Newcastle exemplifies a new generation of university – one that prioritises societal benefit and sustainability, while breaking down traditional subject barriers, co-creating with our communities, and collaborating with our partners to address global challenges.

Newcastle University was founded to train the doctors needed to improve public health and the engineers who would drive burgeoning local industries in shipbuilding, steel, mining and agriculture. Today, Newcastle is a university of innovators – building on foundations in medicine and engineering and adding business, humanities, creative arts and social sciences to a broad disciplinary base.

Just as in the 19th century, Newcastle University is are tackling challenges the world is facing today, through expertise in ageing and health, data and AI, and culture and creative arts.