Van Mildert Professor of Divinity Van Mildert Professor of Divinity The Van Mildert Professor of Divinity is one of the oldest chairs at Durham University. The chair is named in honour of Bishop William Van Mildert, one of the founders of the university. The holder of the Van Mildert chair, which is jointly funded by the university and Durham Cathedral, is also a residentiary canon at the cathedral and member of its Chapter, thus one of the requirements of post holder is to be an Anglican priest or a minister in another church in communion with Church of England. The current Van Mildert Professor of
National University of Ireland colleges, and their years of recognition, are: ‡ In accordance with the Universities Act 1997 (Section 48) graduates of the recognised college of St. Patrick's College, Maynooth who received a degree of the National University of Ireland before the commencement of the act are considered graduates of the constituent university known as the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. National University of Ireland The National University of Ireland (NUI) () is a federal university system of "constituent universities" (previously called "constituent colleges") and "recognised colleges" set up under the Irish Universities Act, 1908, and significantly amended by the Universities Act, 1997.