Doon University's campus is around eight kilometers from Dehradun, in the foothills of the Shivalik range and on the banks of the Rispana river.

The Vice Chancellor chairs a Board of Management, which oversees financial and administrative matters and ratifies recommendations of other councils of the university.

[4] Dr Nityanand Himalayan Research and Study Centre (NHRSC) is named after the renowned Geographer Dr. Nitya Nand.

He travelled widely and conducted field studies for about two decades (1965-85) of the Indian Central Himalayan Region, popularly known as the ‘Uttarakhand Himalaya’, particularly during the period when the means of transportation were inadequate.

For meaningful research towards sustainable development, natural hazards and disaster risk reduction in view of changing climate & seismic vulnerability, centre will start hosing Ph.D. in Geography & Geology from the academic year 2023-2024.The centre also offers certificate courses in Garhwali, Kumauni, and Jaunsari languages to increase the impact of rich heritage of regional languages of Uttarakhand.

The school was established in 2019 to create a world class state of the art nodal centre for Himalayan studies.

The Centre hosts the Departments of Geography and Geology and the main mission objective of the Centre is to study, document, and research all aspects of the Himalayas including but not limited to Himalayan topography, landform, glaciers, hydrology, climate change, demography, culture, society, economy etc.

[4][5] The university Central Library opened in 2009, offering print and electronic learning materials both of its own and via the INFLIBNET consortium.