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University of East Anglia
 
Facts and Figures


Students:
 
  • Over 14,000 students - approx. 11,000 undergraduates and 3,000 postgraduates
  • 1,200 international students from 110 countries worldwide
  • Former students include Booker Prize winning authors Ian McEwan and Kazuo Ishiguro; comedy writers and performers Charlie Higson, Arthur Smith and Paul Whitehouse; explorer Benedict Allen; meteorologist Penny Tranter; actors Jack Davenport, James Frain and Tim Bentinck; and BBC Radio's Jenny Abramsky

 
Staff:  
  • 3,000 staff - approx. 2,000 full-time and 1,000 part-time
  • Academic staff - 1000
  • Research - 400
  • Admin - 400
  • Support staff - 600
  • Technical - 200
  • Manual and Ancillary - 400
 
Courses:  
  • A choice of over 300 courses offered through 23 Schools of Study. Over 160 evening and day courses for local people, offered in locations throughout Norfolk - including the award-winning Science Starter programme.

 
Campus:  
  • Located two miles outside Norwich city centre in 320 acres of parkland
  • Award-winning architecture by Sir Denys Lasdun, Lord (Norman) Foster and Rick Mather
  • Home to the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts housing the Sainsbury Collection, combining modern Western works with fine and applied arts from across the globe

  • Multi-million pound Sport spark, including a 50m competition swimming pool, a climbing wall, fitness centre and a human performance laboratory

  • Over 3,000 student residences

 


Courses
Over 300 courses are available to students at the University of East Anglia. The University was founded on the principle of interdisciplinary which allows students to select a wide range of course options and to combine specialist study with complementary subjects. Students register within a specific School of Study but can also select units offered by other Schools.

UEA among top 20 universities in Times guide
The new Times Good University Guide has ranked UEA 20th out of 113 institutions in the UK.

New guide ranks UEA in top 20
The University of East Anglia's position as a top 20 university is confirmed with the publication of a new online university guide. Overall UEA is ranked 20th out of 113 institutions in the UK in the Good University Guide.

A Sunday Times top 20 university
The University of East Anglia is ranked 19th in the 2006 Sunday Times University League Table.

 

 

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