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The Great Britain Guide

Other places · North East England

Newcastle University

Also known as: Ollscoil Newcastle

In or near Newcastle upon Tyne.

Newcastle University in England North East, United Kingdom.

Sculpture in Newcastle University precinct - geograph.org.uk - 7501784

Oliver Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit
1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station
Haymarket · 0.1 km

Getting there & planning your visit

Newcastle University is located in Newcastle upon Tyne, with the postcode NE1 7RB. The nearest railway station is Haymarket, which is just 0.1 km away. Entry details are not provided, so please check in advance for any fees, and accessibility information is not mentioned.

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About

Newcastle University is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, which trades as Newcastle University, is a public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is a red brick university and a founding member of the Russell Group, an association of research-intensive UK universities. The university's history began with the School of Medicine and Surgery (later the College of Medicine), established in Newcastle in 1834, and the College of Physical Science (later renamed Armstrong College), founded in 1871. These two colleges came to form the larger division of the federal University of Durham, with the Durham Colleges forming the other. The Newcastle colleges merged to form King's College in 1937. In 1963, following an act of Parliament, King's College became the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. The university is subdivided into three faculties: the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; the Faculty of Medical Sciences; and the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering. The university offers over 200 full-time undergraduate degree programmes and over 300 postgraduate taught and research programmes across a range of disciplines. The annual income of the institution for 2024–25 was £618.7 million of which £133.8 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £621 million.

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Background

History

The establishment of a university in Newcastle upon Tyne was first proposed in 1831 by Thomas Greenhow in a lecture to the Literary and Philosophical Society. In 1832 a group of local medics – physicians George Fife (teaching materia medica and therapeutics) and Samuel Knott (teaching theory and practice of medicine), and surgeons John Fife (teaching surgery), Alexander Fraser (teaching anatomy and physiology) and Henry Glassford Potter (teaching chemistry) – started offering medical lectures in Bell's Court to supplement the apprenticeship system (a fourth surgeon, Duncan McAllum, is mentioned by some sources among the founders, but was not included in the prospectus). The first session…

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Coordinates
54.9780, -1.6150
Parish
Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
Postcode
NE1 7RB
Parliamentary constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Established
1963
Nearest railway station
Haymarket0.1 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Newcastle University?
Newcastle University is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE1 7RB), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
What is Newcastle University?
Newcastle University in England North East, United Kingdom.
How do I get to Newcastle University?
The nearest railway station is Haymarket, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE1 7RB.
When was Newcastle University built?
Built or established in 1963.
How do I get to Newcastle University?
The nearest railway station is Haymarket, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE1 7RB.