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Experts call for energy devolution

Government's energy price cap not a sustainable solution

Guitar legend’s archive strikes a chord

The archive of gifted guitarist, John Renbourn, has been donated to Newcastle University

Mission to explore hidden Antarctic ecosystem

Newcastle scientists to investigate a mysterious marine ecosystem that’s been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice shelf for 120,000 years

The wait is over

Hatton Gallery reopens with Pioneers of Pop exhibition

Brush with success

The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018 places Newcastle University top in the UK for Art and Design

Moving up in the world

Newcastle University rises in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings

Love Newcastle

Hear from some of our international students about what it's like to be part of our friendly, diverse student community.

Find out why there’s plenty of reasons to Love Newcastle.

Free Online Courses

We deliver free online courses through Futurelearn's innovative social learning platform. Topics include:

cyber security
ageing and dementia
entrepreneurship and enterprise
Hadrian's Wall

Find out more about our online programmes.

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PhD Funding Opportunities

Are you interested in a research degree in the Arts and Humanities?

We're offering up to 50 UK/EU PhD studentships for 2018 entry, funded by ARHC with the Northern Bridge Doctoral Training Partnership.

There are a wide range of subject areas available. Visit our Postgraduate website to find out more.

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Our Community

We offer advice for our students living in the community. Our information for residents provides guidance on what to do if you encounter issues that you can't resolve yourself.

We also collaborate with partners in the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise sector to help stimulate our academic environment. In return, we share our facilities and expertise with our partners.

Latest news

The importance of asymmetry in bacteria

New research published in Nature Microbiology has highlighted a protein that functions as a membrane vacuum cleaner and which could be a potential new target for antibiotics.

published on: 16 October 2017

Pioneering research centre celebrates 40th anniversary

A research centre whose pioneering work paved the way for Local Enterprise Partnerships and Metro Mayors is celebrating four decades of being at the forefront of research and policy influence.

published on: 16 October 2017

Major national film audience research project launched

A major new £900,000 research project is to transform our understanding of how people watch film today.

published on: 13 October 2017

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