MARVELLOUS CENTURIES

1990s

UEA’s Student Union Handbook in 1996.

The student newspaper, Concrete, relaunches in 1992 after being replaced by Phoenix in the 1980s.

The Elizabeth Fry Building, one of the most energy-efficient buildings on campus, officially opens in 1995.

2000s

Sportspark launches and becomes one of the most successful community sport facilities in the UK. The School of International Development receives the Queen’s Anniversary Prize at Buckingham Palace.

Climategate brought with it some intense months but the UEA community remain strong and united as ever.

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2010s

The Enterprise Centre opens in June 2015. Ever since, it has been a thriving and supportive hub for start-ups and small and medium enterprises.

UEA again receives the Queen’s Anniversary Prize in 2011 for its contribution to Creative Writing and in 2017 for the School of Environmental Sciences.

2020s

UEA celebrates its groundbreaking Difference Campaign after raising £100 million.

UEA alumna Prof Dame Sarah Gilbert, project leader for the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, gets a standing ovation on Wimbledon Centre Court in 2021.

Prof Paul Hunter, Professor of Medicine at UEA, is a major voice in the UK media on COVID-19.

The Campus Development Programme, a key part of our NetZeroUEA strategy, begins with renovating the 1960s-built Lasdun Teaching Wall.