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Newcastle University
Newcastle University is a World Top 140 university (QS World University Rankings 2026) and founding member of the prestigious Russell Group of world-class, research-intensive UK universities.
Committed to excellence, innovation and creativity, it is pioneering solutions that can change the world. Through world-class research it tackles some of the biggest challenges facing society globally, leading in its key strengths of ageing and health, data, cities and place, culture and creative arts, and one planet. The UK’s Research Excellence Framework 2021 assessed its research as world-leading with outstanding impact.
Through high quality teaching it educates for life, offering an extensive portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as a fantastic student experience
Newcastle can trace its origins back to the School of Medicine and Surgery, established in 1834. Its Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering also recently marked 150 years.
Today, it has a global reach, connected to and networking with strategic partners, industry collaborators and employers around the world.
Ranked in the Top 10 for the postgraduate category in the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2025, Newcastle is home to a vibrant community of 29,000 students from 135 countries. The university has three campuses: a 50-acre city-campus in Newcastle is the hub of its teaching, learning, research and collaboration, along with a campus in Singapore and a campus in Malaysia.
Newcastle University is also globally connected through its 270,000 worldwide community of alumni.
Teaching
Teaching is 5-star (QS Stars 2025), and students are inspired and encouraged to grow academically by world-class experts and top academics. As a research-intensive university, Newcastle’s pioneering research feeds into degrees so students learn at the cutting-edge of their discipline.
Strong links with national and multinational industries help shape their degrees.
With over 270 postgraduate degrees to choose from -including more than 150 Postgraduate Taught and over 110 Research degrees - there’s a wealth of options available, making it easy to find the right course.
Postgraduate taught degrees at Newcastle are designed to help you build the specialist knowledge needed to develop professional skills valued by employers and tackle the challenges facing today’s world.
Postgraduate research students at Newcastle engage in independent research under the guidance of experienced research supervisors, developing sought-after expertise and high-level skills prized by employers.
Funded doctoral training centres and partnerships offer opportunities for interdisciplinary research and collaboration with business or industry.
Job Prospects
Developing the employability of students is embedded across Newcastle University’s academic and student experience - the university has been awarded 5 QS Stars (2025) for student employability.
Our Careers Service will support you to take the next step in your professional life, grow an independent career, or – through our START UP programme – launch a business.
We offer tailored careers advice for our postgraduate students and Careers Service support for up to three years after graduation
Careers Service support includes support to:
- explore career options through workshops and insight events
- find placements, internships or work experience
- Interview coaching
- find part-time work and jobs on campus while studying, as well as graduate opportunities
The Make It Happen Fund helps current students and recent graduates in career development. Bursaries support skill enhancement and work experience opportunities – they are available for various needs like interview costs, conference attendance or project funding. The service can be accessed up to 12 months after graduating.
Students also have the option to take part in the ncl+ Award to gain recognition for the extracurricular activities they are taking part in, highlighting the sought-after skills valued by employers.
“The Careers Service have also been an incredibly useful resource, helping to educate and prepare us as future graduates for the job market. They run activities such as CV writing workshops or organising 1-1 meetings to review or prepare for job applications.” James, Sports and Exercise Psychology MSc.
Funding your studies
Living costs in the North of England are generally cheaper than the South. Newcastle is around 37.5%* cheaper than London. *Numbeo.com (June 2025)
Explore cost of living support and resources for students.
Newcastle University invests millions of pounds in financial support for students based on academic excellence, sporting achievement, personal or financial circumstances.
Each year we offer over 1,000 scholarships to eligible international and EU students. These scholarships ensure that talented students have access to a world-class education, no matter their financial background.
Our flagship scholarships include:
- Vice Chancellor’s Future Leaders Scholarships – China
- Vice Chancellor’s International Scholarships
- Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarships
- Vice Chancellor’s EU Scholarships
- Vice Chancellor’s EU Research Scholarships
A searchable funding database supports postgraduate students to identify funding opportunities.
Find more information about scholarships, bursaries and other sources of financial support.
Facilities
Newcastle University continues to invest millions in its city-centre campus to create a first-class student and research environment. Ranked Top 25 for facilities (Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2025), its on-campus state-of-the-art teaching and study spaces include:
- an £110m engineering hub with industry-standard facilities and a student-led Makerspace
- a world-class computing research and education centre
- high-specification labs and clinical skills suites
- specialist media, music and art studios
- translation and interpreting suites including an UN-standard conference interpreting suite
- on-campus museum, theatre and art gallery
- Bloomberg Financial Lab with 20+ Bloomberg Terminals supporting trading floor experience
- multi-award-winning library service, offering print and e-resources, special collections, innovative learning spaces and PC clusters
Off campus, facilities include a coastal station, marine lab and £1 million sea-going research vessel. Two commercially run farms and a biological field station support research and teaching in food security, sustainability, nutrition and rural energy.
Learning is enhanced by the university’s partnership in the £350 million Newcastle Helix, a global centre for science, technology, research and education. This site hosts Newcastle University’s triple-accredited Business School and its Urban Sciences Building which is home to the School of Computing.
The University has also invested £32m in exceptional sports facilities.
City life
Multicultural, vibrant and friendly, Newcastle is the capital of North East England – and the university’s city-centre campus is at its heart.
A World Top 40 and UK Top 5 student city (QS Best Student Cities 2025), one in every six people is a student. Newcastle is also one of the most affordable cities in the UK, with a low cost of living, low student rents and discounted student travel.
The city has a rich heritage, glorious green spaces and beautiful architecture. It also offers great shopping, a food scene influenced by cultures from around the world, exciting nightlife and world-class arts and culture.
Newcastle is well connected to the rest of the UK and beyond. Just 20 minutes from award-winning beaches, it’s close to the North East’s stunning countryside, including the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hadrian’s Wall.
London is less than three hours away by train, while Newcastle International Airport operates direct, low-cost flights to multiple worldwide destinations.
“Newcastle isn't just a city; it’s a welcoming community where people make all the difference. Rain or shine, the lively spirit and friendly faces make every day in Newcastle feel like home.” Nattakorn, Accounting, Finance and Financial Analysis MSc.
Departments
- Faculty of Medical Sciences
- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences
- Institute of Health and Society
- Institute of Neuroscience
- Newcastle Law School
- Newcastle University Business School
- Northern Institute for Cancer Research
- PGCE courses
- School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
- School of Arts and Cultures
- School of Biomedical Sciences
- School of Computing
- School of Computing Science
- School of Dental Sciences
- School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences
- School of Engineering
- School of Engineering (Civil)
- School of Engineering (Mechanical and Systems)
- School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics
- School of Geography, Politics and Sociology
- School of History, Classics and Archaeology
- School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics
- School of Medical Education
- School of Modern Languages
- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
- School of Psychology
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