Unofficial website using the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ brand Published on: 21 July 2017 Response and advice regarding the unofficial website that is fraudulently using the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ brand. We have been made aware of an unofficial website which is fraudulently using the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ brand and accepting credit card payments to apply for courses. The website ‘newcastle international university’ is in no way associated with the University and we are advising anyone who finds the website not to submit any personal details. We discovered the site on Wednesday 19 July. Since then, we’ve reported it to the hosting company, the organisation which provides the domain name, and the non-profit standards organisation, ICANN (The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) The University has reported this to the appropriate authorities. On Thursday 20 July, we proactively announced on social media that this is a fraudulent website and have responded to some student enquiries and will continue to do so. We would urge any students not to access this site and go to our official site: or call the University’s general number: (0191) 208 6000; From outside the UK dial +44 191 208 6000. Share: Latest News Scientists unlock hidden driver of inflammatory bowel disease Scientists have linked a key genetic signal in inflammatory bowel disease to an immune response that shuts down inflammation control, enabling faster diagnosis and targeted treatments. published on: 15 June 2026 Funding system risks limiting genuine community collaboration A new policy paper written by researchers at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ warns that the way UK research is funded may be undermining efforts to create genuinely collaborative partnerships with communities. published on: 15 June 2026 Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Âé¶¹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Facts and figures