Summer in Newcastle

There are still activities offered through Give it a Go! Have a look at some of the events happening:

• 1 June - Trip to the Lake District
• 13 July - Trip to Lindisfarne and Bamburgh 
• 20 July - Trip to the Lake District

Go Volunteer

There are plenty of opportunities to get involved in the local community, have a look at what's on through Go Volunteer:

• 2 June - Free Lunch on an Upland Farm
• 14 June - Visit Chain Bridge Honey Farm
• 5 July - Volunteer in Exhibition Park
• 8 August - Volunteer at Saltburn Folk Festival

Volunteer with NEST

NEST (North East Solidarity and Teaching) will continue to deliver sessions over the summer helping children and adults from the local forced migration community to learn English. Sessions run Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 5-7pm on campus throughout the summer. An enhanced DBS will be required to work with the children. 

Register as a volunteer and you’ll be added to NEST’s summer volunteering group. Everyone is welcome!

Take a look at some of the events that are taking place in and around Newcastle:

Northern Pride 2024

19 July to 21 July Home | Northern Pride (northern-pride.com)

The Hoppings - Europe’s Largest Funfair

21 June to 30 June The Hoppings Europe's Largest Funfair | Newcastle Upon Tyne (hoppingsfunfairs.com) 

Ouseburn Bat Tours

• 31st May, 9:15 pm to 10:30 pm - Ouseburn Bat Safari - Wild Intrigue 
• 28th June, 9:30 pm to 10:45 pm - Ouseburn Bat Safari - Wild Intrigue

Ouseburn Brewery Tour

Experience Ouseburn's brewery history with tours and tastings at three top spots! Ouseburn Brewery Tours – Ouseburn Trust 

Have you visited these places in Newcastle yet? 

• Newcastle Castle
• Laing Art Gallery
• BALTIC Art Gallery 
• Theatre Royal
• Ouseburn Valley
• Victoria Tunnel
• Glasshouse International Centre for Music

Explore more of the North East with these possible day trip destinations:

• Angel of the North accessible on the Angel 21 bus 
• Beamish Museum accessible on number 29 bus from Eldon Square
• Arbeia Roman Fort accessible via Metro to South Shields
• Tynemouth and Whitley Bay accessible via Metro
• Corbridge accessible via train from Newcastle Central
• Go for a walk at Derwenthaugh Country Park and visit the Land of Oak and Iron Cafe, accessible by the X45 Consett bus and the 47 Red Kite bus from Eldon Square

We’ve got lots of great opportunities to go abroad this summer, whether you’re looking for an internship, summer school or volunteering opportunity there’s something for everyone. We also offer a range of online experiences for those who are less able to travel.

Placements range from a week’s duration up to four weeks+, so you don’t need to give up your whole summer vacation to take part.

Gaining a global experience is a great way to broaden your outlook, make new friends and international connections, discover a new country and enhance your skills and CV.

Find out where you can go and what you can do via the Global Opportunities website.

Take advantage of our GO Global Scholarships and Sustainable Travel Grant schemes. Check today to see if you’re eligible.

Get in touch if you’d like to chat through your options in more detail.

Discover the world this summer! 

Have you met BOB (Box of Broadcasts)? It's an archive of over two million radio and television broadcasts from over 75 free-to-air channels, including all BBC channels, ITV and Channel 4, plus some international channels. New programmes are added to BoB as they are broadcast each day.

This is not the only resource available through the library! Have a look at some others here: Films and documentaries - Audiovisual resources - LibGuides at Newcastle University (ncl.ac.uk)

Several campus cafes and food outlets will remain open during the summer months between 8am and 3pm, Monday - Friday:

• The Grand
• Courtyard
• Bites
• Daysh Cafe
• Robinson Library Cafe
• Sports Centre Cafe (also open weekends)
• Catalyst

The Sports Centre will be open as below throughout the summer months:

• Monday - Friday: 07:00 - 22:00
• Weekends: 09:00 - 17:00

The facility will be closed on Monday 26 August for the Bank Holiday.

The Sports Centre will be open during the summer period, with a schedule of fitness classes available for members to join: Summer Fitness Classes

The Language Resource Centre will remain open throughout the summer:

• Monday - Thursday 09:00 to 17:00
• Fridays 09:00 to 16:45

The LRC has plenty of online resources you can access at any time, including films and series from around the world. 

Libby App

Libby is a resource you can access through the university which has all kinds of books and magazines available,  from popular fiction to wellness and lifestyle.

Academic Skills Support

The Academic Skills Team will be supporting postgraduate students throughout the summer via the Your Skills programme. There is 1-to-1 availability over the summer (in-person and online) for anybody working on dissertations or other academic work. Additionally, they'll be hosting "Tea at 3" on August 1st (3 - 4.30pm in the Marjorie Robinson living room space) where students can drop in for free tea, coffee and biscuits and have a chat with members of the Academic Skills Team.

For those in University Accommodation, ResLife will begin their out-of-term activities provision on 11th June and it will run through 5th July. Find out what's on from ResLife via their Instagram: @reslife_ncl 

There will be no evening clinic during the summer months, so the hours of the Wellbeing Service is Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.

For more information about the service and the support available to you, you can visit the main Wellbeing webpage.