With a rich archaeological landscape, two centuries of an archaeological community in the city and unique museum resources Newcastle is the ideal choice for studying archaeology. Our range of taught and research postgraduate programmes reflects our expertise in later prehistory Greek, Roman Byzantine, medieval and historical archaeology.
In the two research areas we submitted to for the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, 70–80 per cent of our research was classed as ‘internationally excellent’ or ‘internationally recognised’ with 10–15 per cent classed as ‘world leading’.
Research strengths cover three themes: landscape archaeology; material culture of historic periods; bodies and identity. We have an interdisciplinary and international approach and enjoy research collaborations with 47 universities, museums and heritage bodies in countries ranging from Turkey and South Africa to Romania and Italy. We also have 29 UK collaborations with organisations such as English Heritage and National Parks as well as universities and museums.
The University is a partner in the £26 million Great North Museum, which has brought together internationally important collections and provide an annual stipend. Full details, including important collections of Prehistoric, Greek, Etruscan how to apply, will be advertised in due course. Roman and Romano-British artefacts. The Museum is within five minutes’ walk of our teaching and research facilities. With our new centre for Interdisciplinary Artefact Studies we are able to introduce you to a hands-on approach to archaeological training. You will have access to specialist facilities including the Gertrude Bell Archive, the Wolfson Archaeology Laboratory and the Shefton collections of Greek archaeology. With the Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site on our doorstep, we make full use of the rich archaeological landscape with regular study trips and fieldwork projects.