A Guide to Postgraduate Study 2017: Newcastle University

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Newcastle University
Postgraduate Study 2017
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Cultural campus
Our campus is a cultural hub,
enabling you to enjoy thought-
provoking theatre, hear influential
public speakers, see great art and
listen to professional musicians,
all without leaving the University
grounds.
Galleries and
museums
The Hatton Gallery is a free art
gallery on campus that hosts
a busy programme of historical
and contemporary art exhibitions.
The Gallery is currently undergoing a
£3.5 million-pound redevelopment,
which includes a new dedicated
multipurpose learning space where
students, community groups and
researchers can engage with
collections and archive material.
The picture store will also be rebuilt
and enlarged to ensure the Hatton’s
extensive collection is preserved
for future generations.
The Great North Museum,
one of the region’s most popular
attractions houses an impressive
collection of 3,500 natural history,
archaeological and ethnological
artefacts as well as a planetarium.
Lectures and
literature
Our free public lectures series
‘Insights’, welcomes internationally
respected speakers to campus each
term. The lectures regularly draw
a large audience both from within
and outside the University.
Campus-based Newcastle Centre
for the Literary Arts runs a year-
round programme of readings and
events, featuring world-class authors.
Music
Whether you want to perform
music, or relax and listen to it
being played, we have it covered.
Our free lunchtime concert series
‘LIVE in the King’s Hall’, offers
professional recitals and weekly
student performances.
Theatre
Northern Stage, one of the city’s
most popular theatres is located
right at the centre of campus and
is home to the North East region’s
largest producing theatre company.
It has a fantastic reputation for its
range of classical and modern
performances, and for those
students coming to the University
with their families, children’s theatre
is well catered for.
Subject facilities
Alongside an on-campus
museum and art gallery, you
may also have access to
specialist facilities related to
your chosen subject, for
example we have:
• a seagoing research vessel
• marine lab on the sea coast
• two commercial farms and
a biology field station
• high-spec science and
engineering labs
• music studios and rehearsal
spaces
• medical and dental labs
and clinical skills suite
• on-campus language clinics
• studios for architecture
and art
• translation and interpreting
suites
Not to mention dedicated
research and social spaces
reserved just for postgraduate
students, all helping to make
you feel part of the Newcastle
community, whatever your
specialist area of study.
Find out more about the
facilities for your chosen subject
in our course listings online:
or visit:
on offer across the University.
Good to know...
In 2014–15 approximately
one million visitors came
to our museums, galleries,
public lectures and
concerts.
Our on-campus
facilities are an
integral part of
the city’s lively
cultural scene.