1. Durham University Graduate School Douglas Halliday Dean of the Graduate School pg.dean@durham.ac.uk

2. The Graduate School Postgraduate Numbers – 2007/08 figures 1400 Research Postgraduate Students (+ continuation) 2631 Taught Postgraduate Students 2336 Full time students 58% 53% 68% 1695 Part time students 42% 57% 32% 2469 Home students 61% 61% 68% 1562 Overseas students 39% 39% 32% Total Total PGT PGR

3. Postgraduate Student Demographics Research Students Taught Students Academic year 2007/2008

4. Increasing UK Student Numbers From 96/97 to 06/07 UG 30% increase PG 43% increase From 00 to 04/05 PGR 28% increase PGT 69% increase PG Totals PGT 80% PGR 20%

5. Durham University Purpose Purpose Creating the future through internationally recognised research, scholarship and learning within a distinctive collegiate environment.

6. Durham University Values – A University We are committed to remaining a research-led institution, valuing knowledge and learning for their own sake as well as for the cultural, social and economic benefits they offer; We are committed to the communication of knowledge and learning, through an environment in which leading academic staff teach and engage in dissemination of knowledge to a broader community; We believe in creating an environment in which academic excellence can be combined with opportunities for personal development, so enabling individuals to create their own futures; We are committed to remaining at the heart of and contributing to improvements in the quality of life of the people in the North East of England; We seek to recruit and develop staff and students of the highest quality, recognizing that people are our primary resource; We respect the academic freedom of all staff and students that they might confidently engage in leading-edge and innovative knowledge creation and debate; We are committed to promoting diversity and equality of opportunity for all staff and students; We will ensure that our activities are carried out ethically and to the highest standards.

7. Disabled students by level of study

8. Disabled research students

9. Nature of PG student disability – UK

10. Nature of PG student disability - Durham