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to Durham University Business School

A Top Global Business School

Durham is an international triple accredited business school. Founded in 1965, we are one of the UK's longest established business schools and are proud to be integral to Durham University. 

Sharing insights, supporting innovation and teaching tomorrow’s leaders. We believe that to succeed in business, you need to get closer to the realities of business - so that’s what we do. We combine our academic excellence, insightful research and exceptional global business connections, to equip our students and alumni to become innovative business thinkers of the future and an influential individual in and beyond their careers. 

A globally outstanding centre of teaching and research excellence, a collegiate community of extraordinary people, and a unique and historic setting – Durham is a university like no other.

About Us
8th
8th in the world. Financial Times Online MBA Ranking 2023
25th
25th in the world. Corporate Knights Better World MBA 2022
37th
37th in the world. Economist Which MBA 2022
66th
66th in Europe. Financial Times European Business School 2022

Focus Programmes

  • The Durham MBA

    The Durham MBA will transform your career by enhancing your key business and leadership capabilities, enabling you to excel in a fast-moving global business environment.

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  • MSc Energy Engineering Management

    Make a difference. New masters designed to equip graduates with the skills to deliver on the Net-Zero transition, by ensuring that they can navigate both technical and business challenges with ease

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The Durham MBA

The Durham MBA will transform your career by enhancing your key business and leadership capabilities, enabling you to excel in a fast-moving global business environment.

Business people adding sticky notes to a window

MSc Energy Engineering Management

Make a difference. New masters designed to equip graduates with the skills to deliver on the Net-Zero transition, by ensuring that they can navigate both technical and business challenges with ease

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Gain a world-class education at a global business school

Our programmes combine academic excellence and outstanding research with global business connections. Add to that, exceptional skills and career development opportunities, you will find a learning experience that equips you for success in your chosen career.

  • MBA

    Challenge, inspire and gain the business knowledge, experience and capabilities to lead in global business.
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  • Masters

    Shape a successful career in your specialist area of interest on our world-renowned postgraduate programmes.
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  • Undergraduate

    The best start to a career in business begins with learning from the best in the business.
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MBA

Challenge, inspire and gain the business knowledge, experience and capabilities to lead in global business.
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Masters

Shape a successful career in your specialist area of interest on our world-renowned postgraduate programmes.
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Undergraduate

The best start to a career in business begins with learning from the best in the business.
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Explore Our Programmes
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DBA and PhD Programmes

Our three DBA programmes offer experienced business managers and executives the opportunity enhance business and career knowledge. The Durham PhD enables you to combine rigorous academic theory with research to influence the world of business and make a unique contribution to your field of study.

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Our Research

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Firms with CEOs under clan culture influence are more likely to be internationally-focused

Firms that have CEOs with a sense of working in the name of their enduring family are much more likely to be internationally focused.

Global research
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Circular economy paves the way in tackling plastic pollution

The agility and capability of Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to adopt digital technologies to enhance and promote an effective circular economy could pave the way for effectively combatting plastic pollution.
Global research
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DBA conference – Putting business theory into practice

On Friday 12 and Saturday 13 May the inaugural DBA Conference was held at the Business School. The aim was to provide DBA students and alumni with the opportunity to present their work to internationally recognised academics, leading executives, and DBA peers, as well as to interact and network in the supportive and enabling environment.
Business School news
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Masters students produce UK expansion strategy for electric transport company

MSc Management students have been collaborating with Einride, a Swedish transport company specialising in electric and self-driving vehicles, through consulting project engagements for the past two years.
Global research
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Top 5 Ethical Transgressions in Consulting

A new study on ethical practice in business consulting has expanded the discussion by reviewing media reporting, interview transcripts and jokes made on the internet to identify five common ethical transgressions made by consultants.
Global research
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Sustainable clothing - 6 ways for retailers to alter their manufacturing processes

Dr Helen Goworek examines sustainable fashion, and the pragmatic strategies retailers could implement to improve the sustainability impact of clothing.
Research news
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Employees adapt better to career transitions if they feel connected to the company

Employees are much better at adapting to career transitions in their company if they feel a connection from the very beginning.
Global research
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More News

Sustainable clothing - 6 ways for retailers to alter their manufacturing processes

Dr Helen Goworek examines sustainable fashion, and the pragmatic strategies retailers could implement to improve the sustainability impact of clothing.

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Electing left-leaning governments reduces CEO pay by almost 6%

Elections that bring left-leaning, pro-equality political leaders to power significantly lower CEO pay by almost 6% on average
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Failure to consider language diversity in EDI provision causes problems for multinational firms

Multinational companies are struggling to successfully produce and embed effective equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) focused agendas
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UN PRME competition success for Durham business undergraduates

Durham’s undergraduate business (UG) students have done exceptionally well in the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (UK and Ireland Chapter) annual student writing competition. Our students have won first and third prizes and provided five of the seven other finalist places in this prestigious national competition.

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DBA conference – Putting business theory into practice

On Friday 12 and Saturday 13 May the inaugural DBA Conference was held at the Business School. The aim was to provide DBA students and alumni with the opportunity to present their work to internationally recognised academics, leading executives, and DBA peers, as well as to interact and network in the supportive and enabling environment.
Delegates and speakers in front of Business School entrance

Durham MBA (Online) leads the way for value for money and ESG

The Financial Times Global Online MBA Ranking 2023 has ranked the Durham MBA (Online) as amongst the best in the world.
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Upcoming events

The Future of Work MBA Event

Monday 19 June 2023 - Monday 19 June 2023
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
ICAEW Chartered Accountants Hall, Moorgate Place London
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12th International Management Control Association Conference

Tuesday 20 June 2023 - Wednesday 21 June 2023
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Durham University Business School, Mill Hill Lane, Durham
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Durham Masters Online Information Session

Wednesday 21 June 2023 - Wednesday 21 June 2023
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Online
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CEMAP Macroeconomics Conference

Thursday 22 June 2023 - Friday 23 June 2023
8:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Durham University Business School, Mill Hill Lane, Room MHL405
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Find our more about all our School events
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Three PhD Scholarships in Small Business, Innovation and Regional Development.

Durham University Business School invites applications from prospective Ph.D. candidates with outstanding academic achievement and research potential, specifically interested in supporting SMEs in the region.

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