Newcastle University

You are at the heart of everything we do. We are continually investing in our campus, facilities and opportunities, to make sure you have the best experience possible.

This is reflected in high levels of student satisfaction:

• We are top ten in the UK for overall student experience (The Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2015)

• We have a 93% overall satisfaction rate for international students (International Student Barometer 2015)

Our principles and values recognise and build upon a foundation that is shared across the higher education sector.

We are committed to certain fundamental values, shared throughout the higher education sector, including:

• academic freedom

• the pursuit of knowledge and understanding

• a sound academic disciplinary base

• a methodology based on reason and evidence

• social responsibility

• transparency

In addition, at Newcastle we:

• are committed to excellence

• value diversity

• respond to societal challenges

• place equal importance on research and teaching

• educate for life

• are globally ambitious and regionally rooted

• invest in excellent staff