Your Academic Experience

All students studying on an on-campus programme will receive in-person teaching. We have been providing the vast majority of our teaching, lectures and tutorials in-person. This has been from the start of the academic year in September 2021 and continues to be the case. Where online and digital options have enhanced the student experience, or been requested by our students, we will continue to use them to benefit their learning.

Keeping you safe

To keep you safe and to enable us to deliver in-person teaching: 

• we respect your personal choice to wear a face covering on campus
• we will continue to maintain our enhanced cleaning regime across campus 
• we encourage everyone to maintain good personal hygiene to prevent the spread of the virus
• please respect people’s personal space whilst on campus - where possible maintain a reasonable distance between yourself and others
• we will continue to work closely with the UK Health Security Agency and local public health teams to monitor case numbers and discuss the introduction of additional measures if this becomes necessary
• we continue to encourage students and colleagues where appropriate to get vaccinated against Covid-19

Ensuring a fulfilling university experience

We want you to get the most out of your teaching and learning and will do everything we can to support you. Seminars and other small group teaching are taking place in person. Laboratories, practicals, workshops and clinical teaching are being timetabled as normal. As we move through the next academic year, we know how quickly things can change. We have the steps in place to ensure you have a fulfilling university experience - whatever the circumstances.

Should Covid-19 restrictions need to tighten again we can reduce on-campus, in-person elements of our teaching and increase the use of new approaches to online learning, teaching, and assessment. 

Our 2022 modules are built with flexibility in mind if we are required to reduce or suspend the on-campus and in-person teaching. This would be in the case of government or local authority changes in regulations or significant restrictions on the ability of both UK and international students to travel to Newcastle.

You can be confident that all programmes fairly assess the knowledge, skills and abilities learned during your degree. Assessment approaches will vary by degree programme and the needs of external bodies. In-person invigilated summative examinations are just one of the ways in which we assess.

For more information on the approaches to assessment for your programme, contact your School.

Key review points

We are monitoring the situation around travel to the UK and the impact on students who may be affected by restrictions. See the section on Support for new and continuing international students travelling to Newcastle.

How we will decide on changes to teaching and assessment

We will only move to online delivery as a last option and, any changes will be triggered only after consultation with the regional Director of Public Health. Your School will contact students immediately to make sure you’re kept informed of any changes.

Term start date 

The 2022-23 academic year starts on Monday 19 September 2022. All students must aim to arrive on campus in Newcastle by 19 September for the start of Semester 1.  

You can start the registration process online before you arrive. Information about how to register is available on our Student Welcome pages.  

Unable to travel to Newcastle by 19 September? 

We are really looking forward to welcoming you to Newcastle University.

We are committed to supporting new students travelling to Newcastle from outside of the UK who are unable to join us by 19 September due to requirements to isolate, flight availability or delays in receiving their visa. 

Most of our courses can accept late arrival if you are delayed by up to four weeks in Semester 1. For some of our courses, flexible arrival may not be possible.

You will need to complete a form telling us your intended arrival date or requesting a flexible start where this is available. We will be in touch soon with details of how you can do that, as well as the relevant support we will put in place until you can join us in Newcastle. 

Term dates

Semester dates

Postgraduate students

The end of the academic year for postgraduate taught students is Friday 22 September 2023. All other term and semester dates are as indicated above.

Non-standard study periods

Some programmes offered at our campuses in Singapore and Malaysia, as well as some delivered at Newcastle, have term dates that differ from those given above. In these cases, students will be notified of term dates separately.

Make sure you read the student welcome and registration information on our website. We will take you through:

• the steps you need to take before arriving in Newcastle. Please note that some steps are for all students, but some are only for international students
• how to register as a student

We are monitoring the situation around travel to the UK and will communicate regularly with offer holders and continuing students who may be impacted by restrictions.

Guidance for travelling to England

Please continue to keep up to date with the latest travel guidance.

If the public health situation changes, and students are unable to travel to campus, then arrangements will be made by your school to support you. 

If you have any queries regarding your University accommodation, you can view details online or call our student helpline on +44 191 208 3333.  Please continue to check this page and our frequently asked questions (FAQs) which are updated regularly. 

Term start date 

The 2022-23 academic year starts on Monday 19 September 2022. All students must aim to arrive on campus in Newcastle by 19 September for the start of Semester 1.  

You can start the registration process online before you arrive. Information about how to register is available on our Student Welcome pages. 

Unable to travel to Newcastle by 19 September? 

We are really looking forward to welcoming you to Newcastle University.

We are committed to supporting new students travelling to Newcastle from outside of the UK who are unable to join us by 19 September due to requirements to isolate, flight availability or delays in receiving their visa. 

Most of our courses can accept late arrival if you are delayed by up to four weeks in Semester 1. For some of our courses, flexible arrival may not be possible. 

You will need to complete a form telling us your intended arrival date or requesting a flexible start where this is available. We will be in touch soon with details of how you can do that, as well as the relevant support we will put in place until you can join us in Newcastle. 

International Welcome Programme 

Our International Welcome starts on Tuesday 13 September and runs until Friday 16 September. 

The programme of events and information sessions will be held both in person and online. This means if your arrival is slightly delayed and you cannot arrive in time for International Welcome you can:

• still be involved
• meet new students
• learn about your new city

The University continues to encourage students and colleagues where appropriate to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The UK’s vaccine roll-out has been hugely successful. Anybody aged 5 or over in the UK is eligible for the Covid-19 vaccination for free, regardless of their nationality or immigration status.

Nobody in England has to pay for the Covid-19 vaccination. It is easy to get the vaccination too. Once you have registered for free with a GP surgery, you can now book your vaccination online. Even if you don’t register straight away, you can still ask for the vaccination through a local medical centre.

Overseas work and study placements

Currently, we are planning for semester-long and full-year overseas work placements or study exchanges to go ahead in 2022-2023.

If international work or study placements are affected by Covid-19 restrictions, we’ll work with partner institutions and placement hosts to do all we can to support you.

However, both mandatory and optional overseas placements will be subject to:

• country-by-country risk assessments and sign off
• the current situation within the UK and in host countries

Other types of optional placements

The availability of other types of shorter placements may depend on the public health situation. If any can not go ahead due to Covid restrictions, we will look at alternatives for all placement, field trips and international mobility activity.

Applying for Accommodation

You can now apply for your student accommodation. Don’t worry though. It isn’t on a first come first served basis, so you just need to make sure you apply by 31 July 2022 to be eligible for our New Student Guarantee.

If you’re making an application after 31 July, whilst not covered by the guarantee we will still process your application. We will be able to place most students. But rest assured if we are unable to help with our own accommodation, we will support you with advice and guidance to find alternative accommodation in the city.

See our FAQs for further information. 

Accommodation arrival dates for the 2022 Academic Year:

• International Student Arrivals: 13–14 September (the earliest arrival date is 13 September). There are no quarantine requirements for overseas arrivals at present
• UK Student Arrivals: 15–18 September (the earliest arrival date is 15 September)

Student Services

Our Student Services are available now, online and in person. They will enable you to get the best out of your studies.

In the event of a worsening public health situation in England, we will continue to deliver our student services in a way that aligns with government guidance, either via blended delivery, or entirely online. 

On-campus facilities

All our on-campus facilities including the Library, Student Health and Wellbeing, Careers Service and Sports Centre are open and operating.

Find out more about our facilities.

Frequently asked questions

Most Covid questions can be answered by our Frequently Asked Questions – please look here if you have any questions.

Enquiry telephone line

If you have a Covid-19 related enquiry, you can also contact the student helpline on 0191 208 3333 (open 9.30am - 4.30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and 10am – 4.30pm Wednesday).

Covid support team

If you would like to be contacted by the Covid Support Team, please email covidsupport@ncl.ac.uk and a member of the team will respond as soon as possible.

Student health and wellbeing

We have launched a new free student support network called TalkCampus. It’s a free-to-download app where you can talk with other students from around the world. 

Urgent help

If you have an urgent wellbeing need outside normal working hours, please contact University Security on 0191 208 6817 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week). 

If your health deteriorates please contact the NHS Covid helpline on 119 and follow their advice.  

Emergency services

For emergencies on campus, you should call 999. If you are worried about your own safety or the safety of a fellow student you can call University Security on 0191 208 6817 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week). 

Terms and conditions and student complaints

We will keep you informed of any changes as soon as we can. Key updates to this page will be linked to going forward.

We also have terms and conditions, which offer a:

• positive environment for learning and academic achievement
• clear complaints process

This means you can check you are happy with the terms ahead of applying or joining us, as part of your decision-making process. So, make sure you take a look at them too:

• Terms and conditions
• Student complaints