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Northumbria University has once again been recognised as one of the top universities in the United Kingdom after being awarded the title of Modern University of the Year 2025 by The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide

This accolade is a testament to the University’s outstanding performance in its research quality index and student satisfaction.

This builds on a remarkable record of national recognition for the University in recent years, including being named University of the Year in 2022 by Times Higher Education and receiving both the Research University of the Year and Modern University of the Year titles in the 2024 Daily Mail University Guide.

Professor Andy Long, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Northumbria University said: “Northumbria’s achievements in recent years have been truly remarkable and this award marks another exciting chapter in our success story.”