Northumbria University at Newcastle

With more than 30,000students from over 130 countries, Northumbria University is one of the UK’slargest and most successful universities. Northumbria has a rich history goingback through its constituent colleges to the late nineteenth century. Offering coursesin most major subject areas such as Engineering, Computing, Sciences, Business,Law, Design, Built and Natural Environment, Arts, Social Sciences, Psychology,Sport, Health and many more. Our lecturers are experts in their field andpassionate about teaching. Many of our courses carry professional accreditationand as well as postgraduate courses which require a subject specific firstdegree, we offer a range of 'conversion' masters for those who are consideringa change of direction. Northumbria’s consistently excellent performance in UKquality audits places it at the very top among modern universities and theUniversity recently achieved a Silver TEF rating. Its National StudentSurvey scores for overall satisfaction have been above the sector averagefor the last 2 years and it is one of the top 10 universities in the UK for thenumber of graduates employed in professional or managerial roles.

Northumbria’smain campus is located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England,less than three hours from London  and just over an hour from Edinburgh,with extensive direct international air links to the likes of Dubai, Floridaand all major European hubs. The University also has a campus in the centre ofLondon and recently opened a European base in Amsterdam too. The cost of livingis lower in Newcastle than many other cities in the UK and it is regularlyvoted one of the best UK cities for students! Northumbria boasts one of thebest city campus sites in the country having invested well over £250 million inoutstanding new facilities for students, including its most recent additions ofextensive new architecture studios and a new building for students studyingcomputing and information sciences courses. A huge £30 million sport centre inthe heart of the campus provides students with an extensive gym, swimming pool,climbing wall, sports halls and fitness classes, as well as a 3,000-seat arena.See our website for full information: www.northumbria.ac.uk.