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We’re impartial and independent, and every day we create distinctive, world-class programmes and content which inform, educate and entertain millions of people in the UK and around the world.
Northumbria is in the UK top ten for the highest number of graduates entering professional employment and has the largest number of postgraduate taught students of any university in the region. It provides a comprehensive range of programmes and offers courses in 23 of the top 30 academic disciplines in the UK Higher Education sector. This year Northumbria University climbed thirteen places in the 2015 Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey, rated as the 18th best in the UK. The University Library achieves some of the highest levels of student satisfaction in the UK and has held the Cabinet Office accreditation for Customer Service Excellence since 2010.
Northumbria has campuses in Newcastle city centre and at Coach Lane, under two miles away, as well as a small satellite base in Islington, London. The city campus has undergone a £160 million investment in recent years, with the construction of the award-winning City Campus East and Sport Central buildings, the extensive refurbishment of the existing estate and the pedestrianisation and greening of its site, making one of the most attractive city-based campuses in the UK.
Northumbria is one of the top 30 UK universities for international students, making a significant contribution to the cultural diversity of Newcastle upon Tyne and the North East. The University has more than 4,000 international students from approximately 130 countries studying on campus and a further 6,000 on overseas franchised courses. It is also the largest UK provider of Higher Education in Hong Kong.
Northumbria University has an excellent and growing research base and a distinguished record in innovation and support for the development of cutting edge industries. The University places a real focus on academic quality and research-informed teaching and is influenced by its global and national links with professional bodies and associations.
A place for people with something to say, share, celebrate or change.
RSA House is the central London home of The Royal Society of Arts, the original home of creativity for the common good and a place where people have been coming together around ideas for more than 250 years.
Today, our 13 event spaces host everything from conferences, talks and product launches to awards, dinners, weddings and celebrations. From the Great Room to the Vaults, each has its own character, with contemporary production, thoughtful food and a team that knows how to bring an event together.
Our hospitality is delivered in partnership with Company of Cooks, with menus built around seasonal ingredients, generous food and a belief that what’s on the table should be as considered as everything happening around it.
Most importantly, holding an event here means becoming part of something bigger. Income generated through RSA House supports the charitable work of The Royal Society of Arts and its mission to enable people, places and the planet to flourish.
Bring your people. Bring your ideas. Imagine what we can do.