Interviews at Northumbria

Your interview invitation from Northumbria University confirms which type you have. Primary Education and PGCE courses have live interviews, and face to face and Microsoft Teams interviews will be offered. All other courses use Shortlister, our online interview platform.

Some of our courses are very popular and competitive, so not every applicant is invited to interview. If your personal statement doesn’t meet the criteria we use to assess applications, you may not be suitable for interview. If this applies to you, we’ll let you know by email. Where you’re qualified and it’s appropriate, we’ll always try to offer you an alternative course.

You’ll need a form of valid photographic ID, such as a passport or a driving or provisional licence. For a Shortlister or Microsoft Teams interview, you’ll show it to your camera. For a face to face interview, please bring it with you.

Shortlister interviews are recorded, so your responses can be reviewed by the appropriate team. Microsoft Teams interviews aren’t recorded.

Your interview will be reviewed by our academic team. We aim to let you know the outcome within 5 working days, though this may take longer during peak times. Depending on your interview performance or score, we may not always be able to make a decision straight away. If your score is close to our decision point, we’ll let you know it needs further review by the academic team, and we’ll aim to get back to you as soon as possible with a final outcome on your application. We’ll let you know through the Northumbria applicant portal, UCAS (if you applied through UCAS), and your offer letter.

Please contact us at ad.interviews@northumbria.ac.uk if you haven’t heard from us after 10 working days. In some instances, if we’re unable to offer you a place on your chosen course following your interview, you may be made a change of course offer, which is an offer on a different course. Any change of course offer will be communicated to you.