
Ustinov College
We're Durham's only exclusively postgraduate College.

Overview
Year founded | 1965 |
Motto | Strength through diversity |
Number of students living in the college | 460 of 942 total students |
1st year rooms |
442 |
Catering options | Self-catered |
Gowned formal dinners | No |
About Ustinov College
We're proud to enhance the multi-disciplinary graduate student experience through opportunities for intellectual and personal development.
Our College is a vibrant, international and welcoming scholarly community supporting academic excellence, and is the place for postgraduate students to call home.
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Student Life at Ustinov College
Find out about student life at Ustinov College, Durham's sole postgraduate community.
What you have here are students from all over the world coming together, taking up new ideas, and meeting new people, and it creates an atmosphere that’s not only incredibly welcoming but very stimulating—and I love every second of it.
Justin Marinelli
MSc Global Politics
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Ustinov College Art Exhibition 2023
Ustinov College presents 'A Light In A Window', an art exhibition on display from Wednesday 28 June to Friday 21 July 2023 (across the Seminar and Community Rooms).
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Sir Peter Ustinov's 100th Birthday
On April 16th 2021, Ustinov College marked what would have been the 100th birthday of the late Sir Peter Ustinov, former Durham University Chancellor and namesake of Ustinov College. Numerous events took place over this period, organised by both the College and the Graduate Common Room.
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COVID Lockdown Reflections
The past 12 months have been like no other as we have grappled with the challenges associated with the Covid-19 pandemic. Without a doubt, it has been a period that has invited us to reflect upon our priorities and ways of living and working.
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International Women's Day 2021
International Women's Day is a global event celebrating all achievements of women. The day also is a call to action for gender parity and is marked every year on 8 March.
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