Newcastle University
Verify users from Newcastle University
Newcastle University is a member of UK federation, one of the national research and education federations that share academic identity providers through eduGAIN. That means you can verify a user's affiliation with Newcastle University by having them sign in with their Newcastle University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Federation
- UK federation
Institution details
- Organization
- Newcastle University
- Country
- United Kingdom
- SAML Entity ID
https://gateway.ncl.ac.uk/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- UK federation
SAML capabilities
Capabilities are read from the institution's SAML metadata. An advertised format is what the IdP declares it supports — not a guarantee of what every login returns.
- support
- technical
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Newcastle University?
Yes. Newcastle University participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Newcastle University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Newcastle University support persistent identifiers?
No. Newcastle University only advertises transient (per-login) identifiers, so authIdentifier will typically be null. You can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is Newcastle University in?
Newcastle University is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from Newcastle University?
Create a verification session via POST /v2/auth/verification, redirect the user to the returned link, and poll GET /v2/auth/verification/{id} after they authenticate at Newcastle University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Newcastle University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Newcastle University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.