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The University of Newcastle upon Tyne is a British university located in Newcastle Upon Tyne in the north of England . HISTORY The University has its origins in the College of Medicine which was established in the city in 1834 , and formally became a college of Durham University in 1851 . In 1871 the College of Physical Science was founded, which subsequently became Armstrong College (named after William George Armstrong ). Armstrong College and the College of Medicine were merged in 1937 to form King's College, Durham (the Durham Division remained predominantly dedicated to the teaching of theology and liberal arts). Growth of the Newcastle Division of the federal Durham University led to tensions within the structure and in 1963 an Act Of Parliament separated the two divisions, leaving Durham as an 'Oxbridge'-style collegiate university and creating the University of Newcastle upon Tyne as a civic university similar to Birmingham, Leeds, and Manchester. The University of Newcastle and Durham University came together again in 2001 to form a partnership to deliver a New Medical Degree Course in which the first two years would be taught by Durham, with the remaining thre TODAY The university received maximum teaching points for teaching in medicine, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology and pharmacy, reviewed jointly with molecular biosciences, psychology and its department of speech. Dentistry only just missed out getting the same score.e overseen by Newcastle. The University has a core population of 16,350 students ( 2002 - 2003 ), including more than 2,000 overseas students from over 100 countries. Its medical school consistently ranks as one of the top medical schools in the UK due to its high level of teaching and research. It is also the first institution in Europe, 2nd in the world, to be given permission to pursue stem-cell research in human embryos. The current Chancellor of the university is Chris Patten , former Chairman of the Conservative Party and European Commissioner for External Affairs ( 1999 - 2004 ). He is also Chancellor of Oxford University . The university won the Sunday Times University Of The Year award in 2000 . In December 2004 it sparked Controversy when it announced the closure of its Physics course because of declining interest and Financial pressures. However, a month later the university noted that there had been a rise in applications to its Chemistry course. STUDENT ORGANISATIONS The University Of Newcastle Students' Union aims to represent the interests of students at the University. {Link without Title} NOTABLE ALUMNI
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