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School of Natural and Environmental Sciences

Improving lives and livelihoods through world-leading research and teaching across the natural sciences.

We improve lives and livelihoods through world class research and teachingof science. We pioneer training and research which impacts society from our local area to all corners of the planet. 

Our school provides a distinctive breadth of subjects and specialisms including undergraduate courses in:

Our teaching excellence feeds into a fantastic array of undergraduate degrees in a variety of subjects, while our ground-breaking research has led to:

  • new treatments for ovarian cancer,
  • the discovery of the world's deepest-living fish,
  • enzymes which promote deep cleaning,
  • the development of pest-resistant crops.

We also offer a range of postgraduate taught and postgraduate research opportunities across our full breadth of subjects. 

So whether you want to develop a valuable toolkit of transferable skills from our cutting-edge degree courses or to transform your research career, we are here to support and inspire you.

Our latest news

Trait choice and selection key to helping corals survive heatwaves

Assisted evolution could help corals survive future heatwaves, but careful trait choice and strong repeated selection will be needed for it to be effective.

New exhibition turns Newcastle University research into art

Picture This: Someone Like Me is a new exhibition at the Great North Museum: Hancock that transforms Newcastle University research into illustrated artworks.

Oil and gas supply

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Mark Ireland discusses how one massive gas field shapes the global stakes of conflict in the Middle East.