Northumbria University

Company profile

Northumbria University company profile

We are one of the largest and most successful universities in the UK with approximately 36,000 students studying programmes at home and overseas. The University has a strong reputation for the quality of its teaching and research activities and offers provision in 29 of the 32 most popular academic disciplines. We are the largest UK provider of education in Hong Kong, with strong links in Malaysia, Singapore and the Caribbean, as well as having a small base in London. Northumbria is one of the top ten universities in the UK, the fourth largest for international students and the largest in the North East for the number of taught postgraduate students. Our City Centre campus has benefited from a £160m investment in recent years. The award-winning City Campus East is home to Law, Design and Business students. City Campus West was completed in 2010 with the opening of the new Students’ Union building and Sport Central. In the last four years, 200 graduates have been helped to start-up their own companies. More than 600 businesses sponsor Northumbria programmes and many students graduate with professional accreditation. The University has the highest number of employed graduates in the North East. Research and enterprise is a major priority, with more than 1,000 worldwide clients and a significant number of commercial and professional collaborations and partnerships.