University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle University is a British university located in
Newcastle upon Tyne in the north of
England. It was founded as the
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne by an Act of Parliament in August 1963.
The University has its origins in the College of Medicine which was established in the city in
1834, and formally became a college of
Durham University in
1851. In
1871 the College of Physical Science was founded, which subsequently became Armstrong College (named after
William George Armstrong).
Armstrong College and the College of Medicine were merged in
1937 to form King's College, Durham (the Durham Division remained predominantly dedicated to the teaching of theology and liberal arts).
Growth of the Newcastle Division of the federal Durham University led to tensions within the structure and in
1963 an
Act of Parliament separated the two divisions, leaving Durham as an 'Oxbridge'-style collegiate university and creating the University of Newcastle upon Tyne as a civic university similar to Birmingham, Leeds, and Manchester.
The University has a core population of 17,784 students (
2005-
2006), including more than 2,000 overseas students from over 100 countries.
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King's Walk, giving access to the Union Building (left) and the arches of the Fine Art building, leading into the Quadrangle |
Its medical school consistently ranks as one of the top in the UK due to its high level of teaching and research. It was also the first institution in Europe, 2nd in the world, to be given permission to pursue stem-cell research in human embryos.
The current
Chancellor of the university is
Chris Patten, former Chairman of the
Conservative Party and
European Commissioner for External Affairs (
1999-
2004). He is also Chancellor of
Oxford University.
The university won the
Sunday Times University of the Year award in
2000. In December
2004 it sparked
controversy when it announced the closure of its
physics course because of declining interest and
financial pressures. However, a month later the university noted that there had been a rise in applications to its
chemistry course.
The
Union Society aims to represent the interests of students at the University.[
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The Courier - Award winning student newspaper*
Student Societies*
Rowan Atkinson - comedian/actor
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Kate Adie - journalist
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Bruce Babbitt - U.S. politician
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Ed Coode - G.B. Olympic gold medallist
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Alexander Downer - current
Australian
Minister for Foreign Affairs*
Bryan Ferry - singer with
Roxy Music*
Adrian Henri - 'Mersey Scene' Poet and painter
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Wilko Johnson - guitarist, particularly with 1970s British rhythm and blues band
Dr. Feelgood*
Paul Kennedy - Historian of international relations and grand strategy
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Lord Rupert Mitford - Liberal Democrat spokesman in the House of Lords for International Development
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Alan Plater - Playwright and screenwriter
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Stuart Prebble - former chief executive of ITV.
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Paul Tucker - member of
Lighthouse Family*
Philip Williamson - Chief Executive of
Nationwide Building Society*
Informatics Research Institute (IRI)*
Institute for Ageing and Health (IAH)*
Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences*
Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology (INSAT)*
Institute for Policy and Practice (IPP)*
Institute for Research on Environment and Sustainability (IRES)*
Institute of Human Genetics (IHG)*
Institute of Neuroscience*
Newcastle Institute for the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (NIASSH)*
Northern Institute for Cancer Research (NICR) *
Architecture, Planning and Landscape*
Arts and Cultures*
University of Newcastle upon Tyne Business School*
Education, Communication and Language Sciences*
English Literature, Language and Linguistics*
Geography, Politics and Sociology*
Historical Studies*
The Language Centre*
Newcastle Law School*
Modern Languages*
Biomedical Sciences*
Clinical and Laboratory Sciences*
Clinical Medical Sciences*
Dental Sciences*
Medical Education Development*
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Dentistry*
Neurology, Neurobiology and Psychiatry*
Population and Health Sciences*
Surgical and Reproductive Sciences*
Agriculture, Food and Rural Development*
Biology*
Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials*
Civil Engineering and Geosciences*
Computing Science*
Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering*
Marine Science and Technology*
Mathematics and Statistics*
Mechanical and Systems Engineering*
Natural Sciences*
University of Newcastle upon Tyne Medical School*
Centre for Life*
Culture Lab Newcastle
