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Do not fill this in! {{Short description|University in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (established 1834)}} {{distinguish|University of Newcastle (Australia)}} {{EngvarB|date=January 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox university | name = Newcastle University | image = University of Newcastle Coat of Arms.svg | image_size = 150px | caption = | latin_name = <!-- No latin name --> | motto = <!-- No motto --> | established = {{start date and age|1834}} (as The Newcastle-upon-Tyne School of Medicine and Surgery)<br />{{start date and age|1963}} (as the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) | type = [[Public university|Public]] | endowment = [[Pound sterling|Β£]]87.1 million (2023)<ref name="Newcastle university financial statement 22/23">{{cite web | url = https://www.ncl.ac.uk/media/wwwnclacuk/workwithus/files/IAR%202223%20Final_compressed.pdf |title= Integrated Annual Report 2022β23|access-date=12 February 2024|publisher = Newcastle University}}</ref> | budget = [[Pounds sterling|Β£]]592.4 million (2022/23)<ref name="Newcastle university financial statement 22/23"/> | chancellor = [[Imtiaz Dharker]] | vice_chancellor = [[Chris Day (hepatologist)|Chris Day]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gove|first1=Jack|title=Newcastle University looks close to home for new vβc|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/newcastle-university-looks-close-home-new-v-c|access-date=4 January 2017|work=Times Higher Education|publisher=TES Global|date=11 July 2016|archive-date=29 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329230015/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/newcastle-university-looks-close-home-new-v-c|url-status=live}}</ref> | academic_staff = 3,030 (2021/22)<ref name="HESAStaff">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/staff/working-in-he|title=Who's working in HE? |website=www.hesa.ac.uk}}</ref> | administrative_staff = 3,435 (2021/22)<ref name="HESAStaff"/> | students = 27,280 (2021/22)<ref name="HESAStudents">{{cite web |title=Where do HE students study? {{!}} HESA |url=https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/where-study#provider |website=www.hesa.ac.uk}}</ref> | undergrad = 20,760 (2021/22)<ref name="HESAStudents"/> | postgrad = 6,520 (2021/22)<ref name="HESAStudents"/> | doctoral = | other = | city = Newcastle upon Tyne | state = [[Tyne and Wear]] | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|54.978|-1.615|display=inline,title}} | campus = Urban | former_names = | free_label = | free = | athletics_affiliations = | colours = {{color box|#87CEEB}} Sky Blue | mascot = Percy the Lion | affiliations = {{hlist|[[AACSB]]|[[Association of Commonwealth Universities|ACU]]|[[Association of MBAs|AMBA]]|[[EQUIS]]|[[European University Association|EUA]]|[[N8 Group]]|[[Russell Group]]|[[Universities UK]]}} | website = {{URL|ncl.ac.uk}} | logo = Newcastle University logo.svg | footnotes = }} '''Newcastle University''' (legally the '''University of Newcastle upon Tyne''') is a [[public university|public]] [[research university]] based in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], [[North East England]]. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is a [[red brick university]] and a member of the [[Russell Group]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/ |title=The Russell Group |publisher=The [[Russell Group]] |access-date=29 March 2008 |archive-date=17 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417204925/http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> an association of research-intensive UK universities. The university finds its roots in the School of Medicine and Surgery (later the College of Medicine), established in 1834, and the [[Edward Fenwick Boyd#College of Physical Science|College of Physical Science]] (later renamed Armstrong College), founded in 1871. These two colleges came to form the larger division of the federal [[University of Durham]], with the [[Colleges of Durham University|Durham Colleges]] forming the other. The Newcastle colleges merged to form '''King's College''' in 1937. In 1963, following an Act of Parliament, King's College became the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. The university subdivides into three faculties: the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; the Faculty of Medical Sciences; and the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering. The university offers around 175 full-time undergraduate degree programmes in a wide range of subject areas spanning arts, sciences, engineering and medicine, together with approximately 340 postgraduate taught and research programmes across a range of disciplines.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2013-14/world-ranking/institution/newcastle-university |title=Newcastle University β World University Rankings 2013β14 |work=Times Higher Education |access-date=24 November 2013 |archive-date=14 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014000657/http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2013-14/world-ranking/institution/newcastle-university |url-status=live }}</ref> The annual income of the institution for 2022β23 was Β£592.4 million of which Β£119.3 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of Β£558 million.<ref name="Newcastle university financial statement 22/23"/> ==History== [[File:Armstrong Building, Newcastle University, 7 September 2013 (14).jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|The Armstrong Building|alt=|left]] {{See also|History of Durham University|Colleges of Durham University#Colleges in Newcastle}} The establishment of a university in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] was first proposed in 1831 by [[Thomas Michael Greenhow|Thomas Greenhow]] in a lecture to the [[Literary and Philosophical Society]]. In 1832 a group of local medics β physicians George Fife (teaching ''materia medica'' and therapeutics) and Samuel Knott (teaching theory and practice of medicine), and surgeons [[John Fife (surgeon)|John Fife]] (teaching surgery), Alexander Fraser (teaching anatomy and physiology) and Henry Glassford Potter (teaching chemistry) β started offering medical lectures in Bell's Court to supplement the apprenticeship system (a fourth surgeon, Duncan McAllum, is mentioned by some sources among the founders, but was not included in the prospectus). The first session started on 1 October 1832 with eight or nine students, including [[John Snow]], then apprenticed to a local surgeon-apothecary, the opening lecture being delivered by John Fife. In 1834 the lectures and practical demonstrations moved to the Hall of the Company of Barber Surgeons to accommodate the growing number of students, and the School of Medicine and Surgery was formally established on 1 October 1834.<ref>{{cite thesis|title=Durham University: Last of the Ancient Universities and First of the New (1831β1871)|last=Andrews|first=Matthew Paul|type=DPhil|publisher=University of Oxford|pages=235β237|chapter=Chapter 7 β Durham and Higher Education in Newcastle|date=2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Cholera, Chloroform, and the Science of Medicine: A Life of John Snow|page=30|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_93j18W7cvwC&pg=PA30|first1=Peter |last1=Vinten-Johansen|first2=Howard |last2=Brody|first3=Nigel |last3=Paneth|first4=Stephen |last4=Rachman|first5=Michael |last5=Rip|first6=David |last6=Zuck|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=1 May 2003|isbn=9780199747887|access-date=5 July 2020|archive-date=2 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802052509/https://books.google.com/books?id=_93j18W7cvwC&pg=PA30|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Collegium Medicum Novocastrense : the history of the Medical School, afterwards the Durham College of Medicine at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for forty years, from 1832 to 1872|url=https://archive.org/details/b22303340/mode/1up|pages=3β12|author=Dennis Embleton|publisher=Andrew Reid, Sons & Co.|date=1890}}</ref> [[File:Architecture Building, Newcastle University, 5 September 2013 (3).jpg|thumb|Architecture Building, Newcastle University]] On 25 June 1851, following a dispute among the teaching staff, the school was formally dissolved and the lecturers split into two rival institutions. The majority formed the Newcastle College of Medicine, and the others established themselves as the Newcastle upon Tyne College of Medicine and Practical Science with competing lecture courses.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dokumen.tips/documents/newcastle-upon-tyne-college-of-medicine-and-practical-science.html |title=Newcastle upon Tyne College of Medicine and Practical Science lecture list |access-date=26 June 2022 |archive-date=26 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626211741/https://dokumen.tips/documents/newcastle-upon-tyne-college-of-medicine-and-practical-science.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 1851 the majority college was recognised by the [[Society of Apothecaries]] and in October by the [[Royal College of Surgeons of England]] and in January 1852 was approved by the [[University of London]] to submit its students for London medical degree examinations. Later in 1852, the majority college was formally linked to the [[Durham University|University of Durham]], becoming the "Newcastle-upon-Tyne College of Medicine in connection with the University of Durham".<ref>{{cite book|title=Collegium Medicum Novocastrense : the history of the Medical School, afterwards the "Durham College of Medicine at Newcastle-upon-Tyne", for forty years, from 1832 to 1872|url=https://archive.org/details/b22303340/mode/1up|pages=35, 52β53|author=Dennis Embleton|publisher=Andrew Reid, Sons & Co.|date=1890}}</ref> The college awarded its first 'Licence in Medicine' (LicMed) under the auspices of the University of Durham in 1856, with external examiners from Oxford and London, becoming the first medical examining body on the United Kingdom to institute practical examinations alongside written and ''viva voce'' examinations. The two colleges amalgamated in 1857, with the first session of the unified college opening on 3 October that year.<ref>{{cite book|title=Collegium Medicum Novocastrense : the history of the Medical School, afterwards the Durham College of Medicine at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for forty years, from 1832 to 1872|url=https://archive.org/details/b22303340/mode/1up|pages=60, 63β65|author=Dennis Embleton|publisher=Andrew Reid, Sons & Co.|date=1890}}</ref> In 1861 the degree of Master of Surgery was introduced, allowing for the double qualification of Licence of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, along with the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Doctor of Medicine, both of which required residence in Durham. In 1870 the college was brought into closer connection with the university, becoming the "Durham University College of Medicine" with the Reader in Medicine becoming the Professor of Medicine, the college gaining a representative on the university's senate, and residence at the college henceforth counting as residence in the university towards degrees in medicine and surgery, removing the need for students to spend a period of residence in Durham before they could receive the higher degrees.<ref>{{cite book|title=Collegium Medicum Novocastrense : the history of the Medical School, afterwards the Durham College of Medicine at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for forty years, from 1832 to 1872|url=https://archive.org/details/b22303340/mode/1up|pages=75, 92|author=Dennis Embleton|publisher=Andrew Reid, Sons & Co.|date=1890}}</ref> Attempts to realise a place for the teaching of sciences in the city were finally met with the foundation of the [[Edward Fenwick Boyd#College of Physical Science|College of Physical Science]] in 1871. The college offered instruction in mathematics, physics, chemistry and geology to meet the growing needs of the mining industry, becoming the "Durham College of Physical Science" in 1883 and then renamed after [[William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong|William George Armstrong]] as ''Armstrong College'' in 1904. Both of these institutions were part of the University of Durham, which became a federal university under the Durham University Act 1908 with two divisions in Durham and Newcastle. By 1908, the Newcastle division was teaching a full range of subjects in the Faculties of Medicine, Arts, and Science, which also included agriculture and engineering.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lagb2006.ncl.ac.uk/call.php |title=Linguistics Association of Great Britain Conference 2006 |publisher=Newcastle University |access-date=29 March 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208173428/http://lagb2006.ncl.ac.uk/call.php |archive-date=8 December 2007 }}</ref> Throughout the early 20th century, the medical and science colleges outpaced the growth of their Durham counterparts. Following tensions between the two Newcastle colleges in the early 1930s, a [[Royal Commission]] in 1934 recommended the merger of the two colleges to form "King's College, Durham"; that was effected by the Durham University Act 1937. Further growth of both division of the federal university led to tensions within the structure and a feeling that it was too large to manage as a single body. On 1 August 1963 the Universities of Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne Act 1963 separated the two thus creating the "University of Newcastle upon Tyne".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/regulations/docs/statutes.pdf |title=Universities of Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne Act 1963 |publisher=Newcastle University |access-date=7 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705075412/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/regulations/docs/statutes.pdf |archive-date=5 July 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As the successor of King's College, Durham, the university at its founding in 1963, adopted the [[coat of arms]] originally granted to the Council of King's College in 1937. Above the [[portico]] of the Students' Union building are bas-relief carvings of the arms and mottoes of the University of Durham, Armstrong College and Durham University College of Medicine, the predecessor parts of Newcastle University. While a Latin motto, {{lang|la|mens agitat molem}} (''mind moves matter'') appears in the Students' Union building, the university itself does not have an official motto. ==Campus and location== ===United Kingdom=== [[File:Newcastle University campus.jpg|thumb|Newcastle University campus, looking towards the Arches with the Students' Union building on the left (2013)]] {{OSM Location map | coord = {{coord|54.978|-1.615}} <!--latitude/longitude coordinates for map's center --> | zoom = 14 <!--zoom 0=whole world, 18=a street.--> | caption = Newcastle University on [[OpenStreetMap]] | mark-coord = {{coord|54.978|-1.615}} <!--coords for red mark --> | label = Newcastle University <!--text displayed next to red mark --> | label-pos = bottom | mark-title = Newcastle University <!--text shown in fullscreen map when hovering over or clicking on marker --> | width = 180 | height = 120 }} The university occupies a campus site close to [[Newcastle Haymarket|Haymarket]] in central Newcastle upon Tyne. It is located to the northwest of the city centre between the open spaces of [[Leazes Park]] and the [[Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne|Town Moor]]; the university medical school and [[Royal Victoria Infirmary]] are adjacent to the west. The Armstrong building is the oldest building on the campus and is the site of the original Armstrong College. The building was constructed in three stages;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/directory/the-armstrong-building |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904015733/http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/directory/the-armstrong-building |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 September 2015 |title=The Armstrong Building |publisher=[[Heritage Open Days]] |access-date=1 May 2015 }}</ref> the north east wing was completed first at a cost of Β£18,000 and opened by [[Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll|Princess Louise]] on 5 November 1888. The south-east wing, which includes the Jubilee Tower, and south-west wings were opened in 1894. The Jubilee Tower was built with surplus funds raised from an Exhibition to mark [[Queen Victoria]]'s [[Golden Jubilee|Jubilee]] in 1887. The north-west front, forming the main entrance, was completed in 1906 and features two stone figures to represent science and the arts. Much of the later construction work was financed by Sir Isaac [[Lowthian Bell]], the [[Metallurgy|metallurgist]] and former [[Lord Mayor]] of Newcastle, after whom the main tower is named. In 1906 it was opened by [[King Edward VII]].<ref name="royalopen">{{cite web |url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/press.release/item/royal-opening-for-newcastle-university-s-student-services-building |title=Royal opening for student services building |publisher=Newcastle University |date=4 February 2010 |access-date=4 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209024022/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/press.release/item/royal-opening-for-newcastle-university-s-student-services-building |archive-date=9 February 2010 }}</ref> The building contains the ''King's Hall'', which serves as the university's chief hall for ceremonial purposes where [[graduation|Congregation]] ceremonies are held. It can contain 500 seats.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/conferenceteam/meetings/oncampus/kingshall.htm |title=King's Hall |publisher=Newcastle University |access-date=23 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307012811/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/conferenceteam/meetings/oncampus/kingshall.htm |archive-date=7 March 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> King Edward VII gave permission to call the Great Hall, King's Hall.<ref name="royalopen"/> During the [[World War I|First World War]], the building was requisitioned by the [[War Office]] to create the first Northern General Hospital, a facility for the [[Royal Army Medical Corps]] to treat military casualties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://heatonhistorygroup.org/2015/04/17/newcastles-war-hospitals/|title=Newcastle's War Hospitals|date=17 April 2015|publisher=Heaton History Group|access-date=21 July 2019|archive-date=21 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721183604/https://heatonhistorygroup.org/2015/04/17/newcastles-war-hospitals/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/newcastles-fascinating-first-world-war-9744850|date=28 July 2015|publisher=The Chronicle|title=Newcastle's fascinating First World War tales are explored in new book|access-date=25 March 2018|archive-date=14 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314174125/https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/newcastles-fascinating-first-world-war-9744850|url-status=live}}</ref> Graduation photographs are often taken in the University Quadrangle, next to the Armstrong building. In 1949 the Quadrangle was turned into a formal garden in memory of members of Newcastle University who gave their lives in the two World Wars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/about/visit/campusguide/quad.htm|title=Quadrangle|publisher=Newcastle University|year=2009|access-date=27 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091116202340/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/about/visit/campusguide/quad.htm |archive-date=16 November 2009}}</ref> In 2017, a statue of [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] was erected in the inner courtyard of the Armstrong Building, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his honorary degree from the university.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/archive/2017/11/martinlutherkingstatueunveiled/ |title=Statue unveiled in honour of Martin Luther King Jr. |date=13 November 2017 |access-date=16 January 2020 |archive-date=6 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106150407/https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/archive/2017/11/martinlutherkingstatueunveiled/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Bruce Building is a former brewery, constructed between 1896 and 1900 on the site of the Hotspur Hotel, and designed by the architect [[Joseph Oswald]]<ref name="Pearson1999">{{cite book|author=Lynn Pearson|title=British Breweries: An Architectural History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fOdOSIZ-ufEC&pg=PA183|year=1999|publisher=[[A&C Black]]|isbn=978-1-85285-191-0|pages=183β}}</ref> as the new premises of [[Newcastle Breweries]] Limited.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sine.ncl.ac.uk/features/bruce_building/bruce.asp|title=The Bruce Building|publisher=SINE Project|date=8 July 2003|access-date=3 December 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126064629/http://www.sine.ncl.ac.uk/features/bruce_building/bruce.asp|archive-date=26 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first1=Brian|last1=Bennison|first2=James P|last2=Merrison|year=1990|title=A Centenary History of the Newcastle Breweries}}</ref> The university occupied the building from the 1950s, but, having been empty for some time, the building was refurbished in 2016 to become residential and office space.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/revamp-plans-former-brewery-hq-6755422 |title=Revamp plans for former brewery HQ unearths relic of WWII |publisher=[[The Journal (Newcastle upon Tyne newspaper)|The Journal]] |date=27 February 2014 |access-date=30 April 2015 |archive-date=5 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205001753/http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/revamp-plans-former-brewery-hq-6755422 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Bruce Building |url=https://www.waltonrobinson.com/about/the-bruce-building/ |website=Walton Robinson |access-date=8 December 2018 |archive-date=9 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209124325/https://www.waltonrobinson.com/about/the-bruce-building/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:Newcastle University, 27 July 2011 (11).jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|The Devonshire Building]] The Devonshire Building, opened in 2004, incorporates in an energy efficient design. It uses [[photovoltaic cell]]s to help to power motorised shades that control the temperature of the building and [[geothermal heating]] coils. Its architects won awards in the Hadrian awards and the [[Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors|RICS]] Building of the Year Award 2004. The university won a Green Gown award for its construction.<ref name="Devonshire Building - The Hadrian Awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.hadrianawards.com/entry.php?entryid=155&x=3|title=Devonshire Building β The Hadrian Awards|work=Dewjoc Architects|access-date=2 November 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070602175246/http://www.hadrianawards.com/entry.php?entryid=155|archive-date=2 June 2007}}</ref><ref name="Accolade for Devonshire Building">{{cite web|url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/newslink/?ref=1111586484|title=Accolade for Devonshire Building|publisher=Newcastle University|access-date=2 November 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617070959/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/newslink/?ref=1111586484|archive-date=17 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="Devonshire Building praised by HEFCE">{{cite web|url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/newslink/index.html?ref=1105529728|title=Devonshire Building praised by HEFCE|publisher=Newcastle University|access-date=2 November 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050920194620/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/newslink/index.html?ref=1105529728|archive-date=20 September 2005}}</ref> [[File:Kings Gate building.jpg|thumb|The King's Gate building hosts student and administrative services and was built in 2009.]] Plans for additions and improvements to the campus were made public in March 2008 and completed in 2010 at a cost of Β£200 million. They included a redevelopment of the south-east (Haymarket) faΓ§ade with a five-storey King's Gate administration building as well as new student accommodation. Two additional buildings for the school of medicine were also built.<ref name="2010plans">{{cite web |url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/press.release/content.phtml?ref=1206461398 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121223151756/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/press.release/content.phtml?ref=1206461398 |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 December 2012 |title=Newcastle University announces Β£200 million investment in its campus |publisher=Newcastle University |date=26 March 2008 |access-date=6 April 2008 }}</ref> September 2012 saw the completion of the new buildings and facilities for [[INTO University Partnerships|INTO Newcastle University]] on the university campus. The main building provides 18 new teaching rooms, a Learning Resource Centre, a lecture theatre, science lab, administrative and academic offices and restaurant. The Philip Robinson Library is the main university library and is named after a bookseller in the city and benefactor to the library. The Walton Library specialises in services for the Faculty of Medical Sciences in the Medical School. It is named after [[Baron Walton of Detchant|Lord Walton of Detchant]], former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Professor of Neurology. The library has a relationship with the Northern region of the [[National Health Service (England)|NHS]] allowing their staff to use the library for research and study. The Law Library specialises in resources relating to law, and the Marjorie Robinson Library Rooms offers additional study spaces and computers. Together, these house over one million books and 500,000 electronic resources. Some schools within the university, such as the School of Modern Languages, also have their own smaller libraries with smaller highly specialised collections.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/teaching/information/library/ |title=Library |publisher=Newcastle University School of Computing Science |access-date=19 September 2010 |archive-date=29 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229215233/http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/teaching/information/library/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition to the city centre campus there are buildings such as the [[Dove Marine Laboratory]] located on [[Cullercoats]] Bay, and Cockle Park Farm in [[Northumberland]]. ===International=== In September 2008, the university's first overseas branch was opened in Singapore, a Marine International campus called, NUMI Singapore. This later expanded beyond marine subjects and became Newcastle University Singapore, largely through becoming an Overseas University Partner of [[Singapore Institute of Technology]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.singaporetech.edu.sg/overseas-university-partners |title=Singapore Institute of Technology Overseas University Partners |publisher=Singapore Institute of Technology |year=2017 |access-date=1 September 2017 |archive-date=1 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901203434/http://www.singaporetech.edu.sg/overseas-university-partners |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2011, the university's Medical School opened an international branch campus in [[Iskandar Puteri]], [[Johor]], [[Malaysia]], namely '''Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia'''.<ref name=numed>{{cite web |url=http://numed.ncl.ac.uk/ |title=NUMed Malaysia |publisher=Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia |year=2009 |access-date=29 May 2009 |archive-date=14 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090714103229/http://numed.ncl.ac.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Student accommodation=== [[File:Leazes Terrace, south corner - geograph.org.uk - 1762602.jpg|thumb|right|Leazes Terrace, a Grade I listed building, designed by [[Thomas Oliver (architect)|Thomas Oliver]] and built by [[Richard Grainger]], in 1829β34; now student accommodation.]] Newcastle University has many catered and non-catered [[Dormitory|halls of residence]] available to first-year students, located around the city of Newcastle.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ncl.ac.uk/accommodation/about/List_of_Accommodation/index.php| title = List of Accommodation Sites| access-date =17 May 2007| date = 13 March 2007| publisher=Newcastle University |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070417111347/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/accommodation/about/List_of_Accommodation/index.php |archive-date = 17 April 2007}}</ref> Popular Newcastle areas for private student houses and flats off campus include [[Jesmond]], [[Heaton, Newcastle|Heaton]], [[Sandyford, Newcastle upon Tyne|Sandyford]], [[Shieldfield]], [[South Shields]] and [[Spital Tongues]]. [[Henderson Hall, Newcastle|Henderson Hall]] was used as a hall of residence until a fire destroyed it in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-09 |title=Newcastle arson arrest after serious fire at Henderson Old Hall |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-65852998 |access-date=2023-06-10}}</ref> St Mary's College in [[Fenham]], one of the halls of residence, was formerly St Mary's College of Education, a teacher training college. ==Organisation and governance== The current [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] is the British poet and artist [[Imtiaz Dharker]]. She assumed the position of Chancellor on 1 January 2020.<ref name =Imtaizncl>{{cite web |title=Renowned poet Imtiaz Dharker named new Chancellor |url=https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2019/11/chancellor/ |publisher=Newcastle University |access-date=8 January 2020 |archive-date=20 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220160137/https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2019/11/chancellor/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The vice-chancellor is [[Chris Day (hepatologist)|Chris Day]], a hepatologist and former pro-vice-chancellor of the Faculty of Medical Sciences.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Whitfield|first1=Graeme|title=Newcastle University appoints top medic as its new vice-chancellor|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/business/business-news/newcastle-university-appoints-top-medic-11598732|access-date=4 January 2017|work=Trinity Mirror|archive-date=5 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105083508/http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/business/business-news/newcastle-university-appoints-top-medic-11598732|url-status=live}}</ref> The university has an enrolment of some 16,000 undergraduate and 5,600 postgraduate students. Teaching and research are delivered in 19 academic schools,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncl.ac.uk/about/structure/academic/ |title=Teaching and Research |publisher=Newcastle University |year=2018 |access-date=27 June 2018 |archive-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627144231/https://www.ncl.ac.uk/about/structure/academic/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 13 research institutes and 38 research centres, spread across three Faculties: the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; the Faculty of Medical Sciences; and the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncl.ac.uk/research/directory |title=Research Directory |publisher=Newcastle University |year=2018 |access-date=27 June 2018 |archive-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627173522/https://www.ncl.ac.uk/research/directory/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The university offers around 175 full-time undergraduate degree programmes in a wide range of subject areas spanning arts, sciences, engineering and medicine, together with approximately 340 postgraduate taught and research programmes across a range of disciplines.<ref name="structure">{{cite web |url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/about/peoplestructures/ |title=University Structure |publisher=Newcastle University |access-date=25 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628183659/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/about/peoplestructures/ |archive-date=28 June 2014 }}</ref> It holds a series of public lectures called 'Insights' each year in the Curtis Auditorium in the Herschel Building. Many of the university's partnerships with companies, like [[Red Hat]], are housed in the Herschel Annex.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/press.release/item/global-computing-giant-joins-forces-with-newcastle-university |title=Global computing giant joins forces with Newcastle |publisher=Newcastle University |date=3 March 2010 |access-date=14 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306022117/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/press.release/item/global-computing-giant-joins-forces-with-newcastle-university |archive-date=6 March 2010 }}</ref> ===Chancellors and vice-chancellors=== {{For|heads of the predecessor colleges|Colleges of Durham University#Colleges in Newcastle}} {{div-col}} ====Chancellors==== *[[Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland]] (1963β1988) *[[Matthew White Ridley, 4th Viscount Ridley]] (1988β1999) *[[Chris Patten]] (1999β2009) *[[Liam Donaldson]] (2009β2019) *[[Imtiaz Dharker]] (2020β)<ref name=Imtaizncl /> ====Vice-chancellors==== *[[Charles Bosanquet (academic)|Charles Bosanquet]] (1963β1968) *[[Henry Miller (clinician)|Henry Miller]] (1968β1976) *[[Ewan Stafford Page]] (1976β1978, acting) *[[Laurence Martin]] (1978β1990) *Duncan Murchison (1991, acting) *[[James Wright (academic)|James Wright]] (1992β2000) *[[Christopher Edwards (clinician)|Christopher Edwards]] (2001β2007) *[[Chris Brink]] (2007β2016) *[[Chris Day (hepatologist)|Chris Day]] (2017βpresent) {{div-col-end}} ===Civic responsibility=== [[File:Old Quad, Newcastle University, 5 September 2013.jpg|alt=|right|thumb|The university Quadrangle]] The university describes itself as a civic university,<ref>{{cite web|last=Newcastle University|title=Newcastle University: A Civic University|url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/about/values/civic/|access-date=26 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212232156/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/about/values/civic/|archive-date=12 December 2012}}</ref> with a role to play in society by bringing its research to bear on issues faced by communities (local, national or international). In 2012, the university opened the Newcastle Institute for Social Renewal<ref>{{cite web|last=Newcastle University|title=Newcastle Institute for Social Renewal|url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/socialrenewal/nisr/|access-date=26 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102121041/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/socialrenewal/nisr/|archive-date=2 November 2012}}</ref> to address issues of social and economic change, representing the research-led academic schools across the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences<ref>{{cite web|last=Newcastle University|title=Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences|url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/hss/|access-date=26 November 2012|archive-date=11 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111003402/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/hss/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the Business School. [[Mark Shucksmith]] was Director of the Newcastle Institute for Social Renewal (NISR) at Newcastle University, where he is also Professor of Planning.<ref>{{cite web|last=Newcastle University|title=Director of the Newcastle Institute for Social Renewal|url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/socialrenewal/director.htm|access-date=26 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031062342/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/socialrenewal/director.htm|archive-date=31 October 2012}}</ref> In 2006, the university was granted [[fair trade]] status and from January 2007 it became a [[smoke-free]] campus. The university has also been actively involved with several of the region's museums for many years. The [[Great North Museum: Hancock]] originally opened in 1884 and is often a venue for the university's events programme.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/undergraduate/newcastle/museums.htm |title=Museums |publisher=Newcastle University |access-date=10 October 2010 |archive-date=25 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825050921/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/undergraduate/newcastle/museums.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Faculties, schools and institutes=== Teaching schools within the university are based within three faculties. Each faculty is led by a Provost/Pro-vice-chancellor and a team of Deans with specific responsibilities. The university also has research institutes based within each faculty. {{div-col}} ==== Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences ==== {{main|Newcastle University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences}} ===== Schools ===== *School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape * School of Arts and Cultures * [[#Business School|Newcastle University Business School]] * School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences * School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics * School of Geography, Politics and Sociology * School of History, Classics and Archaeology * [[#Newcastle Law School|Newcastle Law School]] * [[#School of Modern Languages|School of Modern Languages]] * School X =====Institutes===== *Institute of Creative Arts Practice *Humanities Research Institute *Institute of Social Science ==== Faculty of Medical Sciences ==== ===== Schools ===== * School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences * [[Newcastle University Dental School|School of Dental Sciences]] * [[Newcastle University Medical School|School of Medical Education]] * School of Pharmacy * School of Psychology * Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology (CBCB) =====Institutes===== *Biosciences Institute *Population Health Sciences Institute *Translational and Clinical Research Institute ==== Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering ==== {{main|Newcastle University Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering}} ===== Schools ===== * School of Computing * School of Engineering * School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics * School of Natural and Environmental Sciences =====Institutes===== *Agri-Food Research and Innovation *Digital Institute {{div-col-end}} ====Business School==== [[File:Newcastle University Business School (geograph 2486131).jpg|alt=|thumb|Newcastle University Business School]] As early as the 1900/1 academic year, there was teaching in [[economics]] ([[political economy]], as it was then known) at Newcastle, making Economics the oldest department in the School.<ref>United Kingdom, House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, ''Reports for University Colleges participating in the Grant by Parliament for University Colleges in Great Britain'' (London: HMSO, 1901).</ref> The Economics Department is currently headed by the [[Sir David Dale, 1st Baronet|Sir David Dale]] Chair.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Economics |url=https://www.ncl.ac.uk/business/economics/ |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=www.ncl.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref> Among the eminent economists having served in the Department (both as holders of the Sir David Dale Chair) are [[1931 Birthday Honours|Harry Mainwaring Hallsworth]] and [[Stanley R. Dennison|Stanley Dennison]]. Newcastle University Business School is a [[triple accreditation|triple accredited]] business school, with accreditation by the three major accreditation bodies: [[AACSB]], [[Association of MBAs|AMBA]] and [[EQUIS]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.topuniversities.com/universities/newcastle-university/newcastle-university-business-school |title=About Newcastle University Business School |access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref> In 2002, Newcastle University Business School established the Business Accounting and Finance or 'Flying Start' degree in association with the [[ICAEW]] and [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]]. The course offers an accelerated route towards the [[Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales|ACA Chartered Accountancy qualification]] and is the Business School's Flagship programme.<ref>{{cite web|title=Flying Start Degree Programme|url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/nubs/undergrad/flyingstart/|publisher=Newcastle University|access-date=15 August 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915153451/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/nubs/undergrad/flyingstart/|archive-date=15 September 2008}}</ref> In 2011 the business school opened their new building built on the former [[Scottish and Newcastle]] brewery site next to [[St James' Park]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tyneandwear.sky.com/news/article/15459 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721224335/http://tyneandwear.sky.com/news/article/15459 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 July 2012 |title=Newcastle University Business School Opens New Β£50m Building |publisher=[[Sky News]] Tyne and Wear |date=19 March 2012 |access-date=7 May 2012 }}</ref> This building was officially opened on 19 March 2012 by [[Terence Burns, Baron Burns|Lord Burns]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/latest-business-news/2012/03/20/lord-burns-opens-new-newcastle-university-business-school-building-51140-30575935/2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501104621/http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/latest-business-news/2012/03/20/lord-burns-opens-new-newcastle-university-business-school-building-51140-30575935/2/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 May 2013 |title=Lord Burns opens new Newcastle University Business School building |work=The Journal |date=20 March 2012 |access-date=7 May 2012 }}</ref> The business school operated a central London campus from 2014 to 2021, in partnership with [[INTO University Partnerships]] until 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=London |url=https://www.ncl.ac.uk/london/ |website=Newcastle University |access-date=29 November 2021 |archive-date=1 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101074914/https://www.ncl.ac.uk/london/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ====Medical School==== {{main|Newcastle University Medical School}} [[File:Medical faculty, Newcastle University, 5 September 2013 (4).jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.75|Medical faculty, Newcastle University]] The [[BMC journals|BMC Medicine journal]] reported in 2008 that medical graduates from [[Oxford University|Oxford]], [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]] and Newcastle performed better in postgraduate tests than any other medical school in the UK.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7242897.stm |title=Call for medical training reform |work=BBC News |date=18 February 2008 |access-date=1 April 2008 |archive-date=8 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408225144/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7242897.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2008 the Medical School announced that they were expanding their campus to [[Malaysia]].<ref name=numed/> The [[Royal Victoria Infirmary]] has always had close links with the Faculty of Medical Sciences as a major teaching hospital. ====School of Modern Languages==== The School of Modern Languages consists of five sections: East Asian (which includes Japanese and Chinese); French; German; Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies; and Translating & Interpreting Studies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sml/ |title=School of Modern Languages |publisher=Newcastle University |access-date=21 August 2013 |archive-date=30 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830111456/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sml/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Six languages are taught from beginner's level to full degree level β Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese β and beginner's courses in Catalan, Dutch, Italian and Quechua are also available. Beyond the learning of the languages themselves, Newcastle also places a great deal of emphasis on study and experience of the cultures of the countries where the languages taught are spoken. The School of Modern Languages hosts [[North East England]]'s only branches of two internationally important institutes: the [[CamΓ΅es Institute]], a language institute for Portuguese, and the [[Confucius Institute]], a language and cultural institute for Chinese. The teaching of modern foreign languages at Newcastle predates the [[#History|creation of Newcastle University]] itself, as in 1911 Armstrong College in Newcastle installed [[Albert George Latham]], its first professor of modern languages.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sml/assets/documents/History.pdf |title=School of Modern Languages History |publisher=Newcastle University |access-date=23 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514084351/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sml/assets/documents/History.pdf |archive-date=14 May 2012 }}</ref> The School of Modern Languages at Newcastle is the lead institution in the North East [[Routes into Languages]] Consortium<ref name="routeslang">{{cite web |url=https://www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/northeast |title=North East |publisher=Routes into Languages Consortium |access-date=21 August 2013 |archive-date=21 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721153957/https://www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/northeast |url-status=live }}</ref> and, together with the [[Durham University]], [[Northumbria University]], the [[University of Sunderland]], the [[Teesside University]] and a network of schools, undertakes work activities of discovery of languages for the 9 to 13 years pupils.<ref name="routeslang"/> This implies having festivals, Q&A sessions, language tasters, or quizzes organised, as well as a web learning work aiming at constructing a web portal to link language learners across the region. ====Newcastle Law School==== [[File:Newcastle Law School, Newcastle University, 5 September 2013 (2).jpg|thumb|Newcastle Law School]] Newcastle Law School is the longest established law school in the north-east of England when law was taught at the university's predecessor college before it became independent from Durham University.<ref>{{cite web|title=History β Newcastle Law School|url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/nuls/about/history.htm|publisher=Newcastle University|access-date=20 November 2012|archive-date=9 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130109045526/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/nuls/about/history.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=nuls>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/nuls/about/index.htm |title=The Newcastle Law School |publisher=Newcastle University |date=2 January 2008 |access-date=29 March 2008 |archive-date=8 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208132015/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/nuls/about/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> It has a number of recognised international and national experts in a variety of areas of legal scholarship ranging from Common and Chancery law, to International and European law, as well as contextual, socio-legal and theoretical legal studies.<ref name=nuls/> The Law School occupies four specially adapted late-Victorian town houses. The Staff Offices, the Alumni Lecture Theatre and seminar rooms as well as the Law Library are all located within the School buildings.<ref name=Undergraduate>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/nuls/undergraduate/why/facilities.htm |title=The Newcastle Law School |publisher=Newcastle University |date=2 January 2008 |access-date=20 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123161744/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/nuls/undergraduate/why/facilities.htm |archive-date=23 November 2011 }}</ref> ====School of Computing==== The School of Computing was ranked in the Times Higher Education world Top 100.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2018/subject-ranking/computer-science#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats |title=Computer Science 2018 | Times Higher Education (THE) |date=12 September 2017 |publisher=Times Higher Education |access-date=25 March 2018 |archive-date=22 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122015247/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2018/subject-ranking/computer-science#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats |url-status=live }}</ref> Research areas include Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and ubiquitous computing, secure and resilient systems, synthetic biology, scalable computing (high performance systems, data science, machine learning and data visualization), and advanced modelling. The school led the formation of the National Innovation Centre for Data.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/news/2017/09/newnationalinnovationcenter/ |title=New National Innovation Center β Press Office β Newcastle University |publisher=Ncl.ac.uk |access-date=25 March 2018 |archive-date=19 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119165347/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/news/2017/09/newnationalinnovationcenter/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Innovative teaching in the School was recognised in 2017 with the award of a National Teaching Fellowship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/news/2017/08/nationalteachingfellow/ |title=National Teaching Fellow β Press Office β Newcastle University |publisher=Ncl.ac.uk |access-date=25 March 2018 |archive-date=3 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103212831/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/news/2017/08/nationalteachingfellow/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Cavitation tunnel=== [[File:The Hancock Museum Newcastle September 2009.jpg|thumb|The [[Hancock Museum]], founded in 1884, is the main location of the [[Great North Museum]].]] Newcastle University has the second largest [[cavitation tunnel]] in the UK. Founded in 1950, and based in the Marine Science and Technology Department, the [[Emerson Cavitation Tunnel]] is used as a test basin for propellers, water turbines, underwater coatings and interaction of propellers with ice.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tpod.ncl.ac.uk/TPod/ECT%20History.pdf |title=Emerson Cavitation Tunnel History |publisher=Newcastle University School of Marine Science and Technology |access-date=29 August 2008 |archive-date=11 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911082331/http://tpod.ncl.ac.uk/TPod/ECT%20History.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The Emerson Cavitation Tunnel was recently relocated to a new facility in [[Blyth, Northumberland|Blyth]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thecourieronline.co.uk/2015/10/26/research-tunnel-moving-to-blyth-to-make-way-for-new-social-space/ |title=Research tunnel moving to Blyth to make way for new social space |publisher=The Courier Online |format=webpage |access-date=14 January 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118034938/http://thecourieronline.co.uk/2015/10/26/research-tunnel-moving-to-blyth-to-make-way-for-new-social-space/ |archive-date=18 January 2017 }}</ref> ===Museums and galleries=== The university is associated with a number of the region's museums and galleries, including the [[Great North Museum]] project, which is primarily based at the world-renowned [[Hancock Museum]]. The Great North Museum: Hancock also contains the collections from two of the university's former museums, the [[Shefton Museum]] and the [[Museum of Antiquities]], both now closed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/greatnorthmuseum/ourhistory/ |title=Our History (Great North Museum) |publisher=[[Tyne and Wear Museums]] |year=2009 |access-date=30 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219222103/http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/greatnorthmuseum/ourhistory |archive-date=19 February 2009 }}</ref> The university's [[Hatton Gallery]] is also a part of the Great North Museum project, and remains within the Fine Art Building. ==Academic profile== ===Reputation and rankings=== {{Infobox UK university rankings | ARWU_W = 201β300 | QS_W = 110 | THE_W = 168= | LEIDEN_W = 78 | LINE_1 = 0 | QS National = 21 | THE National = 20 | Complete = 30 | The_Guardian = 67 | Times/Sunday_Times = 37 | LINE_2 = 0 | TEF = Gold }} [[File:Newcastle 10 Years.png|thumb|upright=1.2|Newcastle University's [[Rankings of universities in the United Kingdom|national league table]] performance over the past ten years]] The university is a member of the [[Russell Group]] of the UK's research-intensive universities. It is ranked in the top 200 of most world rankings, and in the top 40 of most UK rankings. {{As of|2023|post=,}} it is ranked 110th globally by QS,<ref name="QS World University Rankings"/> 292nd by [[CWTS Leiden Ranking|Leiden]],<ref>{{cite web |title= CWTS Leiden Ranking |url= http://www.leidenranking.com/ |publisher= Leiden University |access-date= 25 August 2023}}</ref> 139th by [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings|Times Higher Education]]<ref name="THE World University Rankings"/> and 201stβ300th by the [[Academic Ranking of World Universities]].<ref name="Academic Ranking of World Universities"/> Nationally, it is ranked joint 33rd by the Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide,<ref name="The Times and Sunday Times University Guide"/> 30th by the Complete University Guide<ref name="Complete League Table"/> and joint 63rd by the Guardian.<ref name="The Guardian University Guide"/> === Admissions === {| class="floatright" | {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; margin-bottom: 5px" |+UCAS Admission Statistics ! !2022 !2021 !2020 !2019 !2018 |- | '''Applications'''{{efn-lg|name=mainscheme}}<ref name=UCASEoC22>{{cite web |title=UCAS Undergraduate Sector-Level End of Cycle Data Resources 2022|url=https://www.ucas.com/data-and-analysis/undergraduate-statistics-and-reports/ucas-undergraduate-sector-level-end-cycle-data-resources-2022 |at=Show me... Domicile by Provider|website=ucas.com |publisher=UCAS |access-date=8 February 2023}}</ref> | 33,735 | 32,400 | 34,550 | 31,965 | 33,785 |- | '''Accepted'''{{efn-lg|name=mainscheme}}<ref name=UCASEoC22/> | 6,755 | 6,255 | 6,580 | 6,445 | 6,465 |- | '''Applications/Accepted Ratio'''{{efn-lg|name=mainscheme}} | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.2 |- | '''Offer Rate (%)'''{{efn-lg|name=ukjune}}<ref name="offer rate22">{{cite web|title=2022 entry UCAS Undergraduate reports by sex, area background, and ethnic group|date=2 February 2023 |url=https://www.ucas.com/data-and-analysis/undergraduate-statistics-and-reports/ucas-undergraduate-sector-level-end-cycle-data-resources-2022/2022-entry-ucas-undergraduate-reports-sex-area-background-and-ethnic-group|publisher=[[UCAS]]|access-date=2 February 2023}}</ref> | 78.1 | 78.0 | 80.2 | 79.2 | 80.0 |- | '''[[UCAS Tariff|Average Entry Tariff]]'''<ref name="CUG Entry">{{Cite web | url=https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings?tabletype=full-table&sortby=entry-standards | title=University League Tables entry standards 2024 |work=The Complete University Guide}}</ref> | {{n/a}} | 151 | 148 | 144 | 152 |} {| style="font-size:80%;float:left" |{{notelist-lg|refs= {{efn-lg|name=mainscheme|Main scheme applications, International and UK}} {{efn-lg|name=ukjune|UK domiciled applicants}} }} |} |} {| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"; style="font-size:85%; text-align:right;" |+ class="nowrap" |HESA Student Body Composition |- !Domicile<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/where-study#provider|title=Where do HE students study?: Students by HE provider|work=HESA|at=HE student enrolments by HE provider|access-date=8 February 2023}}</ref> and Ethnicity<ref name="HESA ethnicity">{{cite web|url=https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/whos-in-he/characteristics|title=Who's studying in HE?: Personal characteristics|date=31 January 2023|publisher=HESA|access-date=8 February 2023}}</ref> ! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total |- |[[White people in the United Kingdom|British White]] |align=right| {{bartable|65|%|2||background:red}} |- |[[Classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom#Collective terms for minority ethnic groups|British Ethnic Minorities]]{{efn|Includes those who indicate that they identify as [[British Asian|Asian]], [[Black British people|Black]], [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed Heritage]], [[British Arabs|Arab]] or any other ethnicity except White.}} |align=right| {{bartable|12|%|2||background:green}} |- |[[European Union|International EU]] |align=right| {{bartable|4|%|2||background:blue}} |- |[[International students in the United Kingdom|International Non-EU]] |align=right| {{bartable|19|%|2||background:gray}} |- ! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |Undergraduate [[Widening participation|Widening Participation]] Indicators<ref>{{cite web |title=Widening participation: UK Performance Indicators: Table T2a β Participation of under-represented groups in higher education |url=https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/performance-indicators/widening-participation |website=Higher Education Statistics Authority |publisher=hesa.ac.uk |access-date=8 February 2023}}</ref><ref name="Times23">{{cite web |date=16 September 2022 |title=Good University Guide: Social Inclusion Ranking |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/good-university-guide-in-full-tp6dzs7wn |work=The Times}}</ref> |- |[[Feminism in the United Kingdom#Education|Female]] |align=right| {{bartable|52|%|2||background:purple}} |- |[[Private schools in the United Kingdom|Private School]] |align=right| {{bartable|23|%|2||background:orange}} |- |Low Participation Areas{{efn|Calculated from the Polar4 measure, using Quintile1, in England and Wales. Calculated from the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) measure, using SIMD20, in Scotland.}} |align=right| {{bartable|9|%|2||background:black}} |} In terms of average [[UCAS]] points of entrants, Newcastle ranked joint 19th in Britain in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings?o=Entry+Standards|title=University League Table 2017|publisher=Complete University Guide|access-date=15 February 2016|archive-date=27 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427003846/https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings?o=Entry+Standards|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, the university gave offers of admission to 92.1% of its applicants, the highest amongst the [[Russell Group]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Which elite universities have the highest offer rates |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2016/10/19/which-elite-universities-have-the-highest-offer-rates/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2016/10/19/which-elite-universities-have-the-highest-offer-rates/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=19 October 2016 |access-date=21 October 2016|last1=Gurney-Read |first1=Josie }}{{cbignore}}</ref> 25.1% of Newcastle's undergraduates are [[Independent school (United Kingdom)|privately educated]], the thirteenth highest proportion amongst mainstream British universities.<ref>{{cite web|title=Widening participation: UK Performance Indicators 2016/17|url=https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/01-02-2018/widening-participation-tables|website=hesa.ac.uk|publisher=Higher Education Statistics Authority|access-date=1 February 2018|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027015313/https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/01-02-2018/widening-participation-tables|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 2016β17 academic year, the university had a domicile breakdown of 74:5:21 of UK:EU:non-EU students respectively with a female to male ratio of 51:49.<ref>{{cite web|title=Where do HE students study?|url=https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/where-study#provider|website=hesa.ac.uk|publisher=Higher Education Statistics Authority|access-date=9 February 2018|archive-date=10 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210120926/https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/where-study#provider|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Research=== [[File:Herschelbuildingnewcastle.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|The Herschel Building, home to the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics, and several of the university's largest lecture theatres]] Newcastle is a member of the [[Russell Group]] of 24 research-intensive universities. In the 2021 [[Research Excellence Framework]] (REF), which assesses the quality of research in UK higher education institutions, Newcastle is ranked joint 33rd by GPA (along with the [[University of Strathclyde]] and the [[University of Sussex]]) and 15th for research power (the grade point average score of a university, multiplied by the full-time equivalent number of researchers submitted).<ref>{{cite web |title=REF 2021: Quality ratings hit new high in expanded assessment |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ref-2021-research-excellence-framework-results-announced |publisher=Times Higher Education |access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref> ==Student life== ===Students' union=== {{main|Newcastle University Students' Union}} [[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, 1834β1971 |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 Β£8 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 1991β1992. 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 }} β 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 β 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> ==Notable people== {{main|List of Newcastle University people}} ==See also== *[[Armorial of UK universities]] *[[List of Newcastle University people]] *[[List of modern universities in Europe (1801β1945)]] *[[List of universities in the United Kingdom]] *[[Rankings of universities in the United Kingdom]] *[[Universities in the United Kingdom]] ==References== {{notelist}} {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category|University of Newcastle upon Tyne}} * [http://www.ncl.ac.uk Newcastle University β ncl.ac.uk] {{University of Newcastle upon Tyne|state=expanded}} {{Navboxes|list1= {{Chancellors of Newcastle University}} {{Universities and colleges in North East England}} {{Universities in the United Kingdom}} {{Triple accreditation}} {{Russell Group}} {{N8 Group}} }} {{authority control}} [[Category:Newcastle University| ]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Newcastle upon Tyne]] [[Category:Russell Group]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1834]] [[Category:Exempt charities]] [[Category:1834 establishments in England]] [[Category:Tourist attractions in Newcastle upon Tyne]] [[Category:Universities UK]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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