Picture this. You’ve just arrived at university and you’re at the fresher’s sports and societies fair. You are surrounded by exciting potential clubs to join only to find out that the sport you want to play could cost you up to £250. For a lot of students starting university, this is the reality.
Sports clubs and societies are a prominent part of university life, with clubs ranging from lacrosse to video game development, orchestra to jiu jitsu, classics to musical theatre. The range of societies offered means it comes as no surprise that a majority of the student population choose to partake.
Newcastle University has over 28,000 students and offer just over 200 student societies and 63 sports clubs to choose from. Typically, sports clubs are more expensive than societies, but the minimum cost for any society, sports included, is £5. There are exemptions to this at Newcastle however, as some societies with a volunteering or research focus having no cost.
The cost of societies at Newcastle University vary from £0 to £40. Click to see the individual costs of all societies at Newcastle.
Group 1 (£5):
- 93% Club
- Academic Medicine Society
- Accounting and Finance Society
- Ag-a-demic Society
- Ahulubayt Islamic Society
- Amnesty International Society
- Anaesthetics and Critical Care Society
- Anatomy and Physiology Society
- Anglo Chinese Society
- Anime Society
- Arab Society
- Archeology Society
- Art Society
- Astronomy Society
- Beach Cleaning Society
- Bee Society
- Bio Medical Sciences Society
- Biology Society
- Blank Canvas (Craft) Society
- Board Games Society
- Book Club Society
- British Sign Language Society
- Business Society
- Cardiology and Cardiothoracics Society
- Catholic Society
- Celiac Society
- Chess Society
- Chinese Students and Scholars Society
- Christian Union Society
- Classics Society
- Cold Water Swimming Society
- Computing and Technology Society
- Conservative Society
- Consulting Society
- Creative Writing Society
- Crochet and Knitting Society
- Cyber Society
- Debating Society
- Dermatology Society
- Disability, Mental Health and Neurodiversity Society
- Disney Society
- Drag Society
- Economics Society
- Emergency Medicine Society
- Emirates Society
- Engineering Projects Society
- English Society
- ENT & OMFS Society
- Entrepreneurship Society
- Environment and Earth Society
- European Law Students’ Association Newcastle
- European Society
- Extinction Society
- FemEng Society
- Feminist Society
- Filipino Society
- FILM-SOC
- FinTech Society
- First Aid Society
- Formula Student Society
- Friends of MSF Society
- Game Dev Society
- General Practice Society
- Gilbert and Sullivan Society
- Graduate and Mature Medics Society
- Greek and Cypriot Society
- Greggs Society (£5.20)
- Haematology, Oncology and Pathology Society
- HIIT Society
- Hindu and Sikh (HAS) Society
- Hispanic Society
- Indonesian Society
- Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine Society
- Investment Society
- Islamic Society
- It Happens Here
- Japanese Society
- Jewish Society
- Korean Society
- KPOP Society
- Kuwait Society
- Labour Society
- Lawyers Without Boarders Newcastle University Student Division
- LGBTQ+ Society
- Lifestyle Medicine Society
- Linguistics Society
- Malaysian Society
- Marine Science Society
- Marketing Society
- Marrow Society
- Maths Society
- Media and Journalism Society
- Model United Nations Society
- Modern Languages Society
- Musical Medics Society
- Myanmar Society
- Neurological Society
- Newcastle Muslim Medical Sciences Society
- Non-League Football Society
- Nutritank Society
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society
- Ophthalmology Society
- Paediatric Surgery Society
- Paediatrics Society
- Pakistan Society
- Palestine Society
- Palliative Care Society
- Pharmacology Society
- Philosophy Society
- Photography Society
- Physician Associate Society
- Physics Society
- Pilates Society
- Planning Society
- Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
- Pleasant Experience Club Society
- Pokemon Society
- Postgraduate Research Community
- Psychiatry Society
- Psychology Society
- Public Health Society
- Racial Equality in Medicine Society
- Respiratory Society
- Rock Society
- Rocketry Society
- Russian Speaking Society
- Sexpression Society
- Singapore Society
- Social Rounders Society
- Socksoc Society (£5.01)
- Speech and Language Therapy Society
- Sport and Exercise Medicine Society
- Students for Global Health
- Sustainable Medics Society
- Sustainable Travel Society
- Swift Society
- Swing Dance Society
- Table Top Society
- Taiwanese Society
- Team Kenya Society
- Teddy Bear Hospital
- Thai Society
- Trauma and Orthopaedic Society
- Turkish Society
- Urological Society
- Video Gaming and Esports Society
- We Are Donors Society
- Widening Awareness to Medicine
- Wind Band Society
Group 2 (£6):
- A Capella Society
- Bollywood Dance Society
- Electrical Engineering Society
- Sober Socials Society
- Tamil and Malayali Society
Group 3 (£7):
- Bar Society (Law) Society
- Chemical Engineering Society (£7.50)
- MedTech Newcastle
- Politics Society (£7.50)
- Running Club Society (£7.50)
- Sociology Society (£7.50)
- WET Soc (£7.50)
- Womens Social Sports Society
Group 4 (£8):
- Baking Society
- Chinese Dance Society
- Civil Engineering and Geospatial Society
- Combined Honours Society
- Civil engineering and Geospatial society
- Fashion Society
- Scout and Guide Society
- Social Squash Society
- South Asian Society
Group 5 (£10):
- Brunei Society
- Hong Kong Society
- Law Society
- Mahjong Society
- Music Society
- Pharmacy Society
- Social Tennis Society
- Surgical Society
- Zumba Society
Group 6 (£12):
- Caledonian Society
- History Society (£10 for returning members)
Group 7 (£15):
- Architecture Society (£15 for stage 1, £12.50 for stage 2, £10 for stage 3)
- DJ Society
- Fellwalking Society (£42 for a weekend membership)
- Figure Skating Society (£7.50 for Semester 1 membership)
- Geography Society
- Jazz Orchestra Society
- Student Orchestra and Choir
- Wilderness Medicine Society
- Yoga Society
Group 8 (£17):
- Afro-Carribean Society
Group 9 (£19):
- Dentistry Society
Group 10 (£20):
- Latin and Ballroom Society (£10 for semester 1 membership)
- Musical Theatre Society
- Social Lacrosse Society
Group 11 (£22):
- Student Brewery Society
Group 12 (£23):
- Irish Dance Society
Group 13 (£35):
- Agricultural Society
- Theatre Society
Group 14 (£40)
- Womens Social Football Club Society
When making a payment to join a society at Newcastle University, an £8 insurance cost is automatically added to the basket. This only occurs with the first society payment per year. It does not follow if a person joins multiple societies, only for the first one.
The cost of sports clubs at Newcastle University. The membership fees range from £5 to £200 as a base rate. Many of these sports clubs have additional fees.
* Disclaimer: These are the standard sport membership prices and some clubs vary based on time of year and sporting level.
Group 1 (£5):
- Real Tennis Club
- Darts
Group 2 (£10):
- Skate Club
- Skydiving Club
Group 3 (£15):
- Pickleball Club
Group 4 (£18):
- Kickboxing Club
Group 5 (£20)
- Pool and Snooker Club
Group 6 (£25):
- Caving Club
- Dodgeball Club
Group 7 (£30):
- Judo Club
- Sub Aqua Club
Group 8 (£35):
- Baseball/Softball Club
- Jiu Jitsu Club
- Korfball Club
- Surf Club
Group 9 (£40):
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts Club
- Dance Club
- Equestrian Club
Group 10 (£45):
- Archery Club
- Climbing Club
Group 11 (£50):
- Ice Hockey Club
- Karate Club
- Triathlon and Cycling Club
Group 12 (£60):
- Canoe Club
- Cricket Ladies Club
- Padel Tennis Club
- Pole and Aerial Club
- Polo Club
Group 13 (£65):
- Clay Pigeon Shooting Club
- Powerlifting and Weightlifting Club
- Taekwondo Club
Group 14 (£70):
- Golf Club
Group 15 (£75):
- Cheerleading Club
- Futsal Club
- Lacrosse Mens Club
- Lacrosse Womens Club
- Sailing and Yachting Club
- Tennis Club
- Volleyball Club
- Water Polo Club
Group 16 (£80):
- Squash Club
Group 17 (£85):
- Badminton Club
- Basketball Mens Club
- Football and Futsal Club (Womens)
- Rugby League Club
Group 18 (£90):
- Basketball Womens Club
- Gymnastics Club
- Netball Club
Group 19 (£95):
- Rugby Womens Club
Group 20 (£100):
- Boxing Club
- Football (Mens) Club
- Swimming Club
- Wheelchair Basketball
Group 21 (£110):
- Cricket Mens Club
Group 22 (£120):
- American Football Club
Group 23 (£125):
- Rugby Mens Club
Group 24 (£145):
- Hockey Mens Club
Group 25 (£160):
- Fencing Club
Group 26 (£165):
- Ladies Hockey Club
Group 27 (£200):
- Boat Club
Within sports societies, additional costs can come in the form of kit, competition fees, and sports centre memberships. For a wide range of university sports clubs, the purchase of a sports centre membership is compulsory. This is £80, or £12 a month. If you are playing sport for the university teams, this has to be paid to cover the costs of training and playing on university managed or hired grounds.
I spoke to the Molly Marshall, club secretary of Newcastle University Ladies Hockey Club and Adam Genga, producer of Newcastle University Musical Medics to undercover some of the costs of joining and understand what these memberships actually cover.
The Newcastle University student union offers funding to academic based societies at the beginning of the academic year which enables students to a 6 week free trial, which many creative and sport based societies also partake in.
The student union also offers an £1000 grant to academic societies to encourage sign up from students. They encourage societies to pitch their ideas and will provide an amount, which allows these societies to put on events throughout the year.
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