We have strong links with Industry both for research purposes and for student training. In recent years we have sent students for their Industrial training years to ICI, Zeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Procter and Gamble, Azko-Nobel, Beecham, Exxon, BP, Kodak and others. Many students who have undertaken such training have gone on to work with the industrial partner on a full-time basis. The department enjoys excellent research facilities and students are encouraged to use these during final year research projects. The employment record of past graduates is good.
Sports facilities are excellent.
Apart from a sports centre on the campus, the university boasts a magnificent sports field on the banks of the Tyne some 12 miles west of the city. It includes an 18-hole golf course.