Durham or Newcastle? University or degree itself?

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  1. RoseGee's Avatar
    1 26-02-2012  21:14
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    Durham or Newcastle? University or degree itself?
    So I'm torn. I have offers from Durham and Newcastle for biomedical science but I don't know what am employer would value more - the universities rank (Durham is Durham after all) or a degree from a university whose facilities and focus on research are second to none. I mean, Durham is more associated with English and law and the humanities isn't it? I haven't a clue which has better teaching. Has anybody got any experience from either university?
    Thanks
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    2 26-02-2012  21:19
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    Re: Durham or Newcastle? University or degree itself?
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