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1963
The University of East Anglia accepted its first undergraduates
The University first opened its doors to students in 1963, at The Village - a temporary home across the Earlham Road from the permanent site. The main university campus was designed by English Architect Sir Denys Lasdun, who also designed the Royal National Theatre.
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1967
Ziggurats Completed
The architecturally unique Ziggurats were completed in 1967. Designed by Denys Lasdun, the Grade II listed terraced student residences have attracted widespread interest over the years and have led to the UEA winning a number of awards. They earned the eighth spot in the top 10 of best UK university architecture by the Architect's Journal.
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1971
Library moves to the plain
With a wealth of resources available, the UEA Library contains over 800,000 books and is spread over 6 floors. The building also houses several important collections of archives, and the Special Collections section contains almost 9,000 titles of rare, valuable or illustrated monographs and pamphlets in all subject areas.
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1971
The Creative Writing MA, the first of its kind in the country, was founded in 1971 by Sir Angus Wilson and Professor Malcolm Bradbury
Notable Alumni include Trezza Azzopardi, Tracy Chevalier, Ian McEwan and Kazuo Ishiguro.
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1973
The construction of University House on campus brings the launch of the Student Union bar and the LCR
As well as these campus staples being established in 1973, the careers centre was launched, the university held a 10th anniversary celebration with its 3,245 students, and excavation began on the Broad.
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1975
First woman professor – Alice Teichova
Author of several books such as ‘An Economic Background to Munich: International Business and Czechoslovakia 1918-1938' and ‘Central Europe in the Twentieth Century', and specialising in the economy of Czechoslovakia, Alice Teichova became Professor of Economic History in 1975.
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1976
Film studies launched
Staff in the School of Film and Television Studies have an international reputation for high quality research and scholarship. Publishing extensively and with the majority of their research ranked as world leading, they are at the forefront of their field. The School was ranked 4th out of 76 UK institutions for teaching satisfaction according to the 2011 National Student Survey.
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1978
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts opens
Sir Robert and Lady Sainsbury donated their collection of world art to the University of East Anglia in 1973 and the Sainsbury Centre first opened its doors to visitors in 1978. It was designed by world famous architect Norman Foster, who is best known for The Gherkin and Wembley Stadium, and was his first major public building.
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1984
Law moves to Earlham Hall
The family home of famous Humanitarian Elizabeth Fry, Earlham Hall is an elegant Grade II listed building, which encapsulates the university's rich heritage.
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1989
Kazuo Ishiguro wins Booker prize
Kazuo Ishiguro won the Booker Prize in 1989 for his third novel ‘The Remains of the Day'. One of the first graduates of the UEA's Creative Writing MA, alongside other high-profile writers such as Ian McEwan, Ishiguro is one of the most celebrated contemporary fiction authors in the English-speaking world.
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1992
Concrete launched
With a circulation of 4,500, Concrete is free and published fortnightly during term time. It's sections include News, Features, Comment, Lifestyle, Travel, International and Sport, with an additional entertainment supplement. Previous issues have included interviews with Nick Clegg, Charles Clarke, Harrison Ford, Stephen Fry and Greg James, amongst others.
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1993
Union starts managing The Waterfront
The Waterfront is a live music venue and nightclub in Norwich, which has been managed by the Union of UEA Students since 1993. The Waterfront, has hosted bands including Pulp, Radiohead, Nirvana, The Verve, Arctic Monkeys, The Prodigy, Plan B, Amy Winehouse, Stereophonics, Buzzcocks, MGMT, Travis, and Moby.
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1995
Official opening of Elizabeth Fry building
UEA adopted several novel techniques to achieve the environmental and energy performance of the Elizabeth Fry Building, while also ensuring that benefits in terms of occupant comfort levels, increased productivity, low carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and energy cost savings were delivered
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2000
Sportspark opens
UEA's £30 million Sportspark boasts a state-of-the-art Olympic-sized swimming pool, athletics track and gym, as well as an extensive range of activities including archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, climbing, hockey, martial arts, squash, and trampolining.
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2000
New climate research centre
The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research is established, with its headquarters at UEA.
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2001
Alumnus Sir Paul Nurse wins the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
Sir Paul gained his PhD at UEA in 1973, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery of protein molecules that control the division of cells in the cell cycle.
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2002
Norwich Medical School opens
UEA's increasing expertise in health and biochemical sciences related to medicine culminates in the establishment of a Medical School, which receives its first intake of students in 2002.
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2007
INTO started
INTO is a study centre offering new and high quality preparation for undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in the UK. Combining UEA resources with major independent investment, INTO Centres deliver a world-class educational and cultural experience for international students, with fast, effective and assured progression to university degree courses.
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2009
Queens Anniversary Prize
UEA's School of International Development is awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
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2009
Climategate
The server of UEA's influential Climatic Research Centre is hacked and private emails are published online. The scientists are cleared after a series of independent inquiries.
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2011
UEA London Opens
UEA's new London centre was established to enhance the employability of UEA graduates, raise the university's international profile and foster links with influential government and business communities in the capital.
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2012
Queens Anniversary Prize
UEA is awarded the prestigious Queens Anniversary Prize for its contribution to creative writing.
