Newcastle University

==Student life==

===Students' union===
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[[File:Ncle Union 2012.jpg|thumb|right|Students' Union following refurbishment, 2012]]
[[Newcastle University Students' Union]] (NUSU), known as the Union Society until a 2012 rebranding, includes student-run sports clubs and societies.

The Union building was built in 1924 following a generous gift from an anonymous donor, who is now believed to have been [[Cecil Algernon Cochrane|Sir Cecil Cochrane]], a major benefactor to the university.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bettenson |first=E |title=The University of Newcastle upon Tyne: a historical introduction, 1834–1971 |publisher=University of Newcastle upon Tyne |year=1971 |isbn=0-900565-32-2}}</ref> It is built in the neo-[[Jacobean architecture|Jacobean]] style and was designed by the local architect [[Robert Burns Dick]]. It was opened on 22 October 1925 by the Rt. Hon. [[Eustace Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Newcastle|Lord Eustace Percy]], who later served as [[Rector (academia)|Rector]] of King's College from 1937 to 1952. It is a Grade II [[listed building]]. In 2010<!-- November 2010 to September 2011 --> the university donated £8&nbsp;million towards a redevelopment project for the Union Building.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-11706133|title=Newcastle University building revamp starts|work=[[BBC News]]|date=7 November 2010|access-date=19 February 2019|archive-date=4 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804173457/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-11706133|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Students' Union is run by seven paid sabbatical officers, including a Welfare and Equality Officer, and ten part-time unpaid officer positions. The former leader of the Liberal Democrats [[Tim Farron]] was President of NUSU in 1991–1992. The Students' Union also employs around 300 people in ancillary roles including bar staff and entertainment organisers.

[[The Courier (Newcastle University newspaper)|''The Courier'']] is a weekly [[student newspaper]]. Established in 1948, the current weekly readership is around 12,000, most of whom are students at the university.  ''The Courier'' has won ''[[The Guardian]]'''s ''Student Publication of the Year'' award twice in a row, in 2012 and 2013.<ref>[http://www.thecourieronline.co.uk/about/ About the Courier] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220003047/http://www.thecourieronline.co.uk/about/ |date=20 February 2019 }}  – www.thecourieronline.co.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2019.</ref> It is published every Monday during term time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecourieronline.co.uk/content/206425/ |title=Contact us |work=The Courier |access-date=12 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312205115/http://www.thecourieronline.co.uk/content/206425/ |archive-date=12 March 2010 }}</ref>

Newcastle Student Radio is a [[student radio station]] based in the university. It produces shows on music, news, talk and sport and aims to cater for a wide range of musical tastes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nsrlive.co.uk/ |title=NSR – Newcastle Student Radio |access-date=12 January 2008 |archive-date=4 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804173457/http://www.nsrlive.co.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

NUTV, known as TCTV from 2010 to 2017, is [[student television in the United Kingdom|student television]] channel, first established in 2007. It produces live and on-demand content with coverage of events, as well as student-made programmes and shows.<ref>{{cite web|title=NUTV|url=https://www.nusu.co.uk/getinvolved/societies/society/7698/|publisher=Newcastle University Students' Union|access-date=10 January 2018|archive-date=10 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110234621/https://www.nusu.co.uk/getinvolved/societies/society/7698/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Student exchange===
Newcastle University has signed over 100  agreements with foreign universities allowing for student exchange to take place reciprocally.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncl.ac.uk/mobility/experience-world/exchanges_outgoing |title=Outgoing exchanges |publisher=Newcastle University |year=2020 |access-date=22 Oct 2020 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030114122/https://www.ncl.ac.uk/mobility/experience-world/exchanges_outgoing/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Sport===
[[File:Sports Centre, Newcastle University, 5 September 2013 (1).jpg|thumb|Sports Centre, Newcastle University]]
Newcastle is one of the leading universities for sport in the UK and is consistently ranked within the top 12 out of 152 higher education institutions in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) rankings. More than 50 student-led sports clubs are supported through a team of professional staff and a network of indoor and outdoor sports facilities based over four sites.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sport/news/item/european-success-for-newcastle-university-rowing-teams/ |title=European success for Newcastle University rowing teams |publisher=Newcastle University |year=2013 |access-date=6 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106162647/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sport/news/item/european-success-for-newcastle-university-rowing-teams/ |archive-date=6 January 2014 }}</ref> The university have a strong rugby history and were the winners of the [[Northumberland senior cup rugby union|Northumberland Senior Cup]] in 1965.

The university enjoys a friendly sporting rivalry with local universities. The [[Stan Calvert Cup]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://unionsociety.co.uk/au/content/145655/stan_calvert/ |title=Stan Calvert |publisher=Union Society |access-date=23 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831223032/http://unionsociety.co.uk/au/content/145655/stan_calvert/ |archive-date=31 August 2011 }}</ref> was held between 1994 and 2018 by major sports teams from Newcastle and [[Northumbria University]]. [[The Boat Race of the North]] has also taken place between the [[Rowing (sport)|rowing]] clubs of Newcastle and [[Durham University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/cprs/news/item/the-university-boat-race |title=The University Boat Race |publisher=Newcastle University |access-date=7 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503075253/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/cprs/news/item/the-university-boat-race |archive-date=3 May 2008 }}</ref>

{{As of|2023|post=,}} [[Newcastle University F.C.]] compete in men's senior football in the [[Northern Football League|Northern League]] Division Two.<ref>{{cite web|title=Newcastle University|url=https://www.northernfootballleague.org/team/newcastle-university/|publisher=Northern League|access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref>

The university's [[Cochrane Park]] sports facility was a training venue for the teams playing football games at [[St James' Park]] for the [[2012 London Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/london_2012/9433856.stm |title=Newcastle University named Olympic 2012 training venue |work=BBC News |date=23 March 2011 |access-date=23 March 2011 |archive-date=4 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804173456/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/london_2012/9433856.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>