NCUK is a unique consortium of leading universities in the UK and around the world.The Northern Consortium of the United Kingdom (NCUK) was established in 1987 by a group of universities in the north of England. They collectively designed and recognised academic programmes (What programmes does NCUK offer?) the successful completion of which leads to guaranteed entry to an NCUK partner university, with eligibility for entry to any specific university being dependent on overall performance grades and the university's admissions criteria.