Let the Lion Roar! Newcastle University at 60
Special Collections and Archives exhibition area, Level 2, Philip Robinson Library.
Visit our latest Special Collections and Archive’s exhibition Let the Lion Roar! Newcastle University at 60 and learn more about the University’s history.
2023 marked 60 years since the formal separation of King’s College from Durham University and the creation of Newcastle University. This new exhibition from our Special Collections and Archives team tells the story of Newcastle University and how it has responded to changes in politics, technology, and wider society over its first 60 years. Themes explored include an expanding campus, the broadening of teaching and research activities, and changes in the student life.
The exhibition traces these developments and highlights significant people and events through our rich archival materials.
Available until April 2024, the exhibition is open to members of the University and visitors, so join us for this opportunity to discover more about the civic history of Newcastle University.
The Lord Mayor of Newcastle, Alderman Harry Simm, and Professor Bosanquet shake hands at the start of a procession on the first day of Newcastle university’s independence, 1st August, 1963. (ref: NUA/029090/39)
Poster advertising the Let the Lion Roar exhibition that tells the story of Newcastle’s time as an independent university from its separation from Durham University in 1963 to the present day.
View of the Newcastle University campus from the Civic Centre, 1962. (Ref:NUA/025854/01)
Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother officially opened the new Medical School building and received an honorary degree from the University in November 1984. (ref: NUA/171150/03)
Students relaxing in a bedroom at Henderson Hall student accommodation in April 1991. (ref: NUA/234450/15).
Photograph of the Let the Lion Roar: Newcastle University at 60 exhibition in the Special Collections & Archives exhibition space on Level 2 of the Philip Robinson Library.