About Northumbria University:

Northumbria University, officially the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, is a university located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England. A former polytechnic, it was established as one of the new universities in 1992. Northumbria University has its origins in three Newcastle colleges: Rutherford College of Technology, which was established by John Hunter Rutherford in 1880 and opened formally in 1894 by the Duke of York (later King George V), the College of Art & Industrial Design and the Municipal College of Commerce. Northumbria describes itself as a comprehensive university, offering 30 of Britain's 32 most frequently chosen academic disciplines. It specialises in law and business, arts and design, computing, environmental science, built environment, applied healthcare, sports science and psychology, and teacher education.



World University Rankings

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By Fields

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Agriculture - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - 401-450 351-400 401-450 401-450 301-350
Life Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Medicine - - - - - - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 451-500 - - - -
Natural Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 451-500
Social Sciences - - - - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 401-450 351-400 351-400 351-400 351-400 301-350 301-350

By Subjects

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Agricultural Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chemistry - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chemical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - 351-400 301-350
Civil Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - 351-400 351-400
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 - - - - -
Computer Science - - - - - - - - - - 254 255 301-350 301-350 301-350
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - - 289 252 - 298 260 279
Electrical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 294 230 275 275 274
Environment / Ecology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Geosciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 296
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Materials Science - - - - - - - - - - - - 401-450 301-350 301-350
Mathematics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mechanical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Pharmacology & Toxicolog - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Physics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Plant & Animal Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 451-500
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 351-400 351-400 401-450 301-350 301-350
Space Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - 228 301-350
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -