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Supporting you
Newcastle University Postgraduate Study 2019 entry
Facilities and
resources
Ranked 12th in the UK for university facilities *, at Newcastle
you will have everything you need to succeed – including an
award-winning Library Service, online learning, first-class
sports facilities and outstanding study resources.
To ensure we remain a world-class
provider of learnin and research,
we have recently invested over
£100 million in: the Newcastle Helix
lobal centre for urban innovation;
our sports facilities; Park View
Student Villa e; and a number
of core buildin s. We also continue
to invest millions in our student
services to ensure you ain the
best experience, all underpinned
by a stron post raduate support
network.
Libraries
We have one of the best library
services in the country and have
won multiple awards for our
excellent customer service. Our
main library, the Philip Robinson
Library, is open 24/7 durin term
time and our Marjorie Robinson
Library Rooms o’ers a di ital
learnin experience. We also have
two specialist libraries, the Walton
Medical Library and the Law
Library. Our Library Service
provision includes:
• 1 million print books, 2 million
e-books and over 46,000
e-journals
• 24/7 online library help
• over 790 PCs and 110 loanable
laptops
• specialist subject librarians
to support students
IT facilities
Whether you want to work on
an essay in a computer cluster,
connect to WiFi, review a lecture
online, or simply need some
technical support, our IT Service
is here to help. It provides:
• over 3,000 computers and
hundreds of accessible printers
• lecture recordin and streamin
– both reat for revision
• online learnin resources –
providin access to readin lists,
course handouts, timetables,
collaboration with fellow students
and feedback from tutors
• a University app to help you
find your nearest PC, mana e
your Library account and et
the latest University news
Sport
Newcastle is a top 10 UK university
for sport for the third year in a row**.
With 65+ sports clubs, everyone
at Newcastle University has the
opportunity to enjoy sport here.
Many clubs are also supported by
We encoura e all students,
whatever their ability, to et involved
in sport. Check online for details
of our full provision.
If you’re a talented sportsperson
and want to achieve your full sportin
potential, we have sports scholarships
The University Sports Centre
has a wide ran e of facilities for
sport and physical activity. Our
health and fitness suite includes
an ei ht-court sports hall, four new
*Times Higher Education Student
Experience Survey, 2017
**British Universities and Colle es
Sport (BUCS) rankin s, 2017–18
Study resources
Your learnin doesn’t end in the
lecture theatre; we o’er additional
study support, whether it’s learnin
a new lan ua e just for fun, or
ettin help writin your dissertation
proposal:
• Maths Aid – help with masterin
mathematical methods, revisin
for exams with a quantitative
element, understandin statistical
tests and practisin raduate
numerical skills tests
• Writin Development Centre,
in the Philip Robinson Library
– helpin you to develop your
academic writin skills
On-campus
language support
We provide free lan ua e skills
courses, includin :
• free in-sessional En lish
lan ua e courses
• Tandem learnin , partnerin
with an En lish-speakin
student
• Access to online En lish
lan ua e study materials
• Free access to our award-
winnin Lan ua e Resource
Centre, providin self-study
learnin materials, satellite
channels in 17 lan ua es,
800 forei n lan ua e films,
dedicated computer clusters
and a lan ua e learnin
Subject facilities
You’ll have access to specialist
facilities related to your course
includin :
• £58m Urban Sciences Buildin
• new £34m Learnin and
Teachin Centre
• a museum and art allery
• sea- oin research vessel,
coastal station and marine lab
• commercial farms and a
biolo ical field station
• music studios and rehearsal
spaces
• anatomy labs and clinical
skills suite
• lan ua e clinics and analysis labs
• studios for architecture and art
• media studios, recordin and
editin equipment