3. LOCATIONS NEWCASTLE CENTRAL COAST PORT MACQUARIE SYDNEY SINGAPORE

4. ABOUT US At a glance University of Newcastle established1965 Full time academic staff970 Total number of students35,500 Total number of international students 7,800 Countries represented in enrolment100 Undergraduate degree programs85 Postgraduate coursework programs150 Postgraduate research higher degree programs 156

5. 5 Our main campuses Our University operates on two main campuses. The largest, set on a 125 hectare natural bushland site at Callaghan, about 12km west of the Newcastle City Centre. The other, located on an 80 hectare site adjacent to national parkland, on the Central Coast at Ourimbah. There are a lot of new things happening in Newcastle The Lonely Planet guide voted the city in the top 10 places to visit in 2011 and the city has revamped itself with new branding and a revitalised outlook to the future.

6. RANKINGS Australian top 10 universities for research funding and outcomes Ranked 59th University in the Asia-Pacific (Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Ranking 2010) 100th university in the world and 8 th in Australia for life sciences and biomedicine (QS World University Rankings 2010) 112th university in the world for engineering and I.T. (QS World University Rankings 2010) The City of Newcastle was ranked 9 th in the Lonely Planet Guide Top 10 Cities to visit in 2011.

7. RESEARCH Newcastle is the most comprehensive and research- intensive university outside of a capital city. We attract significant research funding from governments and industry, and consistently rank in Australia’s top 10 for research income. Our research strengths lie in the important areas of health, energy and the environment, as well as science and engineering.

8. 8 Advanced Particle Processing Asthma & Respiratory Diseases Bioinformatics, Biomarker Discovery & Information-Based Medicine Brain & Mental Health Research Chemical Biology Complex Dynamic Systems & Control Computer Assisted Research Mathematics & its Applications Energy Gender, Health & Ageing Geotechnical & Materials Modelling Health Behaviour Research Centre Organic Electronics Physical Activity & Nutrition Reproductive Science We have 14 Priority Research Centres

9. www.newcastle.edu.au/students/internation al CRICOS 00109J