University of East Anglia Guide 2020: Facilities
UEA has one main library in the centre of campus. It is currently being extended and refurbished, almost doubling the size...Every room in university accomodation has an internet connection to broadband included in the price of the rent, so it costs no extra whether you have a computer or not...the Sportspark is a huge multi million pound complex which inludes and huge sports hall, outdoor athletic track, 50m swimming pool, state of the art gym, climbing wall and dance and marshall arts studios...The UFO (Union Food Outlet) sells basic food and alcohol supplies, and is very useful if you're in need of some milk or supernoodles, and is also quite reasonably priced...Mango, along the Street, sells coffee and baguettes made to order and is fairly reasonably priced and quite popular. The union bar also sells a good range of baps, rolls and sandwiches which are very well priced.
Libraries: UEA has one main library in the centre of campus. It is currently being extended and refurbished, almost doubling the size, and is expected to be finished sometime in 2005, making it far more pleasant (no more drab yellow carpets and dark dusty aisles!). The library is fairly easy to find your way around, during the first 4 weeks of term there are induction presentations to give new students an idea of how to find their way around, how to use the catalogues etc. Lots of study space, where you can sit on your own or in a group. There are also separate rooms which can be booked for those that want to study in complete silence. The whole bottom floor of the library is full of computing facilities, which are free for all students to use, and is open 24 hours a day.
IT And Computing: Every room in university accomodation has an internet connection to broadband included in the price of the rent, so it costs no extra whether you have a computer or not. The netowrk is usually very efficient, and the IT department do for-warn you of any likely disruptions due to maintenance work. P2P file sharing and download programs are banned, due to the amount of viruses getting onto the network, and you are supposedly fined if you are caught using them. If you don't take a computer, there is the ICTS centre in the library and also most schools in the university have computing facitilies for their students to use.
Sports: You'd be crazy not to take advantage of the sports facilities at UEA - the Sportspark is a huge multi million pound complex which inludes and huge sports hall, outdoor athletic track, 50m swimming pool, state of the art gym, climbing wall and dance and marshall arts studios. Prices are fairly good for students, and most sports have a club, most of which are around 10 to join for the year.
Welfare: The main welfare for students is Nightline, a service run by students (directed by the Union Welfare Officer) for students, where you can go any time of the day or night for a chat, a pizza delivery number or even a condom!
Healthcare: In the first 4 weeks you have to register with the university health service, there is a health practise with full time doctors on campus, as well as a dentists, and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is also very close should you need it!
Shops: The UFO (Union Food Outlet) sells basic food and alcohol supplies, and is very useful if you're in need of some milk or supernoodles, and is also quite reasonably priced. There is also the Paper Shop, which sells stationary and the like, and a post office. Waterstones also has a small branch situated on campus, which stocks many of the main textbooks for most courses, as well as books for leisure reading. There is also a second hand bookshop run by the union that buys and sells used books, however you have to get there early to get many of the core text books you will need! Also there is the travel shop that sells tickets for trains, the National Express and even for holidays! Endsleigh insurance company also has a branch on campu, and there is the ICTS shop which sells everything computer related.
Restaurants: There is plently of choice as to where to eat on campus - Mango, along the Street, sells coffee and baguettes made to order and is fairly reasonably priced and quite popular. The union bar also sells a good range of baps, rolls and sandwiches which are very well priced. The same range is also sold upstairs in the newly refurbished Hive, along with hot and cold drinks, alcoholic and soft! There is also The Blend - a cafe and sells a small range of hot food as well as sandwiches and rolls, coffee and cold drinks - and downstairs is 'Zest' which serves hot meals all day. Both Zest and The Blend have been refurbished over summer this summer, and made into non-smoking environments. The were eateries in the Sainsbury Centre for Arts, however the centre has been closed for a massive refurbishment project starting from August 2004.
Banks: Barclays and HSBC have branches on campus, but all major banks are situated in the city centre.
Transport: Buses stop on campus and are very frequent throughout the day. Return to the city centre costs 2.60, but buying a bus pass at the beginning of term works out cheaper if you go into the city about 3 times a week. Buses run right through the city centre to the train station. Trains to London Liverpool street run twice each hour, and there are services to many other cities. Norwich also has an international airport, and there are frequent flights to somewhere in Holland where you catch a connection to major destinations around the world!
Careers: A careers centre is located on campus and runs several careers fairs throughout the year.
Part-time jobs: The Union runs 'Employability' which enables students to find part time jobs in the area once you sign up they will notify you by email of suitable jobs for you that you may want to apply for (you fill out a questionnaire saying the type of job you are after etc). Otherwise part time jobs are relatively easy to find as long as you are fairly flexible.
Religous facilities: The Chaplaincy on campus is somewhere for any person to go, no matter what religion, to meet other people and learn more about faith etc. They also run sunday services I think, but I I will look into this.