Student Profiles

Hannah

Marine Zoology BSc Honours

Choosing Newcastle

As soon as I visited Newcastle being here just felt right. Although a reasonable distance from home, the good transport links make it not feel so far. And it is also such a lovely city to live in, not too large a city either so it’s easy to find your way around, relatively cheap and lots to do.

Looking at my course it also had modules covering lots of the things I was interested in learning about. The course also seemed more varied than the courses that others offered and provided opportunities that other universities didn’t. Read More.

Emma

Marine Biology BSc Honours

Choosing Newcastle

I chose Newcastle because of its excellent facilities for Marine Science for example, the historic Dove Marine Laboratory on the nearby Cullercoats Beach which has aquariums. Also, the University owns a uniquely designed research vessel, The Princess Royal, which students use to conduct surveys throughout their degree. Read More.

Ellie

Marine Biology BSc Honours

Choosing Newcastle

I loved the fact that we are a campus university in the centre of the city. We are so close to the shops and everything in the town centre.  I came on an open day without even knowing which course to do and knew I wanted to be here. The city is small enough not be scary and the people here are so friendly. Read More.

Callie

Marine Biology

Choosing Newcastle

I liked the idea of being a long way from home and to explore a city I’ve never been to before. The University is within the Russell Group so receives extra funding for scientific research, which was appealing for me since I knew I wanted to study a science degree and this assured me that the teaching would be of excellent quality.

Upon researching I found that the city itself seemed a friendly and dynamic environment with a lot to offer, making it ideal for living in for three years. Read More.

Amy-Louise

Marine Zoology BSc Honours

Choosing Newcastle

I lived in Dubai originally and knew that I didn’t want to return to England and go to university anywhere near where I used to live. I wanted to experience another side of England I had never been to. Upon visiting Newcastle University, it was quite literally the only university that stood out to me. Read More.