About us

Why?

A BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS WITH FIRST-RATE FACILITIES
"There is so much to do here, the campus is vibrant and I love that it is a hive of activity"

Jen Barwell, fourth year MBBS Medicine student

Built on 130 hectares of beautiful parkland on the outskirts of the historic city of Norwich, our campus is one of the most innovative in the country, combining natural beauty with architectural flair. The campus has won more than 20 architectural awards and ongoing multi-million pound investment continues to enhance teaching and research facilities.

Virtually no part of our campus is more than a few minutes walk from anywhere else, and almost every student need is catered for on campus, witha large food shop which includes a post office, a bank, a launderette, a pharmacy and even a Waterstone's bookshop. There are also plenty of places to eat and drink.

Catering facilities
Restaurant facilities on campus provide everything from a simple coffee and sandwich to a full meal at eateries Blend, Zest, Vista, Café Direct, Cafe 57 and the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Gallery Cafe. Fresh, locally sourced and Fairtrade ingredients are encouraged and used wherever possible.

Disabled facilities
The campus is generally accessible although wheelchair users sometimes have to take an alternative route. 

Medical Centre
The purpose-built campus Medical Centre provides a full range of medical services.

Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
The Sainsbury Centre is an inspirational public art museum at the University of East Anglia. The Norman Foster building houses the Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection comprising modern work by artists such as Henry Moore, John Davies, Alberto Giacometti and Francis Bacon, as well as art from Africa, the Pacific, the Americas, Asia, Egypt, medieval Europe and the ancient Mediterranean.

Shops
The UEA campus is home to a variety of shops, including a large food store which includes a Post Office, a Waterstones book shop and a pharmacy. Other facilities on campus include a bank and a 24-hour laundrette.

Student Union
The UEA Student Union runs the prestigious LCR and Waterfront venues, as well as many other commercial enterprises on campus including the £1.2 million recently refurbished Union Pub and Bar, the Hive, the Scholars Bar, and a variety of eateries, cafes and shops.

Sportspark
Sportspark is the biggest university indoor sports centre in Britain with international standard facilities.

There is a 30m Olympic size pool, 12 badminton courts, an 8-lane athletics track, six floodlit hockey and soccer pitches as well as a state-of-the-art gym. Add to that the 10x28m climbing wall, 5 squash courts, newly-equipped gymnastics centre, 6 tennis courts and 40 acres of playing fields, and you can see why Sportspark is a one-stop sporting destination.

Woodlands, walks and acres of green space
UEA is located within over 360 acres of landscape, including woodland, footpaths, a man-made lake known locally as 'the UEA Broad' and playing fields for soccer, rugby, cricket, lacrosse, American football and baseball. There are a whole host of sporting clubs, societies and events, including the weekly SportsNight, held in the Union Bar every Wednesday. Visit the Student Union pages for more details.

THE IDEAL CONFERENCE VENUE
The Conference Team provides the academic community and external visitors with conference and accommodation packages to suit your budget.  They pride themselves on being a dedicated team of conference experts and will walk you through your event from start to finish.

About Us
The Conference Team forms part of the Alumni, Conferences and Events office at UEA. We are committed to enhancing the University’s reputation by facilitating academic conferences and supporting our researchers and their partnerships.

Drawing upon our experience in education, event management and marketing, the Conference team will work closely with you to customise conference and accommodation packages to suit your event objectives.

Our team comprises of a conference manager, two conference co-ordinators and a finance and systems administrator.

What we do:

Bid preparation
Budget support
Co-ordinate accommodation
Book suitable meeting spaces
Arrange catering and dietary requirements
Plan car parking
Event support
Offer advice on the local area
For internal UEA customers we are delighted to offer suitable packages including an online payment and event registration service via the University's online store. Please email us for more information or refer to the Conference website.

For more information on Norwich and the local area, please do not hesitate to contact or go to Visit Norwich.

Summer Accommodation
Our student accommodation is located within a five minute walk of meeting spaces and catering areas on campus.

En-suite bedrooms for conferences and leisure groups are available during the summer vacation from July to September. Each room features a single bed, desk, lamp, en-suite shower wet-room and a wardrobe.

A shared kitchen in each residence provides a seating area with tea and coffee making facilities and ironing board. Accommodation is grouped in shared, residential houses and flats accommodating 6-12 people and is available on a self-catering or bed and breakfast basis.

Student accommodation at a glance:

Bed linen, towels and complimentary toiletries
Tea and coffee making facilities in shared kitchen
Bedrooms cleaned daily (weekly on self-catering packages)
Equipped kitchen for self-catering guests
Free Wi-Fi
En-suite shower rooms
Year round accommodation is also available at Broadview Lodge on campus. Each room hosts a television, refreshments and ironing board and comprises of single, double, twin and family rooms, and a fully adapted disabled suite.