Reputation and Quality

Professor Steve McHanwell's teaching excellence has earned the praise of students.Newcastle University is a Russell Group University and we ranked 17th out of 122 in the UK in The Sunday Times 2013 University Guide, and third in the North East and Yorkshire.

Newcastle is ranked:

  • In the UK's Top 15 for employability of its graduates (HEFCE 2012)
  • In the UK’s top 12 for research power in science and engineering

We have a world-class reputation for research excellence and are spearheading three major societal challenges that have a significant impact on global society. These themes are: Ageing and Health, Sustainability, and Social Renewal.

The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) commended our management of academic standards and quality of learning by giving us a 'judgement of confidence' – the highest rating available.

Newcastle University is the first UK university to establish a fully owned international branch campus for medicine at its NUMed Campus in Malaysia which opened in 2011.

At Newcastle, we are committed to world-class academic excellence, as part of our vision to be a civic university.