Experience Student Life
As a PARTNERS student you will attend the PARTNERS Academic Summer School (PASS), which gives you an early introduction to life as a student at Newcastle University.
A taste of university life
You'll be introduced to as many aspects of university life as possible, giving you a taste of what it's like to study at Newcastle University.
You'll be taught using the same facilities and by the same lecturers as first year university. This means that by the time you start undergraduate study, you'll already be one step ahead, with knowledge of the university that other students won't have.
Meet other students
Over 2,000 students attended PASS 2024 spread across different subject specific strands. You'll be placed with students who have applied to the same (or similar) courses to you.
You'll also get to meet students early via the On Course to PASS online webinar series, a range of engaging online events in the lead up to the summer school. These are completely optional to attend, but are rated very highly by previous participants!
The whole experience has been amazing, I met so many new friends and got to experience what university is like before actually starting
Early access to university services
Where possible, all University services and facilities will be available to you during the Summer School, including:
- Your University IT & email accounts
- Canvas, Newcastle University's virtual learning platform
- Computing clusters
- Newcastle University Library
- Free access to the gym
- Student wellbeing bespoke support
- Students' Union
PASS is designed to reflect undergraduate study as much as possible. However, there are some differences between PASS and university life. For example, smaller subject strands may have fewer students than their undergraduate equivalents.
Increase your confidence
Students who attended PASS 2024 were asked the following question before and after the event.
How confident do you currently feel about studying your subject area at University?
| Very Confident | |
|---|---|
| Before PASS | 16% |
| After PASS | 46% |