Quality and Reputation

Newcastle University UK is a modern university with a rich tradition of scholarship. It has a proud record of service and a global alumni network. In addition, it is:

• a Russell Group University that ranks in the top 20 in the UK for research power and student experience.
• the first UK university to establish a fully owned branch campus for medicine and biomedicine in Malaysia

Quality

The Quality Assurance of Basic Medical Education (QABME) framework helps to safeguard standards at Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed Malaysia). Its application is important in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. The framework ensures training is monitored, maintained, developed and approved. It also ensures that the right outcomes in new doctors are being met. The QABME process involves evidence-based visits and an annual report from each school.

NUMed Malaysia’s MBBS also meets the UK’s Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) Code of Practice. It is also in alignment with QAA subject benchmarks. The last QAA review in 2016 commended our management of academic standards and quality of learning. The QAA awarded us a 'judgement of confidence' – the highest rating available.

Quality governance of the programme is also overseen by the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) and the Malaysian Qualifications Agency.

NUMed Malaysia is fully recognised by both the General Medical Council and the MMC. We adopt the published guidance on UK medical education delivered outside the UK available on the General Medical Council website.

Our global ranking

Currently, Newcastle University UK has a global ranking of:

• 129th in the QS World University Rankings 2025 (published 2024)
• 139th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 (published 2022)
• 23rd in the Times Higher Education Europe Teaching Rankings 2019
• 78th in the Leiden Ranking 2022
• 176th in the University Ranking by Academic Performance 2021
• Top 100 in the World for sustainable development in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024
• Top 30 in the world for sustainability and social impact in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024 
• Awarded 5 Plus QS Stars for Overall Excellence 2023

The table shows our position in global rankings over the past decade. They typically measure various metrics relating to students, staff, research and teaching.