The register
Newcastle University is licensed to sponsor on Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Government Authorised Exchange and International Sportsperson. Its entry on the register dates back to at least 2026, and the organisation is based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Its rating on the register is Worker (A rating), Temporary Worker (A rating).
Companies House lists it as Newcastle University Holdings Limited, number 03068111, incorporated 1995: 31 years of filings behind the name. The registered office is at C/O Finance & Planning Newcastle University, King's Gate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, NE1 7RU. Its filed activity puts it in professional and technical services. It has traded under other names before, including Clearstatus Limited.
For a candidate this means one less obstacle: Newcastle University already has the licence most employers would have to apply for. The rest is the ordinary job of getting the interview.