Norwich UNESCO City of Literature Bid

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The University of East Anglia has a graduate retention rate of 40% The presence of UEA has enabled the city to attract and retain young skilled workers and has led directly to the development of Norwich Research Park, soon to see £26M invested in infrastructure to deliver innovation from bioscience businesses on the park. Above all, UEA has become a global centre for creative writing with unparalleled success in developing prize-winning writers. In November 2011, UEA’s Creative Writing programme was awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Further and Higher Education, the UK’s most prestigious higher education award, given to those who can demonstrate outstanding work at a world-class level.


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