Every year, the Newcastle University Students’ Union hosts the Festival of Culture – a celebration of diversity and multiculturalism when students share their heritage with others through dance, food, art, and many other activities. We spoke to current Students’ Union Activities Officer Alex...
Wondering how you’ll make new friends when you’re studying in the UK? One of the best ways is to join a student society. Newcastle University is home to over 29,000 students from 135 countries. With such a vibrant, multicultural community our societies include groups representing countries from...
With the rising cost of living, are you wondering how you're going to cope when you go to university?
Find out about our £1.7 million package of financial and wellbeing support and how we’re helping our student community during their time at Newcastle. According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 92% of higher education students in England saw their living costs...
University can feel daunting sometimes, and that's okay. Here are some of the resources and support available to look after your mental health at Newcastle University. Taking care of our students' mental health at university is priority number one.
Newcastle University is a World Top 100 university for sustainable development in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2024, and 56th in the world in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025. Let's find out why. In this blog, we'll be digging into what these rankings mean...
Starting university is an exciting time, but it's also a time of change, and that can be unsettling. As you turn the page to a new chapter of self-reliance and self-discovery, you could be feeling a little worried about some of the challenges you might face at uni. To help you look after your...
Want to discover more about Newcastle and see what this beautiful and friendly city has to offer? Read on to find out more about our city's history, culture, and some of the top places to explore in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Want to know what Uni halls are really like? In another of our ‘Living with Us’ series of blogs find out what happened when Molly applied for accommodation with us and get her top tips on living with flatmates. Hi, I’m Molly, and I'm studying Philosophy. During my first year at Newcastle, I lived...