties ===
The teaching departments of the university are divided into four faculties: science, arts and humanities, social sciences, and business. Each faculty is headed by an executive dean and one or more deputies. These, along with the heads of the departments in the faculty and the vice-chancellor, make up the faculty board for that faculty. Each department also has a board of studies consisting of the executive dean of their faculty, the teaching staff of the department, and student representatives. Associated with the first three faculties are three combined honours degrees: natural sciences (BSc and MSci), liberal arts (BA), and combined honours in social sciences (BA). Various joint honours degrees are also offered spanning multiple departments, such as the philosophy, politics and economics BA offered by the departments of philosophy, government and international affairs, and economics.
=== Finances ===
In the financial year ending 31 July 2024, Durham had a total income of £513.4 million (2022/23 – £483.6 million) and total expenditure of £393 million (2022/23 – £488.7 million). Key sources of income included £301.9 million from tuition fees and education contracts (2022/23 – £290 million), £48.2 million from funding body grants (2022/23 – £46.8 million), £60.7 million from research grants and contracts (2022/23 – £57.5 million), £5.8 million from investment income (2022/23 – £5.7 million) and £11.9 million from donations and endowments (2022/23 – £9.4 million).
At year end, Durham had endowments of £106.6 million (2023 – £101.7 million) and total net assets of £544.3 million (2023 – £411 million). It holds the fourteenth-largest endowment of any university in the UK.
== Academic Profile ==
=== Research ===
The university is part of the Russell Group of British research universities as well as the European Coimbra Group and the global Matariki Network of Universities. It is also a partner …
