Renewable and Subsea Engineering

Study in leading Energy facilities to become a skilled engineer when you graduate.

Newcastle College University Centre’s specialist renewable, subsea and offshore engineering facilities are situated in the heart of the energy industry at our Energy Academy.

Our Energy Academy can be found on the banks of the River Tyne in Wallsend. Built to train you for a career in the renewable and offshore sector, the Energy Academy will prepare you to graduate into one of the fastest growing sectors in the North East.

Our facilities include:

state-of-the-art welding and fabrication equipment
solar photovoltaic systems
resources for sustainable building methods and retrofit
an electric vehicle and new EV charge points
a brand new wind turbine training nacelle
an autonomous inspection robot to support inspection in confined/dangerous places
industrial drone to support inspection of wind turbine towers and blades at height
subsea inspection ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) to support inspection of subsea wind structures.

Where you’ll study

When you study your degree with us, you’ll be based at our Energy Academy in Wallsend. The Energy Academy is a hub for specialist engineers wishing to work in subsea and renewable energy engineering technologies.

Is the University Centre safe?

Newcastle College University Centre has a range of security measures in place to ensure that all students and staff remain safe while on campus.

Security

We employ a team of security operatives providing 24-hour cover, 365 days a year. Optimum staffing levels are in place to ensure proactive foot patrols are conducted around the college estate, both internally and externally. All of our security staff can be identified by their hi-visibility clothing which is identified with SECURITY on the back which serves to distinguish them from other day-to-day contractors and suppliers who may also may be wearing hi-visibility clothing.

These security provisions run across all Newcastle College University Centre and NCG campuses.

CCTV

CCTV is extensively situated around Newcastle College and Newcastle College University Centre, both externally and internally in some buildings for the purpose of crime prevention and public safety with a dedicated CCTV control room that is staffed continually. The CCTV control room has a dedicated emergency line number in addition to two other phone lines.

Identification System

In addition to general college staff challenging people without a valid college or University Centre ID, security staff do this as part of their specific duties and conduct ad-hoc ID checks at the point of entry to buildings. We also have close liaison with our local neighbourhood police officers.

Do you have study areas for degree students?

At our Energy Academy, we have higher education-only spaces for our degree students equipped with study space, computers and a social area to relax with friends. We also have social spaces for all of our students, including breakout areas and a ping pong table.

If you are visiting our main Rye Hill campus, our HE Hub is an ideal place for you to study, socialise or collaborate with friends. You can also study in our new HE learning space on the ground floor of the HE Hub, The Turnbull Suite, with PCs, private meeting pods and seating space – perfect for group projects.

The tenth floor of our Parsons Building is a great place to study with stunning views of the city too. It is fully equipped with PCs, breakout areas for group work and a chill-out area to relax in between studying. As a degree student, you will also have access to laptops and tablets for use on campus.

We also have a great Library on campus for you to use - here you will have access to over 40,000 books and hundreds of journals, magazines, DVDs, e-books and e-journal resources.