Newcastle University, often known as the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, is a public research university in the North-East of England. It is situated in Newcastle upon Tyne. The College of Physical Science, later known as Armstrong College, was created in 1871, while the School of Medicine and Surgery, subsequently known as the College of Medicine, was founded in 1834. These two institutions eventually came to make up one division of the federal University of Durham, which also included the Durham Colleges. In 1937, the colleges in Newcastle combined to establish King's College. King's College changed its name to the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1963 as a result of a Parliamentary Act, and then to Newcastle University. The School of Medicine and Surgery, which was founded in Newcastle upon Tyne in October 1834 and offered fundamental lectures and hands-on training to about 26 students, is where the University got its start. After a disagreement among the teaching faculty, the School separated into two competing institutions in June 1851. The Newcastle College of Medicine was established by the majority, while the Newcastle upon Tyne College of Medicine and Practical Science was founded by the minority. The majority college had a formal affiliation with the University of Durham by 1852. In 1856, it granted its first "License in Medicine" (Lic.Med), and the University of London accepted its teaching certificates as proof of medical graduation. The two institutions merged in 1857 and underwent a name change to become the University of Durham College of Medicine in 1870. https://www.ncl.ac.uk/ipc/courses/presessional-english-ipc/#profile