University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia - East Anglia, Norwich
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Overview
The University of East Anglia is a campus-based university located in Norwich, England, and founded in 1963. The University of East Anglia is a member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities. The University of East Anglia was ranked 20th in the The Times Good University Guide 2008, and joint first for student satisfaction among mainstream universities in the 2006 National Student Survey. The University of East Anglia was also ranked 57th in Europe, and one of the top 200 universities in the world, in the 2007 Academic Ranking of World Universities published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Ranking
The University of East Anglia was rated joint top mainstream university for student satisfaction – a key measure of academic and teaching excellence.
The University of East Anglia received the highest ranking in its most recent quality audit. Around 90% of University of East Anglia research is rated of international or national excellence in the latest Research Assessment Exercise.
Environmental Sciences, History and Film Studies are all top-rated 5*. Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Pure Mathematics, Law, Social Work, Philosophy and Art History are all rated 5.
Sciences and Health linked to world-leading Norwich Research Park institutes; notable strengths in environmental sciences, biological sciences, pharmacy, medicine.
Powerful professional and business offering with highly regarded Schools of Social Work, Education, Law, Nursing and Midwifery.
Excellent reputation for Social Sciences, particularly International Development. Also renowned for Arts and Humanities with particular strengths in History, English Literature, Creative Writing, World Art Studies and Museology, Film Studies and Philosophy.
Services for International Students
The International Student Advisory Team provides information, support and advice to all international students and their families throughout their time at the University of East Anglia. They act as an important point of contact for information on subjects such as employment regulations, financial advice, childcare provision and any personal matters. There is a programme of social events and trips throughout the year and all international students are kept up to date with important news and advice through the International Student email list. The Advisory Team maintains close links with organisations such as the Home Office, UKCISA and the British Council to ensure that the concerns and needs of UEA's international student community are well represented.
For further information, email: dos.internationaladvice@uea.ac.uk.
The University of East Anglia was voted the best student venue in the country by the music industry’s Live magazine, with 50 big name bands performing each year.
UAE boasts over 100 societies and sports clubs and award-winning student media.
There are four campus shops dedicated to providing a wide range of products at student-friendly prices. See www.ueastudent.com
The £17.5 million Sports park, opened in 2000, provides excellent sporting facilities. Indoors: olympic-sized pool, climbing wall, gym, squash courts, martial arts and aerobics studios and the region’s largest sports hall. Outdoors: Astroturf football pitches, tennis courts and an athletics track
Accommodation
A third of the University of East Anglia’s 3,400 rooms are under three years old and most are en-suite.
The University of East Anglia’s oldest residences – the ‘ziggurats’ – are now grade 2 listed buildings and are being refurbished.
The University of East Anglia offers some of the lowest priced university accommodation in the UK with three and a half thousand rooms available. Widely acclaimed as some of the most innovative in the UK, offering architect designed rooms, accommodation is arranged mainly in ten person houses, each having its own kitchen and dining area and most bedrooms an en-suite shower room containing a toilet and washbasin.
The University of East Anglia has over 2,000 brand new en-suite rooms on campus, as well as the University Village, located across the road from the main university entrance. Some 600 rooms are available in the architecturally unique ziggurats of Norfolk and Suffolk Terraces. Most standard rooms have their own washbasin and bathroom facilities are shared.
Freshers who live over 19 km (12 miles) away and new international students applying within deadlines are guaranteed rooms.
City rents around £56 a week for a room in a shared house.
Campus rents range from £56–£91 a week.
The Accommodation Office has a small team of staff dedicated to Customer Service, student room allocations, and the management of student residences. Opening hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
E-mail: accom@uea.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1603 592092
Fax: +44 (0) 1603 592035
Campus
The University of East Anglia is a campus university set in over 300 acres of rolling parkland just two miles from the centre of Norwich. Campus universities score strongly on measures of student satisfaction and provide a range of services that can also be enjoyed by the local community.
The University of East Anglia campus is compact, with all teaching, research and accommodation within a few minutes walk of each other. Sporting, cultural and social facilities, including one of the largest sports complexes in the UK and the world famous Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, are also located on campus. The campus and its grounds are open to the public and the site is visited by many thousands each year who enjoy the beauty of the parkland, woods and the Broad (a man-made lake).
Buildings on the University of East Anglia campus represent a microcosm of some of the best of late 20th century British architecture with Sir Denys Lasdun’s initial scheme complemented with buildings by Lord Foster and Rick Mather. Several buildings on the site have been listed by English Heritage and over 30 have received architectural awards, with the Elizabeth Fry Building being described by Building magazine as ‘the best building ever’ and the Zuckerman Institute for Interconnective Research receiving plaudits for its energy efficiency.
Health centre
The University Medical Service can be reached on 01603 592172. When the Medical Service is closed calls will automatically be transferred to the NHS out of hours emergency service.
Location
The University of East Anglia is easily reached by road, rail and air. It is particularly well served by the rapidly expanding Norwich International Airport and is only 100 minutes by train from London. The city is a major regional centre that attracts many thousands of visitors each week to enjoy shopping and social activities in the city. The University of East Anglia is located on the south-west side of the city (virtually at the end of the main A11 from London). Despite its parkland setting it is just two miles from the city and is served by regular bus services throughout the day and night.
Set in 129 hectares (320 acres) of parkland with its own ‘Norfolk Broad’.
15 minutes from the lively centre of historic Norwich, one of the UK’s top ten shopping cities. Norwich has the cheapest UK city annual bus pass, half-hourly London trains and regular Norwich–Amsterdam shuttle flights, placing it within easy reach of worldwide destinations.