WELCOME
to the North East and North Cumbria - a beautiful and vibrant part of the world with outstanding healthcare training opportunities.
From world-class NHS facilities and clinicians to stunning landscapes, towns and cities, our region has got it all. Whether you're at the start of your career as a foundation doctor or pharmacist, or planning your next move in specialty training, finding your place with us is a great decision.
Dark skies
1,500 square kilometres of Northumberland has been designated an area to conserve and enjoy, making Northumberland, Europe's largest Dark Sky Park and Kielder Forest the third largest protected Dark Sky reserve in the world.
Kielder Forest is famous for the impressive Kielder Observatory. Like the deck of a ship sailing above the landscape, the Observatory provides astronomers with a permanent facility in the heart of Northumberland. It is part of the art and architecture programme that has turned the park into an open air gallery over the last ten years.

Did you know?
It is estimated that 85% of the UK population has never seen a truly dark sky or experienced the sense of wonder that a clear night filled with billions of stars can give! At Kielder, the skies can be so dark that the Milky Way and even the planet Jupiter can cast shadows, a phenomena many have never seen. From kielderobservatory.org