Newcastle University Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering

Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering
Established	1871 as the College of Physical Science
Type	Faculty
Pro-Vice-Chancellor	Professor O R Hinton
Location	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England
Colours	Royal Blue
Affiliations	Newcastle University
Website	www.ncl.ac.uk/sage

The University of Newcastle upon Tyne Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering (SAgE) is a faculty of Newcastle University. It was established in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne as the College of Physical Science in 1871, for the teaching of physical sciences, and was part of Durham University. It existed until 1937, when it joined the College of Medicine to form King's College, Durham.

Schools

In its current form, the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering contains ten schools:

• School of Biology
• School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
• School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials
• School of Chemistry
• School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
• School of Computing Science
• School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
• School of Marine Science and Technology
• School of Mathematics and Statistics
• School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering

Research and degrees

The faculty offers over sixty undergraduate degrees, postgraduate degrees and research opportunities. £4 million is received annually^[1] for research from over forty organisations including:

• The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
• The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
• The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
• The European Union
• The Environment Agency
• The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
• The Royal Society

References

1. ^ "Research". SAgE (Newcastle University). http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sage/research/. Retrieved 2008-09-05. 

2. "History". Newcastle University. http://www.ncl.ac.uk/about/history/. 

External links

• Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering at Newcastle University
• SAgE Research Directory at Newcastle University

Coordinates: 54°58′41″N 1°36′54″W / 54.978°N 1.615°W / 54.978; -1.615