Newcastle University

The Newcastle University Students’ Union (NUSU) runs events, activities and campaigns all year round, giving students ways to make a difference, form friendships and create memories.

Learning support includes the Academic Skills Hub (study and digital skills, academic writing, one-to-one support, drop-in sessions and the Academic Skills Kit, plus an ASK podcast), Maths-Aid drop-in and bookable consultations, free in-sessional English classes and tutorials for non-native speakers, a virtual learning environment with 24/7 access to course content, and a Language Resource Centre covering over 100 languages.

The Careers Service supports students during study and for up to three years after graduation, helping with researching occupations, building commercial awareness, gaining work experience, marketing skills in CVs and LinkedIn, and preparing for interviews and assessments. Almost all degrees offer a 9–12 month placement or study abroad opportunity.

Graduate recruiters named on the page include Siemens, Dyson, IBM, NHS, PwC, Deloitte, EY and Accenture, and the university runs the Skills for Life Framework and the ncl+ Award.

Newcastle is a top-5 UK student city (QS Best Student Cities 2026), where one in six people are students and the campus sits in the city centre. The city is among the UK’s most affordable, with five theatres, museums, cinemas and art galleries, plus bars, clubs, comedy nights and ghost tours.

The Utilita Arena Newcastle and St James’ Park (home of Newcastle United) have hosted major artists including the Rolling Stones, Ed Sheeran and Sam Fender. Newcastle is under three hours by train from London, with an international airport, a Metro light rail linking the airport, railway station and student suburbs, and the coast around 25 minutes away.

A central Student Services hub provides advice, information and care from a student’s first day on campus, backed by a dedicated wellbeing consultancy team, school-based wellbeing advice and counselling, and the iNCLude app for 24/7 support.

Visa and immigration advice is available for applications from home or within the UK, and disability and learning support includes specialist practitioners, assistive software and alternative exam arrangements. A multi-faith Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care team runs a “Listening Ear” scheme open to all faiths and none.

Accommodation is designed to be affordable for all budgets, with all-inclusive bills, in self-catering student villages within a 20-minute walk of campus or close to public transport, ranging from Victorian houses to modern city-centre apartments.

Room types include shared-facility rooms, en-suite rooms, accessible accommodation and a limited number of self-contained studios, with communal laundry rooms and, in some residences, study zones and games areas. First-year students who make Newcastle their first (firm) choice are guaranteed accommodation.

The award-winning Library Service includes the Philip Robinson Library, the Marjorie Robinson Library Rooms, the Walton Library for medical sciences and the Law Library. The Medical and Dental School is one of the largest integrated teaching and hospital complexes in the UK, linked directly to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, alongside a world-class Engineering facility.

The Armstrong Building houses dedicated music and rehearsal studios and the King’s Hall, used for graduations. Other facilities include two commercially run farms, the Dove Marine Laboratory, the Dame Margaret Barbour Building for sport and exercise science and nutrition, the King George VI Building for pharmacy teaching, the Farrell Centre (opened 2023), the King Edward VII Building for fine art, and Culture Lab for digital media and film.

Newcastle is ranked in the UK’s Top 10 for sport (BUCS rankings), with a high-tech gym, sports halls, glass-backed squash courts and strength and conditioning rooms, plus 50+ group fitness classes and purpose-built outdoor pitches and pavilions.

There are 180+ student societies and 60+ sports clubs competing at regional and national levels, alongside “Give It A Go” taster sessions and “Go Volunteer” community opportunities.

Newcastle is targeting net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2030, with initiatives to reduce campus energy use, manage water consumption and flood risk, and improve biodiversity in green spaces, supported by a Student Environment and Sustainability Committee.

The university is ranked joint 64th in the world and 22nd in the UK for Sustainability (QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026).