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The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a public research university in Norwich, England.[9] The university was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.[10] In 2010 the University was ranked 19th in the UK by The Guardian newspaper,[11] and 68th in Europe, and 174th in the world in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.[12]

University of East Anglia
File:UEA Shield.PNG
Seal of the University of East Anglia
MottoDo Different
TypePublic
Established1963
Endowment£4.3 million[1]
ChancellorSir Brandon Gough[2]
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Edward Acton[3]
VisitorThe Lord President of the Council ex officio[4]
Students19,585[5]
Undergraduates15,190[5]
Postgraduates4,395[5]
Location
Norwich
,
Norfolk
,
England

52°37′18″N 1°14′30″E / 52.62167°N 1.24167°E / 52.62167; 1.24167
Campus320 acres (1.29km²)[6]
ColoursBlack and Blue[7]
Affiliations1994 Group
ACU
Universities UK
Websitewww.uea.ac.uk
File:Uea horizontal logo.png

History

kian attended this school in 199111111 UEA admitted its first students in 1963 in temporary accommodation in Earlham Hall, on the western edge of the city of Norwich about 3 miles from the city centre.[13] In the mid-1970s, extraction of gravel in the valley of the River Yare, which runs to the south of the campus, resulted in the university acquiring its own lake or "Broad" as it is often referred to. At more or less the same time, a bequest of tribal art and 20th century painting and sculpture, by artists such as Francis Bacon and Henry Moore, from Sir Robert and Lady Lisa Sainsbury resulted in the construction of the striking Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at the western end of the main teaching wall, one of the first major works of architect Norman Foster.

Academic reputation

 
Earlham Hall, childhood home of Elizabeth Fry, is now home to Norwich Law School

The results of the latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), published 18 December 2008, showed that over 50% of the University’s research activity was deemed to be "world leading" or "internationally excellent", with 87% in total being of "international standing".[14] The university's research in the domains of American and Anglophone Area Studies, Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, and finally Development Studies places its respective Schools within the top three nationally.[15][16][17] UEA also boasts the highest percentage of national world leading research in History of Art, Design and Architecture.[18] Research in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences along with Pharmacy places UEA within the top ten nationally.[19][20] The previous 2001 RAE ranked the Schools of Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Environmental Sciences and History at 5*, the highest possible research ranking. The Schools of Architecture, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, English Language and Literature, History of Art, Law, Philosophy, Pure Mathematics and Social Work were ranked at 5.[21]

Rankings
National rankings
Guardian (2025)[22]19th

The postgraduate Master of Arts in Creative Writing, founded by Sir Malcom Bradbury and Sir Angus Wilson in 1970 is regarded as the most respected in the United Kingdom, and admission to the programme is notoriously difficult.[23] The course has gone on to produce a plethora of distinguished authors, including Ian McEwan, Kazuo Ishiguro, Anne Enright, Tash Aw, Andrew Miller, Owen Sheers, Tracy Chevalier, Trezza Azzopardi, Panos Karnezis, and Suzannah Dunn.The German émigré novelist W. G. Sebald also taught in the School of Literature and Creative Writing until his untimely death from a car accident, in 2001.[24]

The Climatic Research Unit, founded in 1972 by Hubert Lamb in the School of Environmental Sciences[25] has been an early centre of work for climate change research. Publications include the recent study on anthropogenic polar warming. The School was also stated to be "the strongest in the world" by the Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, Sir David King during a lecture at the John Innes Centre in 2005.[26] There has, however, been some controversy over alleged misconduct by climate scientists at the Climatic Research Unit (CRU).

Two academics from UEA, Professor of Development Studies Katrina Brown and Professor of Economic Behaviour and Decision Theory Graham Loomes, are among six scholars in the UK to have recently received prestigious fellowships from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) that will allow them to carry out cutting-edge research in social science.[27] Professor Ian Diamond, ESRC Chief Executive, said "These fellowships are designed to support leading social scientists working in the UK. The scheme offers Fellows with an outstanding track record in research, the time and funding to pursue an exciting research agenda, and to carry out innovative and creative work that will have economic, social land policy impacts. Each of the six successful individuals has an international reputation as a leader in their respective fields." The four other fellowship recipients were academics from Cardiff University, the University of Essex, the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford.[28]

UK University Rankings
League Tables 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
Times Good University Guide 23rd 28th[29] 23rd[30] 20th[31] 23rd[32] 33rd 36th[33] 39th 40th[34] 39th 32nd 32nd 37th 29th 28th 32nd 44th 39th 32nd
Sunday Times University Guide 22nd 28th[35] 27th[35] 22nd 19th[35] 16th[36] 20th[36] 19th[37] 18th[37] 22nd[37] 23rd[37] 26th[37] 28th[37]
Guardian University Guide 19th 35th[38] 40th[39] 46th[40] 51st[41] 39th[42] 52nd[43] 12th[44]
Daily Telegraph 20th=[45]
The Independent 28th 32nd[46] 33rd[47] 20th[47]
FT Good University Guide 38th[48][49] 39th[50] 44th[51] 22nd[52]

Faculties and Schools

The University offers over 300 courses across 4 Faculties and 23 Schools of Study.[8] They are as follows:

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

 
The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts was designed by Lord Foster to house the art collection of Sir Robert and Lady Lisa Sainsbury, whose daughter attended the university

Faculty of Health

  • Allied Health Professions [10]
  • Medicine, Health Policy and Practice [11]
  • Nursing and Midwifery [12]

Faculty of Science

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The award-winning Zuckerman Institute for Connective Environmental Research low-carbon building

Faculty of Social Sciences

Campus

Notable features of the UEA campus include Earlham Hall which is home to Norwich Law School, the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at the western end of the main teaching wall designed by Norman Foster to house the art collection of Sir Robert and Lady Lisa Sainsbury, and "Sportspark", one of the biggest multi-sports facilities in the country, built in 2001 thanks to a £14.5 million grant from Sport England Lottery Fund.[53] Other features include the large university lake or "broad" at the southern edge of campus, "The Square", a popular central outdoor meeting place at the heart of campus flanked by concrete steps.

 
Constable Terrace, one of the university's halls of residence

In terms of accommodation the university campus is home to 8 en-suite residences, namely Constable Terrace, Nelson Court, and Britten, Colman, Victory, Kett, Browne, and Paston Houses. The residences are named after Horatio Nelson, John Constable, Benjamin Britten, Jeremiah Colman, Horatio Nelson's ship HMS Victory, Robert Kett, Sir Thomas Browne and the Paston family who wrote the Paston Letters. The university also offers en-suite accommodation at the University Village, located adjacent to the university campus. There are also 4 non en-suite residences on campus, namely Norfolk and Suffolk terraces also known as the ziggurats, and Orwell and Wolfson Close. In addition the university manages Mary Chapman Court, a hall of residence located in Norwich city centre.[54]

Facilities on campus include the "Union Pub and Bar", a concert and disco venue called "The LCR", a canteen called "Zest", a cafe/coffee shop called "The Blend", a bar/coffee shop called "The Hive", a graduate bar called the "Graduate Students Club" and "The Street" which features a 24-hour launderette, the Union Food Outlet, Union Paper Shop, Union Post Office, a coffee shop called "Cafe Direct", branches of NatWest and Barclays, and a Waterstone's book shop. Most of these are situated in the centre of the campus, next to The Square.

The campus is linked to the city centre and railway station by frequent buses, operated by First, via Unthank Road or Earlham Road. First also operate frequent buses from the campus to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and to Bowthorpe.

Union of UEA Students

Main article: Union of UEA Students
 
The university's campus is home to many sculptural works, including three pieces by Henry Moore

The UEA Union has a selection of sports clubs and societies ranging from football and rugby clubs to the independent student newspaper Concrete. Nexus UTV, the campus television station, broadcasts news, comedy, documentaries and various other programmes, and is one of the oldest still-running student television stations in the country having been established in 1968.[55] Livewire 1350AM, the award winning campus radio station, which transmits to air on 1350AM in the vicinity of the University as well as broadcasting on the internet, was established in 1989. A more recent society, 'The Campus Sustainability Initiative', founded The Sustainability Initiative Fund where UEA students each pay a £1 per year sustainability fee with the proceeds going towards sustainable projects on campus such as implementing renewable energies or energy conservation projects. The initiative was supported by UEA students in a campus referendum with a 78% majority, and the project was inspired by a similar initiaitve at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

The UEA Student Union operates many of the services on the university campus which are open to all members of the university community and the general public. Connected to both "The Street" and "The Square" is one of the most popular Union venues, the "Union Pub and Bar" which underwent extension and refurbishment at the cost of £1.2 million in 2002. Other bars include "The Hive" (which, due to efforts from the Students' Union, was refurbished for the start of the 2004/05 academic year), and the "Graduate Students Club". In the same building is The LCR, known in full as either The Large [56] or Lower [57] Common Room. The LCR is home to weekly campus discos, as well as the many touring gigs. The students' union also run The Waterfront venue off campus in Norwich's King Street.

The UEA student body is one of the more politically active among UK universities, with turnout at ballots averaging around 20% (compared to a national average of around 15%).[58]

Recent developments

 
UEA Drama Studio

In 2005 the university, in partnership with the University of Essex, and with the support of Suffolk County Council, the East of England Development Agency, Ipswich Borough Council, Suffolk College, and the Learning and Skills Council, secured £15 million funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England for the creation of a new campus in the Waterfront area of Ipswich, called University Campus Suffolk or UCS.[59] The campus opened in September 2007.[59]

UEA London

UEA London is a state-of-the-art facility for teaching, learning, enterprise and engagement. In January 2010 the University of East Anglia opened its new, purpose built study centre in the heart of London's financial district. The Centre is just a few minutes away from Liverpool Street Station and will provide first class teaching and learning facilities for more than 1000 students.[60]

Climatic Research Unit hacking

See also: Climatic Research Unit hacking incident

In November 2009, computer servers at the Climatic Research Unit (a research institute within the University) were hacked, and the stolen information made public. Over 1,000 emails, 2,000 documents, and source code were released. Because the Climate Research Unit is a major repository for data supporting the idea of man-made global warming their release directly prior to the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference attracted international attention and led to calls for an inquiry.[61]

People

Notable alumni

Main article: List of University of East Anglia alumni
 
Baroness Amos served as Leader of the House of Lords from 2003-2007.
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Lord Strathclyde is the current Leader of the House of Lords and a member of David Cameron's Cabinet.
 
Nobel Laureate Sir Paul Nurse will take over as President of the Royal Society in December 2010.
 
Ian McEwan was awarded the Booker Prize in 1998.
 
Kazuo Ishiguro won the Booker Prize in 1989.
Name Notability
The Rt Hon The Baroness Amos PC Former Leader of the House of Lords and current British High Commissioner to Australia
Benedict Allen Explorer
Robin Baker CMG Vice-Chancellor of Canterbury Christ Church University
The Rt Hon The Earl of Portland Actor and former member of the House of Lords
Dennis Brown Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School
Douglas Carswell MP Conservative Member of Parliament
Judith Chaplin MP Conservative Member of Parliament
Tracy Chevalier Historical novelist
Mathias Cormann Senator for Western Australia
Iain Dale Conservative blogger
Jack Davenport Actor
Vice Admiral Sir Anthony Dymock CB UK Military Representative to NATO and the EU
The Rt Hon The Lord Dynevor Hereditary peer
Anne Enright Booker Prize winning novelist
The Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP Labour Member of Parliament and former Minister of State for Europe
Lieutenant General Sir Robert Fulton Governor of Gibraltar and Commandant General Royal Marines
David Grossman Newsnight's political correspondent
The Rt Hon The Viscount Hereford Hereditary peer
Charlie Higson Comedian and author
Alan Hunt CMG British High Commissioner to Singapore
Kazuo Ishiguro Booker Prize and Whitbread Award winning novelist
Greg James Radio 1 DJ
Ousman Jammeh Gambian Foreign Minister
Jon Owen Jones MP Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament
Karen Jones Founder and CEO of Café Rouge and CEO of Punch Taverns
The Rt Hon The Earl of Kimberley Hereditary peer
Sir David King FRS Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government and Master of Downing College, Cambridge
Tess Kingham MP Labour Member of Parliament
Jack Lohman Director of the Museum of London
Gareth Malone Choirmaster
Tito Mboweni Governor of the South African Reserve Bank
Ian McEwan Booker Prize winning novelist
Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti CB Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College
Sir Paul Nurse FRS   Winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and President Elect of the Royal Society
Brendan O'Neill CEO of ICI and Diageo
Jonathan Powell Controller of BBC One
Philip Priestley British High Commissioner to Belize and British Ambassador to Gabon
Murad Qureshi Labour Member of the London Assembly
John Rhys-Davies Actor
Andy Ripley England rugby player
Robert Schofield CEO of Premier Foods
The Rt Hon The Baroness Scott of Needham Market President of the Liberal Democrats and member of the House of Lords
Selina Scott Newsreader
Timothy Simmons British Ambassador to Slovenia
Össur Skarphéðinsson Icelandic Foreign Minister
Matt Smith Actor, notably the eleventh Doctor Who
Ivor Stanbrook MP Conservative Member of Parliament
The Rt Hon The Lord Strathclyde PC Leader of the House of Lords and member of the Cabinet
David Thomas MEP Labour MEP
Paul Thompson Rector of the Royal College of Art
Geraint Vincent Newsreader
Paul Wellings Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lancaster
Paul Whitehouse Comedian

Chancellors

Vice-Chancellors

 
Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll served as Vice-Chancellor from 1995-1997.

Notable academics

See also Category:Academics of the University of East Anglia

 
Lord Zuckermann was one of the founders of the School of Environmental Sciences.
Name Position Held
Sir David Baulcombe Professor of Plant Biology (2002–2007)
Sir Malcolm Bradbury Professor of American Studies and co-founder of the MA in Creative Writing
Angela Carter Writer in residence
Charles Clarke Visiting Professor in Politics
Richard Evans Lecturer in Modern History
Giles Foden Professor of Creative Writing
Ian Gibson Dean of Biology
Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham Lecturer in Modern History (1967–1990)
Phil Jones Professor of Environmental Sciences and Director of the Climatic Research Unit
Paul Kennedy Professor of History (1970–1983)
Hubert Lamb Founding Director of the Climatic Research Unit
Sir Andrew Motion Professor of Creative Writing (1995–2002)
Shirley Pearce Professor of Health Psychology and Dean of the Institute of Health
Jonathan Raban Lecturer in British and American literature (1967–1969)
Tracy Ryan Lecturer in Australian Literature and Film
W. G. Sebald Professor of German Literature and founder of the British Centre for Literary Translation
Steve Smith Director of the Centre for Public Choice Studies
Robert Sugden Professor in the School of Economics
Richard Synge   Professor of Biological Sciences (1968–1984) and winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Robert Watson Chair of Environmental Science
Sir Angus Wilson Lecturer in Creative Writing and co-founder of the MA in Creative Writing
Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman Professor in Environmental Sciences (1969–1974)

Facts & Figures

  • According to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (Hesa), in 2004 the proportion of students admitted to the University from independent schools was 11.6%.[62]
  • The University employs around 2,500 staff - around two thirds of which are full time, and one third part time.
  • More than 1,000 members of staff are academic including around 400 researchers. Administration, support, technical and general staff make up just over 1,500 in total.[63]

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Further reading

Dormer, P. and Muthesius, S. (2002) Concrete and Open Skies: Architecture at the University of East Anglia, 1962-2000. Unicorn Press.
Sanderson, M. (2002) The History of the University of East Anglia, Norwich. Hambledon Continuum.

 
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