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Newcastle University: Past, Present and Future

27 November 2006

With the brilliant new Great North Museum project and a new Terry Farrell-designed Cultural Quarter for the city’s Haymarket under way, the University of Newcastle upon Tyne stands as a key leader in the dynamic cultural and economic regeneration of Newcastle and the North East.

Much more than just a history, Newcastle University: Past, Present and Future draws upon a wide range of archive and pictorial material to offer a colourful account of life and learning in Newcastle from the city’s Victorian industrial heyday to the dynamic regeneration of the present. The book is richly illustrated with archive images and specially commissioned photography. As well as an informative and entertaining overview of the evolution of higher education in Newcastle, the book also includes anecdotes, memoirs and memorabilia of student life specially contributed for this volume by alumni of every living generation.

In 2001 the University of Newcastle upon Tyne was voted by Sunday Times readers as the country’s favourite university for its unique blend of academic opportunity and close integration with a proud city undergoing vibrant change and bursting with energy. The University of today is itself changing, with exciting new buildings and a growing role in the knowledge economy of the North East. So, in a final section, the Vice Chancellor offers the university’s own vision of its future.

Everyone with any connection, long-standing or new, to university life in Newcastle will cherish this book, designed and produced to the highest standards.

-ENDS-

NOTES TO EDITORS

Imprint: Third Millennium Publishing, London
Advisory Editor: Professor Norman McCord
Publication date: 29 November 2006 / RRP: £45 / ISBN: 1 903942 47 0
Specification: Hardback, 192 pages, 280x240 mm, over 100 images in colour and b/w

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