Durham University was founded in 1832. It developed in Durham and Newcastle until 1963, when the independent University of Newcastle upon Tyne came into being. The University of Durham is collegiate and is located in the city of Durham and the nearby town of Stockton. The colleges are not teaching bodies, nor are they purely residential - typically they provide a centre for students' sporting, social and residential activities. The University of Durham, Queen's Campus, Stockton opened in 1992. Over 1,200 full-time students are now studying in purpose-built accommodation 23 miles south of Durham, on the banks of the river Tees. The campus has a particular mission to widen participation and has developed a range of vocationally oriented inter-disciplinary programmes.