NSS 2026 teaching score russell group unis

Ranked: All 24 Russell Group unis by NSS teaching score – Newcastle scores lowest

Oxford tops the Russell Group for teaching quality at 94.4 per cent – while Newcastle scores lowest at 85.6 per cent, a gap of 8.8 percentage points, according to the National Student Survey 2026


Ouseburn flats scheme approved despite plans to fell 40 trees

The scheme has been described as an ‘extremely poor decision’ in an area known for ‘community and creativity’

Newcastle University academic’s Virginia Woolf film gets national cinema release

The Toon meets Virginia Woolf (what a combo)

Northumbria University to lead £1.3 million study into young adult diabetes care

An estimated 65,000 adults aged 18 to 39 in England have blood sugar levels above recommended targets

Newcastle’s very own Dan Burn gets ready ahead of England’s first World Cup game

Big Dan Burn has been selected over Harry Maguire to represent England in the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Protest and counter protest held in Newcastle city centre

Heavy police presence as anti-immigration protests and counter protests take place

New £22.5 million fund launched to support North East university spinouts

The fund is supported by five universities, including Newcastle and Northumbria

Romance, scraps, and human waste: students remember the old metro trains

With the new trains coming, is it time for a remix of MC Bouncin’s Metro Mission?

In true Devil Wears Prada style, these are the types of Newcastle students you’ll spot in Jesmond

Gilets? On Osborne Road? Ground-breaking

Northumbria University tutor pleads guilty to sexual assault of student

Arrian Cornwell repeatedly tried to kiss the victim