Newcastle University is a public research university in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It operates overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university belongs to the red brick group and is a member of the Russell Group, an association of research-intensive universities in the UK.
Approximately 28,000–29,000 students from over 130 countries study at the university. The university delivers teaching and research through 19 academic schools, 13 research institutes, and 38 research centres. It offers a wide range of degrees. It has around 175 full-time undergraduate programmes and approximately 340 postgraduate taught and research programmes across many fields of study. The university’s courses cover subjects such as arts, sciences, engineering, medicine, business, and social sciences. The QS World University Rankings 2026 have placed the university at #137.