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Durham University Finance Society

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About Us

Created in 2003, DUFS is the premier and largest financial skills and careers student society at the Durham University, representing and working for over 3,500 student members.

There are no membership fees: absolutely any student enrolled at the University can join us and attend all our events for free. We can operate thanks to the generous Sponsorship of our sponsors.

Our Mission Statement

LEARN..

...through attending workshops and partner’s presentations.

ENGAGE

...through initiatives such as the Market Report and Investment Fund.

ACCESS...

...top-tier financial firms through networking with and applying to partners.

Latest News

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Investment Fund 2019/20 Review

By Yasmin Rufo | Apr 22, 2020
Please see attached to find out how the Investment Fund performed over the year: Review of the Investment Fund – 2019-2020
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Tajikistan’s National Development Strategy: achievable or overly ambitious?

By Yasmin Rufo | Mar 11, 2020
Tajikistan joins a string of Central Asian countries eager to boost their standing on the political arena. President Emomali Rahmon unveiled the country’s ‘National Development Strategy’ (NDS), which aims to promote the conditions for ‘sustainable human development’ by 2030. Priorities include: transforming Tajikistan’s agrarian-heavy economy into a more industrialised one, reforming state institutions and reducing…
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Limnic Eruptions and KivuWatt – Harnessing Rwanda’s Killer Gas

By Yasmin Rufo | Mar 11, 2020
In 1984, 37 people lost their lives as a result of what is now known as a limnic eruption on Lake Monoun in Cameroon. Two years later, the same natural disaster claimed the lives of more than 1,700 people and 3,500 livestock living around Lake Nyos. The US initially believed biological weapons were being tested…
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