Newcstle University, ranked in the top 200 of world universities (QS World Rankings), aims to put their academic knowledge, creativity, expertise and experience to work, providing solutions that make a difference to people's lives on a global scale. A member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities in the UK, Newcastle University has a world-class reputation in the fields of medicine, science and engineering, social sciences and the humanities. The 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) placed Newcastle University 16th in the UK for Research Power and the vast majority of research (78%) was assessed to be world- leading or internationally excellent.
