University of East Anglia

Norwich  United Kingdom

UEA's large community of over 1,000 postgraduate research students are at the heart of active research teams, challenging boundaries and making real advances. Whether you're looking to feed a passion, advance your career or change direction, join our dynamic postgraduate research community and set yourself apart with a prestigious research degree from UEA.

Why study at the University of East Anglia?

UEA is situated within Norwich Research Park, one of Europe’s largest collaborative research centres.

Carrying out independent, original PhD research, you will work closely with your academic supervisors and our globally respected research groups. Your studies include potential for field trips, internships, conferences and overseas collaboration.

Our Doctoral College and prestigious doctoral training partnerships provide specialist training and expertise to give you the academic and transferable skills you’ll need to enhance your prospects.

2,576

postgraduate students

59

PhDs

Top 20

ranked in the UK for our overall research quality (Times Higher REF21 analysis)

Norwich  United Kingdom

main campus

About the University of East Anglia

UEA is an excellent place to further your academic studies. We're a top-tier, research-led university ranked in the World Top 100 for research citations (Times Higher World University Rankings 2023). We're committed to making a substantial impact on the global challenges facing society. As a postgraduate degree student at UEA you’d be joining a research-intensive university with outstanding facilities and a diverse range of postgraduate research areas. Our diverse research community benefits from outstanding facilities and a diverse range of postgraduate research areas. Our Graduate Schools and partnerships in doctoral training provide specialist training and expertise to give you the academic and transferable skills you’ll need to enhance your prospects, whatever you choose to do next. Every year we welcome students from all over the world to come and be part of our world leading and world changing research. Find out how you could take your research career to the next level with a UEA PhD.



UEA’s campus is located on the outskirts of the beautiful city of Norwich. It’s a great place to shop, explore and socialise, with a lively arts scene, great sports facilities, fascinating medieval past and the spectacular North Norfolk coast in easy reach. Norwich is a leading global hub for scientific research, with UEA playing a key role at the heart of the Norwich Research Park. This prestigious network brings together 3,000 scientists, clinicians, and entrepreneurs working in state-of-the-art facilities, fostering world-class research and innovation.

Students at UEA are fortunate to enjoy our award-winning green campus, which has received the prestigious Green Flag award for the eighth year in a row. Our diverse community of students and academics from all over the world comes together on a modern, dynamic campus designed to support both living and learning. Postgraduate students benefit from a strong research environment, excellent academic supervisors and many opportunities to collaborate, ensuring their research thrives with the support and guidance they need to succeed.



We offer many different types of accommodation for postgraduate students, all of which are listed in our accommodation finder. International postgraduate students are guaranteed accommodation on campus if they meet UEA's requirements and complete their accommodation application by the deadline. Alternatively you can browse 'Home Run' our SU’s official service dedicated to helping find private sector accommodation in Norwich or the 'Homestay' programme which gives you the option of living with someone in the local area who the university have endorsed.

We have a variety of generous scholarships, some of which are dependent on your qualifications, course or nationality. You may apply for as many scholarships as you are eligible for. If you are chosen as the recipient of more than one scholarship, you will be asked to choose your preference as to which you wish to hold. Explore all of our options on our website. Scholarship Finder.

CareerCentral is your dedicated student careers service. It's free to use and the team can help you with finding student jobs, creating an excellent CV, finding graduate jobs and opportunities and applications and interview prep. CareerCentral also hold lots of careers fairs throughout the academic year, from student jobs to Graduate Schemes, and all UEA students and recent graduates are welcome to attend. Additionally, the service provides mentoring opportunities with industry professionals, many of whom are UEA alumni, offering valuable insights into specific sectors.

In addition to the wealth of support to all our students, we also offer specialist support to our international students with the following:

  • Personal/welfare advice – such as settling into life in the UK, or preparing to return home.
  • General advice – such as opening a UK bank account or academic procedures, for example Visa and immigration advice – such as applying for/extending a Tier 4 visa or help with any general visa and immigration enquiries. Find out more about the specific support offered to international students on our International student support page.
  • Student Services also provide wellbeing and mental health support, study support (including an English Language Support Programme), support with living on and off campus, finances and support for students with disabilities. You’ll also have 24/7 support from Health Assured, a programme which can help you with any personal or professional issues that may be affecting you.

There is a wide range of support available to international students at UEA. Student Services have a dedicated team to help support international students, and can help with: Personal/welfare advice – such as settling into life in the UK, or preparing to return home, General advice – such as opening a UK bank account or academic procedures, for example Visa and immigration advice – such as applying for/extending a Tier 4 visa, or help with any general visa and immigration enquiries. Find out more about the specific support offered to international students on our International student support page. Student Services also provide wellbeing and mental health support, study support (including an English Language Support Programme), support with living on and off campus, finances and support for students with disabilities. You’ll also have 24/7 support from Health Assured, a programme which can help you with any personal or professional issues that may be affecting you.

You can access our live chat here: http://www.uea.ac.uk/chat or alternatively, send your question to pgr.enquiries.admiss@uea.ac.uk and the team will be happy to help.


Main campus

University of East Anglia

Norwich

East

United Kingdom