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Student Case Studies

Find out what some of our undergraduate maths, stats and physics students say about their course and take a look at the career paths of some of our alumni.

Undergraduate students

Curious about life as a maths, stats, or physics student at Newcastle University? Our diverse group of students share their:

  • favourite parts of their course
  • experiences living in Newcastle
  • top tips for new students

Alex, Mathematics and Statistics BSc Honours

Nationality: Polish “I absolutely loved Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations, the lecturer took the already interesting subject to a whole new level.”

Antonia, Mathematics BSc Honours

Nationality: Cypriot “My Personal Tutor was always helpful, not only with any academic queries but also with any mental health concerns, which I really appreciated”

Ankit, Mathematics and Economics BSc Honours

Nationality: Indian “The transition from A-Level to University was made quite easy because of the Transition Officer, who helped me a lot along the way as I settled into a new city and started a different stage of my life”


Students studying abroad

Some of our students study abroad or spend a few weeks on an outreach trip outside the UK.

Read about their adventures and how the experience has shaped their education.

Erin, Mathematics MMath

Global Opportunity: Outreach Trip to Cyprus “I wanted an opportunity to push my boundaries, as well as gaining more experience in teaching”

Nicole, Mathematics and Statistics BSc

Global Opportunity: Outreach Trip to Cyprus “This trip has helped me to gain a place on an initial teacher training course as not many other applicants had international experience in teaching.”

Alex, Mathematics BSc with Year Abroad

Global Opportunity: Study Abroad at Technical University Munich "It was a beautiful experience as I got to experience life from a different perspective.”


Alumni

Our alumni have excelled in a wide range of fields. We caught up with them to see how their degree shaped their career.

Learn about their journey and how their time here laid the foundation for their success.

Scott, Theoretical Physics Alumni

"The mathematical and scientific skills I gained are invaluable to me in my work today as a PhD student."

Sorcha, Analyst at Goldman Sachs

"(my course) gave me the skill set, and importantly the social skills, which are key to success in a grad job at a high profile firm."

Sophie, Operational Research Analyst at Department for Work and Pensions

"I found most of my modules to be really interesting, lecturers were happy to help on assignments and I liked the structure of the course."