Newcastle University is a major research-intensive university located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England. It was established as a School of Medicine and Surgery in 1834 and became the University of Newcastle upon Tyne by an Act of Parliament in August 1963. Newcastle University is a member of the Russell Group, an association of leading research-intensive UK universities. The University has one of the largest EU research portfolios in the UK. The post-nominal letters of graduates commonly have N'cle attached to indicate the institution.
History
The University has its origins in the School of Medicine and Surgery which was established in Newcastle upon Tyne in October 1834, providing basic lectures and practical demonstrations to around 26 students. In June 1851, following a dispute amongst the teaching staff, the School was split into two rival institutions: the majority forming the Newcastle College of Medicine, with the others establishing themselves as the Newcastle upon Tyne College of Medicine and Practical Science. By 1852 the majority college was formally linked to the University of Durham and its teaching certificates were recognised by the University of London for graduation in medicine. The two colleges amalgamated in 1857 and renamed the University of Durham College of Medicine in 1870.
Attempts to realise a place for the teaching of sciences in the city were finally met with the foundation of the College of Physical Science in 1871. The college offered instruction in mathematics, physics, chemistry and geology to meet the growing needs of the mining industry, becoming the Durham College of Physical Science in 1883 and then renamed after William George Armstrong as Armstrong College in 1904. Both these separate and independent institutions later became part of the University of Durham, whose 1908 Act formally recognised that the University consisted of two Divisions, Durham and Newcastle, on two different sites. By 1908, the Newcastle Division was teaching a full range of subjects in the Faculties of Medicine, Arts, and Science, which also included agriculture and engineering.
Throughout the early 20th century, the medical and science colleges vastly outpaced the growth of their Durham counterparts and a Royal Commission in 1934 recommended the merger of the two colleges to form King's College, Durham. Growth of the Newcastle Division of the federal Durham University led to tensions within the structure and on 1 August 1963 an Act of Parliament separated the two, creating the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
The University has also been actively involved with several of the region's museums for many years; the Hancock Museum - recently refurbished and re-opened in May 2009 - is one such example.
Academic Reputation
The university won the Sunday Times University of the Year award in 2000 and is ranked 9th best in the UK by the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities in 2007. The majority of undergraduate subjects were also ranked in the top 10 or top 20 in the Times Good University Guide 2008 and all of its subjects are awarded at least 20 points out of 24 by the Quality Assurance Agency. The University is also ranked highly for its research, and in the publication Research Fortnight Newcastle University was named as fifth best in the UK for its research carried out across departments in 2007. It was also been named the second friendliest university by the Friends Reunited website in 2006. The University Library is the only one in the UK to have been awarded the government's Charter Mark for excellent customer services five times in a row. The University has one of the best track records for graduate employment in the country, and the Careers Service has won seven prestigious national careers awards in recent years by the Institute of Career Guidance.
Library
Newcastle University Library consists of 3 main libraries:
The Robinson Library is the main campus library and has resources for all subjects except medicine and law.
The Walton Medical and Dental Library is in the Medical School and serves the needs of the Medical, Dental and Biomedical Sciences
The Law Library is located in the Law Schoool and provides extensive resources for all those engaged in learning and researching law.
Research
Newcastle University is among the top 20 higher education institutions in the UK in terms of research power, according to the influential professional publication, Research Fortnight.
This is based on the results of the Research Assessment Exercise 2008, which found that in over two thirds of subjects assessed, at least half of all research was placed in the top two categories of 4* (world leading) and 3* (internationally excellent).
The University also has one of the largest European Union research portfolios in the UK and has research links with many other countries. It is a member of the Russell Group, comprising 20 leading research institutions in the UK.
Faculties and Schools
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
- School of Arts and Cultures
- Newcastle University Business School
- Combined Studies Centre
- School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences
- School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics
- School of Geography, Politics and Sociology
- School of Historical Studies
- The Language Centre
- Newcastle Law School
- School of Modern Languages
Faculty of Medical Sciences
- Newcastle Biomedicine
- School of Biomedical Sciences
- School of Dental Sciences
- School of Medical Sciences Education Development
- Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Dentistry
- School of Psychology
Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering
- School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
- School of Biology
- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials
- School of Chemistry
- School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
- School of Computing Science
- School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
- School of Marine Science and Technology
- School of Mathematics and Statistics
- School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering
University of Newcastle upon Tyne was ranked 162 in the 2008 THES-QS World University Ranking.
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