University of East Anglia (UEA) in the LRC today

University of East Anglia (UEA) in the LRC today

We are pleased to welcome Hannah Owens of UEA to the college today.  She is based in the LRC to the left of the main Reception, and any student or staff member can approach them to discuss Higher Education matters.  Examples of what you may wish to ask include:

• questions about what it is like to study at that university
• questions about university fees
• how to choose a good course
• are there open days coming up
• how to sort out accommodation
• transport links
• etc.

Please note, Hannah is here to discuss any matters regarding HE in general, and not to try and convince you that you should attend her university.  As such, she can be approached by anyone between the hours of 10.30 and 2.00.

University of East Anglia - Summer School and Autumn Term Student Opportunities

Nursing Summer School
This free residential summer school taking place on the 4 and 5 August will give young men and women in year 12 (or BTEC equivalent) in East Anglia, the opportunity to experience Adult Nursing, Learning Disability Nursing, Mental Health Nursing and Children’s Nursing over two days which will help you in their choice of degree and career. Book here.

Languages Summer School for AS/A-Level Transition
This non-residential language summer school is open to those going into Year 12 or 13. It will run from 22 to  25 August and include provision for French, Spanish and German learners. Students will have the opportunity to engage with languages in a university style, working in seminar classes to focus on speaking and grammar skills. Book here.

International Day of the Girl Norwich 

On Tuesday 11 October 2016 the 5th International Day of the Girl will be celebrated with a day of activities, including creative workshops addressing issues affecting girls on a local and global scale. Events are open to all genders. Find out more information here. If you are in Norfolk and would like to attend the events being held at Open in Norwich, get in touch at dayofthegirlnorwich@gmail.com                                               

UEA Applicant Days, Spring Taster Events and Literary Event + Summer School

This month, university admissions teams around the country are busy reviewing applications following the UCAS deadline - UEA is no exception! We really recommend encouraging your students with offers to attend applicant days, as this will help them make confident firm and insurance choices. If applicant days are a grey area for you, check out our article on UniBox to hear what they are all about and why it's a good idea to attend with first-hand advice from our Higher Education Adviser, Roshan.

 

What's on at UEA? Take a look at what's coming up on campus this year:

Taster Events Do your students want a taste of university life? Bookings are open for our Spring programme of exciting and challenging Enrichment Taster Events. Our activities are aimed at students wishing to expand their horizons and learn more about their favourite subject areas within a university environment, with a chance to meet the University’s experts and current students. Your pupils can enhance their university applications by including these events in the ‘Activities in Preparation for Higher Education’ section of the form. Events include: • Discover Health - 24 February • Language Revision Day - 4 March • Discover Chemistry and Pharmacy - 15 March • Discover Law - 15 March • Festival of Literature for Young People (FLY) - 20 June to 24 June • Explore Chemistry and Pharmacy - 21 June • Sixth Form Conference - 1 July • Explore Maths - 6 July Find out more

 

Spring Literary Festival The Centre for Creative and Performing Arts at UEA presents the 24th Spring Literary Festival, which sees eight exceptional writers and thinkers, whose works are variously compelling, capable of engaging our brains, arousing our compassion and at all times keeping us thoroughly entertained! Tickets for students from any school are now half price at £4 each. See the full line up and book here

Spring 2016 Litfest line-up

 

Summer Schools We are pleased to announce applications for our 2016 Enrichment Summer Schools are now open. The residential Summer Schools will be held from Sunday 10 – Tuesday 12 July giving Year 12 students (and high achieving Year 11s for the Law Summer School) the opportunity to stay on campus, meet current undergraduates and take part in hands-on activities. This invaluable experience will give students a greater understanding of university life, which will help strengthen their Personal Statement. Subjects include Law, Engineering, Maths, Geography, Chemistry and Pharmacy. Plus there are free places and financial support available to students from lower income households or those in care. Find out more

University of East Anglia in College today

Students are reminded that UEA are in college today, offering Personal Statement Workshops in D3 between 10.00 and 3.00, with one hour over lunch in the LRC for 1:2:1 queries about university.

University of East Anglia - Visitor to college

Please remember that there will be visitor from the University of East Anglia in college tomorrow, running workshops on How to Write Effective Personal Statements.  He will be here between 10.00  and 3.00, with workshops running in D3.  He will also have a stand in the LRC over lunch for anyone who wants to discuss HE matters on a 1:2:1 basis.

Some interesting LAW facts from UEA - it's not necessarily quite what you would expect!

Available careers to Law graduates from UEA...
Jounalist, Accountant, Investment Banker, Diplomat, Chief Executive, Lecturer, Police Officer, Politician, Consultant... and even some lawyers!!

Subjects available as part of Law degrees at UEA...
Media, Crime, Sport, Competition

Percentage of Law graduates in employment or further study...
90%

Average starting salary for Law graduates in the legal sector...
£36,500

Research by Law lecturers at UEA...
Discussed in courts, published in leading journals, quoted in the national media, advising the government, award winning

LAW - it's not always quite what you would expect

www.llblaw.co.uk

University of East Anglia - Open Day and student films

For those considering going to university when they leave college next year the University of East Anglia (UEA) are holding an Open Day on 3rd July.

At the Open Day prospective students will get the chance to tour the campus facilities and find out information about any one of more than 300 courses on offer including specialist subjects such as Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Physiotherapy from the School of Allied Health Professions which can lead to rewarding careers.

The 3 films below will give students a feel for these courses and you can click on this link to find out full details of the Open Day.

Occupational Therapy: click here
Speech and Language Therapy: click here
Physiotherapy: click here