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Official page for Newcastle University UK, a founding member of the Russell Group of Research intensive universities, and a Global Top 130 university. #WeAreNCL
Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, UK
Joined December 2009
53 years ago to the day (13 November 1967), Newcastle University awarded Dr Martin Luther King an honorary degree, the only UK university to do so in his lifetime 👉
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For the first time in our history, our newly qualified doctors are taking part in an online graduation ceremony before they start work in the #NHS. Join them to celebrate their achievements as they read the Hippocratic Oath #NCLgrad #wearencl #unisupports
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Today many staff & students will be struggling to balance working from home with caring for children. Please don’t worry we only expect you to do what is possible. Talk to your line-manager & team mates & do the best you can in the circumstances you find yourself in #WeAreNCL.
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We're joining the national effort to fight #covid19 & help save lives by lending @NHS seven of our qPCR machines to help process 1000s of samples from people suspected of having the virus. @britisharmy will be picking them up this afternoon to take them to Milton Keynes #WeAreNCL.
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Dr @j_smithfinley has been a leading voice in this important area of research on the #Uyghurs and we fully support her in this work. @UniversitiesUK @RussellGroup
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@12Jaai @ivantoney24 We have checked our records and have no student of that name registered with us. We do not tolerate racism of any kind at Newcastle University and work hard to ensure an inclusive and supportive environment for everyone in our community.
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We welcome today’s announcement to honour teacher-assessed grades and we are delighted to confirm that we will accept students who meet the terms of their original offer with us here at Newcastle University. View our latest statement 👉#alevelresults
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51 years ago to the day (13 November 1967), Newcastle University awarded Dr Martin Luther King an honorary degree, the only UK university to do so in his lifetime
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We do not tolerate racism of any kind and work hard to promote an inclusive and friendly environment for everyone in our community. We are aware of posts that have been made from people claiming to be from Newcastle University and are investigating these urgently.
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The first human corneas have been 3D printed by scientists at Newcastle University
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We are honoured to announce the renowned poet Imtiaz Dharker is the new Chancellor of Newcastle University @Idharker @BloodaxeBooks @prof_chrisday @NCLA_tweets @NCLcreativearts @StudentsNCL
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In solidarity #BlackOutTuesday. We do not tolerate racism of any kind at our University. We support our BAME communities by standing up against racism & violence. Through our Race Equality Charter we'll continue to work together to challenge systemic racism. @NewcastleSU
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We've been ranked 1st in the UK for our impact towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals in this year's @timeshighered Impact Rankings! 🌱🙌 #THEglobalimpact #THEunirankings #WeAreNCL
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Thanks @alanshearer for the message of support to our medical students who have graduated early to start work on the front-line during the #covid19 pandemic
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One great city, two great universities. We're so proud to be shortlisted alongside @NorthumbriaUni for the prestigious @timeshighered University of the Year Award 🏆💪 #THEAwards
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This is what we do medical research for! Our scientists have developed an ovarian cancer drug from bench to bedside - as from today patients can now receive it on the NHS @NICR_NCL @NICEComms @CR_UK
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Applications now open for our new Sanctuary Scholarships, available to students from asylum-seeker and refugee backgrounds
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Congratulations to our Professor Sir Doug Turnbull and Professor Martin Embley, who have been appointed as Fellows of the Royal Society. Very well deserved! 🎉🎊 @MitoResearch @ICaMB_NCL @royalsociety.
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Professor Chris Day @prof_chrisday, VC and President, has been honoured with a CBE for services to health research and treatment in the New Year Honours 2023 list
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The University joins the nation in mourning and sends its condolences to the Royal Family
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Today we say goodbye one last time to our Registrar Dr John Hogan, who retires today after 20 years of service to our University community. A rare gem epitomised by his generosity of spirit, his kindness and good humour. We wish him a long and happy retirement #WeAreNCL
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Newcastle rises 32 places in global university rankings
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The day Dr King came to Newcastle to accept his honorary degree remains one of the most important days in our history. Watch his inspirational acceptance speech & read about the city-wide programme marking the 50th anniversary of that special day #MLKDay
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It's just been announced by @worlduniranking that we've moved up in to the world's top 110 universities 🎉 . #QSWUR #WeAreNCL
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At this difficult time, we just wanted to say an enormous THANK YOU to all our fantastic colleagues who have been, and continue to, work hard to support our campus community 💪 #WeAreNCL #Covid19 #unisupport
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Our Professor Nicola Curtin has donated her cancer drug proceeds to set up a charitable fund to help people develop the skills, talents and confidence to overcome barriers to employment or education. @NCL_medresearch @NICR_NCL @CFTyneWearNland.
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Congratulations to alumna @KiMcGuinness on becoming the first elected Mayor for the North East 👏 . #WeAreNCL
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Report reveals the 5 North East unis contribute £2.2bn annually and support 34,000 jobs. We're working together to grow the region's economy & drive the Levelling Up agenda #InTUNE #Powerof5 @UKRI_CEO @durham_uni @sunderlanduni @NorthumbriaUni @TeessideUni
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👏👏 #WeAreNCL #unisupport.
Shaun from Estates @UniofNewcastle @EngageFMS just dropped off 800 safety goggles at the RVI @NewcastleHosps to provide NHS front line workers with additional PPE. Great work everyone!
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So proud of all our students who took part in tonight’s alternative trick or treat - well done everyone!.
Happy Halloween everyone. Amazing to trick or treat collecting food for the homeless tonight. Well done to everyone involved, so much food collected, absolutely smashed it!☠️🎃👻. * Disclaimer, this was food collected from only one street, grand total was much more!
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Congratulations @ShakaHislop on receiving your honorary degree here this week, and for all the amazing work you’ve done with @SRTRC_England. It was an honour to welcome you to our campus 🎓👏. #ShowRacismtheRedCard #SRtRC @NUFC #NCLgrad
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We've been ranked in the top 200 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings ✨ Find out more here: #THEunirankings
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Many congratulations to our Professors Fiona Oakley and Helen Reeves who have won a prestigious @NewtonFund prize for their international liver cancer research 🎉🎉#NewtonPrize #globalchallenges
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Congratulations to Dr @EmmaWhipday from @NCL_English - The first British writer to win the Shakespeare's New Contemporaries prize!
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Gene protection for Covid-19 identified - The first evidence of a genetic link explaining why some people who catch Covid-19 don’t become sick has been discovered. @innovateuk @ExplantLab @newcastlehelix @NCL_medresearch @NewcastleMedSch
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53 years ago, Dr #MartinLutherKing Jr. accepted an honorary degree right here on campus, an event that remains one of the most important moments in our University's history. Today, his teachings continue to inspire us all 🖤 #MLKDay Learn more 👉
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Congratulations to @ThisisDavina who was made an Honorary Doctor of Civil Law today for her work raising awareness of women's health.
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Well done! A great performance.
THEY'VE ONLY GONE AND DONE IT. Newcastle are in the University Challenge semi-finals for the first time in history
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@MercuryMorrigan @JeanLuc1794 @emseditorial @ivantoney24 @Twheatman We have checked our records and have no student of that name registered with us. We do not tolerate racism of any kind at Newcastle University and work hard to ensure an inclusive and supportive environment for everyone in our community.
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A huge thank you to all the staff that are helping us provide over 75 bedrooms in our Park View Student Village for @nhsuk staff working at the RVI #convid19 #unisupport #wearencl
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Great piece on @BBCSpringwatch tonight from @ChrisGPackham @michaelastracha about research into farmland birds led by our @MJWhittingham1 with colleagues from @_SLU and @_BTO Read the full report
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Don't miss: Digging for Britain, tonight at 8pm, BBC2. The episode features our staff and students from #Archaeology who are working on Birdoswald @archaeologyNCL @theAliceRoberts @HE_Archaeology @EHHadriansWall
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🎉 Newcastle has been rated the 39th best student city in the world in the latest @worlduniranking Best Student Cities ranking 🗺️ . Only London and Manchester have ranked higher in England 💪 . #WeAreNCL #WeAreInternational #TopUniversities
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The new test could be taken at home and would let people know if they had been infected with #Covid19 before they start to show any symptoms 😮🦠 #WeAreNCL #unisupport #WeAreTogether
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Congratulations to Professor Dame Louise Robinson and Professor Herbie Newell CBE who have been recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours #NewYearsHonours
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We are so excited to announce our partners @Ubisoft @Ubisoft_UK are funding two scholarships for Black students in Computer Science @computingncl. The scholarships include an absolutely amazing mentorship programme. @NCLalumni
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Ahead of tonight's festivities, we'd like to wish all staff, students, alumni and our community around the world a Happy New Year! 🤩. We hope 2024 brings you endless opportunities for learning, happiness and good health. ✨. #WeAreNCL #HappyNewYear
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Good luck to John, Thomas, Sam and Elizabeth - our #UniversityChallenge team taking on @ucl from 8.30pm tonight on @BBCTwo 🙌🦁📚 #WeAreNCL
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Thanks to the hard work of teams across the University we're celebrating a 65% increase in our research power announced in today's #REFResults. This consolidates our position as one of the UK’s world-leading broad-based research-intensive universities
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We have moved 32 places and into the global top 150 and in the UK's top 20 in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings #THEUniRankings
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Congratulations to our Professor Sir Doug Turnbull, who has received @royalsociety award for his pioneering work into the understanding of mitochondrial disease. Very well deserved! 🎉🎉 @MitoResearch @NCL_medresearch
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Newcastle ranked one of the best in the UK for teaching and learning
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@thegradmedic Sorry to hear this @thegradmedic - we’ll look into this ASAP. Can you follow us so we can DM you?.
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We're celebrating rising over 10 places in the #QSRankings2023 to be placed as one of the world's top 125 universities! A fantastic achievement thanks to the hard work of colleagues across our community 🎊 Learn more: #WeAreNCL #QSWUR @worlduniranking
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"I've got some great things not to do, and some great things to do. ". Honorary graduate @ThisisDavina shares words of wisdom (and some of her favourite things about Newcastle) with our graduates. #WeAreNCL #NCLGrad
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Our Vice-Chancellor @prof_chrisday & @profrichdawson had the honour of travelling to Buckingham Palace today to receive the #QAPrize from Her Majesty The Queen and The Duchess of Gloucester. The prize has been awarded for our research and impact on water security. #WeAreNCL
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Here's Shaun from @NUEstates dropping off 800 pairs of safety goggles at @NewcastleHosps RVI to provide NHS front line workers with additional PPE 👏🥽 #WeAreNCL #unisupport #Covid19 #WeAreTogether
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Notable civil rights advocates have been recognised with honorary degrees from Newcastle University on the 50th anniversary of Dr Martin Luther King Jr receiving the same award @freedomcity2017
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All made possible by Professor @DLydall, Professor Fiona Oakley, Professor @JelenaMann and Professor Julie Irving, who have been tirelessly setting up a #qPCR-based validation pipeline in Leech Building, @NewcastleMedSch 👏🏥 #WeAreNCL #Covid19 #unisupport #WeAreTogether
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A new statue of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. was unveiled at Newcastle University today to mark the 50th anniversary of his visit to accept an honorary degree @BU_Tweets @freedomcity2017.
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We're delighted to announce researcher, writer and TEDx speaker Nic Palmarini has been appointed to lead National Innovation Centre for Ageing @nipalm @NCLageing @InnovAgeUK @BWalker1963
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To all of our students starting their journey with us here this weekend, welcome to your new home! 🤍 #WeAreNCL
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Newcastle University has been ranked 15th in the world, 3rd in the UK and 5th in Europe in #THEGlobalImpact rankings - the global performance table that assesses universities against the #UNSDGs @NCLSusCampus.
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We're happy to see our students back on campus for the start of the new term! We hope you've all had a wonderful first day back 💖 #WeAreNCL
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Brilliant research led by Prof James Law with @cristina_mckean and colleagues from @secls will help identify and support toddlers with speech and language problems. @HaSSResNCL @PHE_uk @educationgovuk
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‘I took this picture walking around town the other day, the rainbow was incredibly vibrant!’ Taylor, BSc Computer Science #mynclpics. Insta 📷mynclpics
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We are so incredibly proud of our students giving a helping hand to NHS staff at this time of need.
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We are working with @NorthumbriaUni and @sunderlanduni to design and support the production of vital protective equipment for the NHS. @NewcastleUniAPL @OpenLab_Ncl @EngageNCL
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Congratulations to Prof Ruth Valentine and Dr Joanna Matthan after being named National Teaching Fellows, and our team from the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences who have received the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence! 👏. #WeAreNCL.
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Congratulations to @IngridAgnete @NCL_Geography who has won this year's @RGS_IBG Area Prize for the quality of her research. Brilliant achievement! 👏🏆
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On the first day of #nclgrad congratulations to our new graduates and welcome to our ever-growing alumni family @NCLalumni. 🎓👏😀
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So proud of our students who showed such compassion, determination and intelligence today at the #BLM event and inaugural meeting of the new Frederick Douglass Society. @NUSUpresident @ChiOnwurah @Idharker.
Thanks to the support of @christinamobley @ProfJSanders I was given the opportunity to use the Frederick Douglas Centre to organise an educative & peaceful event, raising the voices of young people to speak out against the systemic racism in society and to tell us THEIR story.
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We have a long-standing commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion but we acknowledge there is still much more that needs to be done to help fight racism and inequality in our community. You can read more in a statement from our executive board here:
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