- Student-faculty ratios: 17.5
- Male to female ratio: 55 : 45
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/
- Address: Newcastle City Campus,Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST,United Kingdom
- Phone: 0191 232 6002
At Northumbria University, Newcastle we empower the innovators, visionaries and change-makers of the future. Research-rich, business-focused and professional, we have a growing international reputation for outstanding academic research and teaching. Northumbria University is among the top 150 universities aged 50 years or under in the world (THE World University Rankings) and was shortlisted for Times Higher Education University of the Year Award 2017. Research: Northumbria University’s research academics collaborate with students, alumni and international partners to carry out world-class research, tackling tomorrow’s challenges today. Together we are fighting disease, helping people live longer, protecting our planet and transforming lives. We are making a remarkable impact on the world. We encourage academics to pursue new thinking and forge new partnerships through a multidisciplinary approach to research. We provide a supportive, networked community, attracting some of the best researchers from around the world. Our pioneering research is set within a real-world context. Impact is at the heart of our work. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) Northumbria University ranked top 50 in the UK for research power, demonstrating the biggest rise in research power of any UK university. We attract impressive research partners such as Unilever, GlaxoSmithKline, Nissan, Kellogg’s and the NHS, and have a track record in securing research funding nationally and internationally. Find out more about Northumbria’s research Teaching: With a Silver award in the new Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), Northumbria University delivers high-quality teaching, learning and outcomes for our students in a research-rich learning environment. We are committed to providing targeted and effective support to students to ensure they achieve their full potential. We offer a range of academic, support and wellbeing services, graduate start-up and careers assistance, as well as outstanding facilities and resources. We are ranked 1st in the UK for graduate start-up businesses, based on turnover. Since 2009, Northumbria has supported the development of more than 200 graduate companies which employ over 1,000 staff and have a combined turnover of more than £80 million. We are equipping our students to tackle tomorrow’s challenges head on and to lead the way forward in a changing world. Find out more about how we are Taking on Tomorrow STUDYING HERE With more than 30,000 students, Northumbria is one of the largest universities in the UK, offering a wide variety of high quality undergraduate and post-graduate programmes, either on a full-time, part-time or distance learning basis. Northumbria University is situated in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne – named as the Rough Guide’s Best Place to Visit in 2018. Regularly cited as one of the UK’s best student cities (WhatUni Student Choice Awards/MSN Travel Guide), Newcastle is large enough to be vibrant and exciting while small enough to feel like home. And with Newcastle’s native ‘Geordie’ population known for their friendliness, you will be sure of a warm welcome when visiting the city. Northumbria University’s student facilities are among the best in the country, ranked in the top 15 in the UK (THE Student Experience Survey). We have invested over £270m in our estate over the last three years and achieved a 5-star ranking in the areas of Teaching, Employability, Internationalisation, Facilities and Inclusiveness in the QS Stars University Ratings. Find out more about the Undergraduate, Postgraduate, CPD and short courses on offer at Northumbria University Take a tour of our campuses Visit our Student Hub to find out more about student life at Northumbria Northumbria University has an international community of more than 3,000 inspirational staff from over 50 different countries. When you join Northumbria, you become part of a progressive, dynamic and innovative institution with genuine global ambition. At Northumbria University, we are looking for people who share our vision and goals, who want to transform lives and make a powerful cultural and economic impact regionally, nationally and internationally. Working at Northumbria offers you the opportunity to make a difference. Whether you are an inspirational academic delivering excellent teaching and research, or a member of our talented professional support staff, you will help drive Northumbria’s exciting, ambitious plans for the future.
- Total number of students 22,455
- Number of international students 3,420
- Total number of academic staff 1,230
- Number of international staff 170
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 6,220
- Number of master's degrees awarded 1,110
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 100
- Number of research only staff 50
- Number of new undergraduate students 6,300
- Number of new master's students 930
- Number of new doctoral students 80
- Global score 38.8
- Global research reputation #1,037
- Regional research reputation #399
- Publications #926
- Books #191
- Conferences #692
- Normalized citation impact #312
- Total citations #754
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #783
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #493
- International collaboration #956
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #487
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #703
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #438
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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17%
Percentage of International Students
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55 : 45
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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21,811
Number of FTE Students
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17.5
No. of students per staff
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2016
601-800
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2017
601—800
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2018
501–600
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2019
401–500
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2020
351–400
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Young University Rankings
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2016
101-150
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2017
101-150
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2018
101–150
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2019
97
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Arts & humanities
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2018
301–400
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2019
301–400
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
401–500
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2019
201–250
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Engineering & technology
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2018
251–300
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2019
251–300
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Life sciences
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2018
401–500
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2019
401–500
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Physical sciences
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2018
401–500
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2019
301–400
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Social sciences
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2019
401–500
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Business & Economics
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2019
301–400
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Computer Science
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2019
251–300
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Law
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2019
151+
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Education
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2019
301–400
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Psychology
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2019
401+
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European Teaching
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2018
101-125
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2019
126-150
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#552 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 37.9
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #656
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #243
- Clinical Medicine publications #859
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #42
- Clinical Medicine total citations #566
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #623
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #209
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #531
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #207
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #520
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #162
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#276 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 52.4
- Engineering global research reputation #608
- Engineering regional research reputation #198
- Engineering publications #666
- Engineering normalized citation impact #12
- Engineering total citations #388
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #338
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #6
- Engineering international collaboration #200
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #51
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #215
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #23