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LOCATIONS
NEWCASTLE
CENTRAL COAST
PORT MACQUARIE
SYDNEY
SINGAPORE
ABOUT US
At a glance
University of Newcastle established 1965
Full time academic staff 970
Total number of students 35,500
Total number of international students
7,800
Countries represented in enrolment 100
Undergraduate degree programs 85
Postgraduate coursework programs 150
Postgraduate research higher degree programs
156
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Our main campusesOur University operates on two main campuses. The largest, set on a 125 hectare natural bushland site at Callaghan, about 12km west of the Newcastle City Centre. The other, located on an 80 hectare site adjacent to national parkland, on the Central Coast at Ourimbah.
There are a lot of new things happening in NewcastleThe Lonely Planet guide voted the city in the top 10 places to visit in 2011 and the city has revamped itself with new branding and a revitalised outlook to the future.
RANKINGS• Australian top 10 universities for research funding and
outcomes
• Ranked 59th University in the Asia-Pacific
(Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Ranking 2010)
• 100th university in the world and 8th in Australia for life sciences
and biomedicine (QS World University Rankings 2010)
• 112th university in the world for engineering and I.T.
(QS World University Rankings 2010)
• The City of Newcastle was ranked 9th in the Lonely Planet Guide
Top 10 Cities to visit in 2011.
RESEARCHNewcastle is the most comprehensive and research-intensive university outside of a capital city.
We attract significant research funding from governments and industry, and consistently rank in Australia’s top 10 for research income.
Our research strengths lie in the important areas of health, energy and the environment, as well as science and engineering.
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• Advanced Particle Processing
• Asthma & Respiratory Diseases
• Bioinformatics, Biomarker Discovery &
Information-Based Medicine
• Brain & Mental Health Research
• Chemical Biology
• Complex Dynamic Systems & Control
• Computer Assisted Research Mathematics &
its Applications
• Energy
• Gender, Health & Ageing
• Geotechnical & Materials Modelling
• Health Behaviour Research Centre
• Organic Electronics
• Physical Activity & Nutrition
• Reproductive Science
We have 14 Priority Research Centres
www.newcastle.edu.au/students/international
CRICOS 00109J