Going to university comes with such a mix of emotions: from the sadness of leaving your home town, to the excitement of starting a new chapter. It may also come with a new layer of worry this year, as you start your university journey during the Covid-19 pandemic. To help reassure you in the run-up...

Part of the student experience for your son or daughter is learning how to live independently, pay their bills, and manage their money. But what if they need financial help while they are studying? How much should you contribute? 

For the first time ever, there are more than 1 million women working in core STEM roles across the UK. To mark this significant milestone we're celebrating some of the incredible women we have in STEM roles here at Newcastle University. You can also meet some of our inspirational women working in...

For the first time ever, there are more than 1 million women working in core STEM roles across the UK. To mark this significant milestone we're celebrating some of the incredible women we have in STEMM roles here at Newcastle University. You can also meet some of our inspirational women working in...

So, you have graduated with an undergraduate psychology degree and you want to do a Master’s. Now what? At this juncture, you have the exciting opportunity to become a specialist or make the leap into a new discipline entirely.   Often, the step from undergraduate to postgraduate means choosing a...

Deciding to undertake a Master’s degree after three years of hard work as an undergraduate student can be an intimidating decision. However, it turned out to be the best decision I have ever made. I loved my Media, Communication and Cultural Studies degree at Newcastle University. Even with the...

Over the years our researchers have delved to the depths of our oceans seeking to discover more about them, in order for us to learn how to better maintain and care for them. 

When I decided to head back to university after taking a year out from studying, I felt worried about how I would settle back into student life. I hadn’t had to write an essay or attend classes in over a year, I didn’t know if the workload would be much bigger than at undergrad, and I was...

My third year of university was exciting, terrifying, stressful, and existential. I’d studied a course I knew I didn’t want to pursue as a career, and I had no idea where to steer my life. It seemed like half my friends had bagged highly paid consulting/banking grad schemes, whilst I was stuck in a...