THE University of Newcastle has moved up one band in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and now sits in the top 200 to 250 universities out of almost 1800 institutions.
The annual rankings, released on Wednesday, evaluate universities based on indicators including research, teaching, citations, international outlook and industry income.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Alex Zelinsky AO said these and other recently released rankings demonstrated UON's continued focus on excellence.
"These rankings strengthen our reputation as a world-leading university for our regions, it reinforces that we are facilitating leading research, high-quality teaching and that we are engaging on the world stage," he said.
"The World University Ranking in particular reflects our research performance, which is an area where I am proud to say we have some of the best staff who continue to be pioneers in their field.
"UON is committed to research informed teaching and these results are a demonstration of the outstanding experience we provide to students.
"Students at our university have the opportunity to receive a world class education and be taught by leading scholars in our beautiful region, which is a tremendous opportunity."
UON pointed to leading researcher Dr Julia Cook - who is researching how housing and family finance impacts the lives of young people - as helping to improve its ranking.
UON currently sits in the globe's top 200 in the QS World University Rankings.
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