Newcastle University, UK, is a thriving international community of more than 26,400 undergraduate and postgraduate students from over 130 countries worldwide studying at our main campus in Newcastle upon Tyne and at the branches in London, Singapore and Malaysia.  Ranked in the top 200 of world universities (QS World Rankings), they channel their research and teaching towards addressing the profound challenges facing the world today. From age-related diseases, to protecting the environment and helping communities adapt in times of economic, political and social change, the aim is to put academic knowledge, creativity, expertise and experience to work, providing solutions that make a difference to people’s lives on a global scale.  A member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities in the UK they  have a world-class reputation in the fields of medicine, science and engineering, social sciences and the humanities. The 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) placed Newcastle University 16th in the UK for Research Power and the vast majority of the research (78%) was assessed to be world- leading or internationally excellent.