University of East Anglia - UEA (reviews)

In my opinion the University of East Anglia is much more than an academic institution. At the heart of a bustling and busy Norwich City, UEA drew me in with smiling faces, expansive campus grounds and a myriad of extra-curricular activities. I also found my dream degree with a combination of two subjects I have become quite passionate about, despite my personal, initial reservations. As a result of taking Media and International Development, I have learned so much about how (as an example) mainstream media and other media forms affect and are received by the global population regardless of social or physical differences. However, that is just a glimpse of what is possible here. Outside of academics, I was also able to use my love for and new understanding of Media and Development to kickstart a merchandising business featuring my own graphic designs, where I aimed for the proceeds to go to a charity or NGO of my choice. Furthermore, UEA’s societies are endless and cater to whatever interests you may have, you even have the option to suggest ideas for new ones too! For me personally, I loved the baking, dodgeball and cheerleading groups where I was able to fit exercise and creative fun into busy weeks of lectures all while making so many friends. I also quickly fell in love with the nightlife in the university and Norwich as a whole; having met so many different people from all over the world let alone the UK in the LCR/Hive. For anyone passionate about media, arts and film, I would definitely recommend the University of East Anglia, look forward to having the experience of a lifetime!

This university is wonderful and surrounded by welcoming people. I was initially anxious about moving out and worried that I wouldn’t make any friends, yet everyone was extremely hospitable and friendly. My love for biochemistry grows as a result of the way it is taught. Science has always piqued my curiosity, and my time in university taught me that no matter how challenging a notion may appear, if you get it, everything is understandable and lovely.

University is like a separate student city. It has everything what students need every day from new and modern lecture theatres to loads food places, clubs and massive sport complex. Friendly students from all over the world and supporting university services. Lots of fun 🤩

Great environment, teachers, educational resources and facilities. Very modern, peaceful, and high-tech. I hope they taught us how to use software that will be used in jobs, encourage work experience, to help us become more employable.

I really enjoyed the course, Learning how to best use my brain, think critically, truly understand how politics works. Unfortunately realising how politics works in my country is truly awful and soul destroying and now I need SSRI’s to function as a normal member of society. Also maybe invest in student welfare services rather than yet another obnoxiously expensive building.

It is a great thing at UEA when the health and well-being of students is of great concern. There are many surveys given to students so that UEA can understand the situation of their health and student life. This school is great with the library open 24/7 including holidays and Sundays. However, for students studying Master of Business Administration, I find the program quite academic and not very practical. We had to do a lot of essays and were forced to apply many different theories, even we were introduced to theories from 19xx, I mean it was a long time ago.

I strongly believe this university results in good doctors. But that is not a result of the organisation of the course. Lecturers persistently do not turn up. A lot of the time lecturers appear to not be interested in the subject they are teaching. I’m going into third year, starting in one weeks time, yet still have not received a timetable. The medical school are unreceptive to placement changes. Only changing them under ‘extreme’ circumstances. Giving allocations with no due respect to where you live. e.g travelling 2 /3 hours to placement. Ignoring the poor organisation, the flow of modules is good. However most learning will be done on your own. The PBL style of teaching is good, however leaves room for improvement with the case studies provided.

For me, the three-year study experience in UEA makes me unforgettable about this school and city. UEA responded quickly during the pandemic, helping staff and students to do a good job of prevention and publicity. But I think the downside is that there are very few merchants working with UEA. Currently, I am going to Southampton University. As a new student, I found that the University of Southampton has a lot of links and publicity. These promotions and links can help freshmen adapt to the current life more quickly. For example, Unikitout is used to help students buy regular supplies for bedrooms, kitchens and bathrooms.