Kings University Progression | Newcastle University

Newcastle University is a founding member of the prestigious Russell Group of universities, and consistently ranked in the UK Top 30. It is considered a global leader in the realms of ageing and health, data, energy, cities, and the creative arts. Its campus is at the heart of a lively and cosmopolitan student city, famous for its arts, sport, shopping and nightlife.

Key Facts

Rankings

#28 in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020
#22 in the Complete University Guide 2020
#35 in the Guardian Good University Guide 2020

Latest undergraduate enrolment

19,000

Latest postgraduate enrolment

6,500

Year founded

1963

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It holds a TEF (Teaching Excellence Framework) Gold Award.
With the recent opening of a new school of pharmacy, Newcastle has become one of the few universities to offer courses and research in medicine, dentistry, biomedical sciences, psychology and pharmacy.
Newcastle University has a long history dating back to 1834, when the School of Medicine and Surgery was established.
In addition to its main campus in Newcastle, the university has a business school in London, and a science and engineering facility in Singapore. It was also the first UK university to establish a fully-owned international campus for medicine at its NUMed campus in Malaysia.
In 1967, the civil rights activist and spokesperson Dr Martin Luther King Jr visited Newcastle University and was awarded an honorary degree.

Areas of recognition

In the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020, Newcastle is ranked within the UK Top 20 for the following subjects: Anatomy and Physiology (#3), Dentistry (#4), Art & Design (#6), Food Science (#7), Linguistics (#7), Architecture (#8), Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (#10), Medicine (#10), English (#10), Mechanical Engineering (#11), Law (#13), Archaeology & Forensic Science (#15), Mathematics (#15), History (#15), Geography & Environmental Sciences (15), Town & Country Planning & Landscape (#16), History of Art, Architecture & Design (#17), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#19) and Accounting & Finance (#20),

Location

Kings alumni at Newcastle University

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