134-543: Sir Angus Frank Johnstone-Wilson , CBE (11 August 1913 – 31 May 1991) was an English novelist and short story writer. He was one of England's first openly gay authors. He was awarded the 1958 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for The Middle Age of Mrs Eliot and later received a knighthood for his services to literature. Wilson was born in Bexhill , Sussex, England, to an English father, William Johnstone-Wilson, and South African mother, Maude (née Caney), of
268-460: A Quidditch team. The UEA Media Collective encompasses the free student newspaper Concrete , UEA:TV (previously named Nexus UTV ), and the student radio station Livewire 1350AM . Norwich Medical School also has various active medical societies, including the UEA MedSoc which offers several education and social events. The UEA Student Union hosted events like Pimp My Barrow , which
402-473: A teaching hospital ( Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital ) on site. The university is a member of Norwich Research Park , which has one of Europe's largest concentrations of researchers in the fields of agriculture , genomics , health and the environment . UEA is also one of the nation's most-cited research institutions worldwide. The postgraduate Master of Arts in creative writing , founded by Sir Malcolm Bradbury and Sir Angus Wilson in 1970,
536-543: A GBE (in recognition of his role as chairman of the Scottish War Savings Committee) and the award of medal of the order to Lizzie Robinson, a munitions worker. The order had been established primarily as a civilian award; in August 1918, however, not long after its foundation, a number of awards were made to serving naval and military personnel. Four months later, a 'Military Division' was added to
670-404: A broad riband or sash, passing from the right shoulder to the left hip. Knights Commander and male Commanders wear the badge from a ribbon around the neck; male Officers and Members wear the badge from a ribbon on the left chest; female recipients other than Dames Grand Cross (unless in military uniform) normally wear it from a bow on the left shoulder. An oval eight-pointed star is worn, pinned to
804-553: A burning building containing explosives. In December 1922 the statutes of the order were amended; there having been a large number of awards for war work prior to this date, these amended statutes placed the order on more of a peacetime footing. For the first time numbers of appointments were limited, with the stipulation that senior awards in the Civil Division were to outnumber those in the Military Division by
938-453: A circlet bearing the motto of the Order; the reverse bears George V's Royal and Imperial Cypher. (Prior to 1937 Britannia was shown within the circlet.) The size of the badges varies according to rank: the higher classes have slightly larger badges. The badges of Knights and Dames Grand Cross, Knights and Dames Commander, and Commanders are enamelled, with pale blue crosses, crimson circlets and
1072-466: A citizen of a Commonwealth realm can convert their appointment from honorary to substantive, and they then enjoy all privileges of membership of the order, including use of the title of Sir and Dame for the senior two ranks of the Order. (An example of the latter is Irish broadcaster Terry Wogan , who was appointed an honorary Knight Commander of the Order in 2005, and on successful application for British citizenship, held alongside his Irish citizenship,
1206-708: A co-inventor of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine , one President of the Royal Society , three Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences , six National Teaching Fellows , eight Fellows of the British Academy and a number of Fellows of the Royal Society . Alumni also include CEOs , one current monarch and former prime minister , two de facto heads of state, one vice president , one deputy prime minister , two former Leaders of
1340-629: A collaboration with the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and the research centres at Norwich Research Park. In 2003, the School of Pharmacy opened along with the Zuckerman Institute for Connective Environmental Research (ZICER). In November 2009, computer servers at the university's Climatic Research Unit were hacked and the stolen information made public . As a result, over 1,000 emails and 2,000 documents were released. Because
1474-528: A distinct trans-disciplinary perspective, the options to mitigate, and the necessities to adapt to current climate change and continuing global warming , and to integrate these into the global, UK and local contexts of sustainable development ". In 2001, the Sportspark, a multi-sports facility housing an Olympic-sized pool, floodlit astro-pitches and the tallest climbing wall in Norfolk was built due to
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#17327906793081608-443: A gold central medallion. Officers' badges are plain silver-gilt, while those of Members are plain silver. From 1917 until 1937, the badge of the order was suspended on a purple ribbon, with a red central stripe being added for the military division in 1918. Since 1937, the ribbon has been rose-pink with pearl-grey edges (with the addition of a pearl-grey central stripe for the military division). Knights and Dames Grand Cross wear it on
1742-1312: A long-term partnership with the Norwich Science Festival which is an annual event that takes place each February at the Forum in Norwich where organisations from Norwich Research Park hold workshops and exhibit science activities for the public. The university hosted its inaugural literary festival in 1991 and has welcomed notable speakers including Madeleine Albright , Martin Amis , Martin Bell , Alan Bennett , Cherie Blair , Melvyn Bragg , Eleanor Catton , Richard Dawkins , Alain de Botton , Sebastian Faulks , Niall Ferguson , Stephen Fry , Frank Gardner , Richard E. Grant , Germaine Greer , Seamus Heaney , Clive James , P. D. James , Doris Lessing , Mario Vargas Llosa , Hilary Mantel , Iris Murdoch , Rageh Omaar , Michael Palin , Jeremy Paxman , Harold Pinter , Stephen Poliakoff , Terry Pratchett , Salman Rushdie , Simon Schama , Will Self , John Simpson , Zadie Smith , Paul Theroux , Peter Ustinov , Shirley Williams and Robert Winston . Sciences alumni include
1876-804: A new lectureship in the field awarded from the British Film Institute. It is also the home of the East Anglian Film Archive which collects and preserves film and videotape primarily from the Eastern counties. In 2005, UEA in partnership with the University of Essex , Suffolk County Council , the East of England Development Agency , Ipswich Borough Council and the Learning and Skills Council , secured £15m funding from
2010-540: A number of other services within Union House which underwent a refurbishment in 2015 after a £6m investment. UEA offers many free public events, both on-and-off campus, alongside public access to the Sainsbury Centre, Sportspark and open campus spaces. The university's lecture theatres regularly host film screenings, discussions, lectures and presentations for the public to attend. The university also has
2144-577: A previous vote of no-confidence by the UCU branch of East Anglia, and a "scathing" letter written to the UEA Council by the professoriate demanding change, led to the immediate resignation of vice-chancellor David Richardson on 17 February 2023, who had been in the role for ten years. Questions were asked about the university's sudden crisis in Parliament, with the local MP Clive Lewis talking of
2278-492: A proportion of six to one. Furthermore appointments in the civil division were to be divided equally between UK and overseas awards. With regard to the Medal of the Order (but not the order itself), a distinction was made in 1922 between awards 'for gallantry' and awards 'for meritorious service' (each being appropriately inscribed, and the former having laurel leaves decorating the clasp, the latter oak leaves). In 1933 holders of
2412-459: A result of any changes" to accommodation. In April 2024, Dame Jenny Abramsky (previously the BBC's most senior female employee; Director of Audio and Music) was appointed as the university's chancellor. She succeeded Dame Karen Jones , who had been in the role since 2016. In August 2024, it was announced that contractor Mace was going to carry out a four-phase strip-back-to-frame refurbishment of
2546-429: A strongly satirical vein, expresses his concern with preserving a liberal humanistic outlook in the face of fashionable doctrinaire temptations. Several of his works were adapted for television. He was Professor of English Literature at the University of East Anglia from 1966 to 1978, and jointly helped to establish their creative writing course at master's level in 1970, which was then a groundbreaking initiative in
2680-561: A wealthy merchant family of Durban . Wilson's grandfather had served in a prestigious Scottish army regiment, and owned an estate in Dumfriesshire , where William Johnstone-Wilson (despite being born at Haymarket ) was raised, and where he subsequently lived. Wilson was educated at Westminster School and Merton College, Oxford , and in 1937 became a librarian in the British Museum 's Department of Printed Books, working on
2814-669: A £14.5m grant from the Sport England Lottery Fund and was formally opened by Princess Anne . That same year, UEA alumnus Sir Paul Nurse was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine which he shared jointly with Timothy Hunt and Leland Hartwell "for their discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle". In 2002, the Norwich Medical School opened as part of the School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice with over 110 students enrolled as
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#17327906793082948-474: Is a public research university in Norwich , England. Established in 1963 on a 360-acre (150-hectare) campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and twenty-six schools of study. It is one of five BBSRC funded research campuses with forty businesses, four independent research institutes ( John Innes Centre , Quadram Institute , Earlham Institute and The Sainsbury Laboratory ) and
3082-466: Is affiliated to the National Union of Students , and also campaigns on a wide range of issues, as directed by the democratic processes. The UEA Student Union has over 200 clubs and societies; sports teams include men's and women's football clubs , a British Universities American Football League (BUAFC) Premier South Division American Football Team, The UEA Pirates, a cheerleading society and
3216-516: Is an image of Britannia surrounded by the motto, with the words "For Meritorious Service" at the bottom; on the reverse is George V's Imperial and Royal Cypher, with the words "Instituted by King George V" at the bottom. The name of the recipient is engraved on the rim. This medal is nicknamed "the Gong", and comes in both full-sized and miniature versions – the latter for formal white-tie and semi-formal black-tie occasions. A lapel pin for everyday wear
3350-462: Is competitive and has produced several distinguished authors. The annual income for 2022/23 was £315m (£34.2m from research grants and contracts) with a £312.2m expenditure and a £559m gross contribution to the regional economy. UEA's alumni , faculty and researchers, include three Nobel Prize winners, co-discoverers of the Hepatitis C and D genomes, as well as the small interfering RNA ,
3484-502: Is involved in several Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs) and Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs), including AgriFoRwArdS (collaboration with the University of Cambridge and the University of Lincoln which focuses on robotics within the agricultural sector), SENSS (partnership promoting social science research training with City, University of London , Cranfield University , University of Essex , Goldsmiths, University of London , University of Lincoln , Middlesex University and
3618-973: Is not a member of the College of Arms , as are many other heraldic officers; and the Lady Usher of the Purple Rod does not – unlike the Order of the Garter equivalent, the Lady Usher of the Black Rod – perform any duties related to the House of Lords . Since the Second World War, several Commonwealth realms have established their own national system of honours and awards and have created their own unique orders, decorations and medals. A number, though, continue to make recommendations for appointments to
3752-543: Is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences. In 2011, the university won its second Queen's Anniversary Prize for its distinguished creative writing programme. This bolstered the region's reputation as a literary hub and helped Norwich to achieve its status as England's first UNESCO City of Literature in 2012. In 2009, UEA's School of International Development had previously been awarded in recognition of sustained responses to environmental change and world poverty. In 2013,
3886-648: Is situated nearby an area within the southwestern suburbs known as the Golden Triangle which has been dubbed the Norwich version of London's Notting Hill . Experimental novelist Alan Burns was the university's first writer-in-residence . The university library is home to the British Archive for Contemporary Writing, which is an archive of material from a range of classical and contemporary writers, including Doris Lessing , Lee Child and Naomi Alderman . Between September 2022 and November 2023,
4020-1123: The African Development Bank ), Uganda ( Syda Bbumba ), Thailand ( Suchart Thada-Thamrongvech ) and Venezuela ( Pedro Rosas Bravo ); Foreign Ministers of Iceland ( Össur Skarphéðinsson ) and The Gambia ( Ousman Jammeh ); Defence Minister of The Maldives Adam Shareef ; current Mongolian Culture Minister Nomin Chinbat and Democratic Republic of the Congo Budget Minister Aimé Boji ; and former Cabinet Ministers of Cyprus ( Marios Demetriades ), Peru ( Gino Costa ), South Sudan ( Agnes Kwaje Lasuba ), Kenya ( Hassan Wario ), Egypt ( Gamal El-Araby ), Tanzania ( Juma Ngasongwa ), Rwanda ( Daphrose Gahakwa ), Ethiopia ( Sinknesh Ejigu and Junedin Sado ), Seychelles ( Rolph Payet and Peter Sinon ), Turkey ( Cüneyd Düzyol ), Brunei ( Suyoi Osman and Adanan Yusof ) and Yemen ( Yahya Al-Mutawakel ). Alumni in national politics include
4154-825: The Caine Prize winners Binyavanga Wainaina (MPhil, 2010), Helon Habila (PhD, 2008) and Henrietta Rose-Innes (PhD). Other alumni include Tracy Chevalier (Creative Writing, 1994), John Boyne (Creative Writing, 1996), Neel Mukherjee (Creative Writing, 2001), Mick Jackson (Creative Writing, 1992), Trezza Azzopardi (Creative Writing, 1998), Paul Murray (Creative Writing, 2001), James Scudamore (Creative Writing, 2006), Mohammed Hanif (Creative Writing, 2005), Richard House (PhD, 2008), Sebastian Barker (English Literature, 1970), Clive Sinclair (BA, 1969; PhD, 1983), Kathryn Hughes (Creative Writing, 1986), Peter J. Conradi and Craig Warner (Creative Writing, 2014). Alumni in international politics and government include
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4288-752: The Higher Education Funding Council for England for the creation of a new campus in the Waterfront area of Ipswich , called University Campus Suffolk (UCS). It opened in September 2007; in May 2016, it became independent of UEA and was renamed the University of Suffolk . In 2008, INTO University Partnerships opened a £35m six-storey building named INTO University of East Anglia (INTO UEA) with 415 en-suite study-bedrooms and classroom space for 600 students. The institution focuses on
4422-576: The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) showed that UEA has one of the highest proportions of First Class and Upper Second Class degrees achieved by students with more than Oxford and Cambridge . Only three universities in the United Kingdom have been awarded a higher proportion of First Class degrees than UEA between the academic years 2014/15 and 2017/18. There is a concern about grade inflation with
4556-570: The Norfolk Broads and increased the number of rooms available to new students. That same year, vice-chancellor David Richardson unveiled a "2030 vision" which included a £300m investment in campus – refurbishing existing buildings as well as creating new teaching and learning spaces in order to help UEA become a major global university. In 2019, Norwich Business School received an Athena SWAN Bronze award which recognises good practices in higher education and research institutions towards
4690-559: The Order of Canada . On the other hand, the Australian Honours System unilaterally created in 1975 did not achieve bi-partisan support until 1992, which was when Australian federal and state governments agreed to cease Australian recommendations for British honours; the last Australian recommended Order of the British Empire appointments were in the 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours . New Zealand continued to use
4824-639: The RAF Horsham St Faith to the south of Norwich International Airport housed approximately half of the university's first-year students. Other features include the UEA Broad and the Square (a central outdoor meeting place). There are also three statues by sculptor Sir Antony Gormley which were placed on campus in 2017. The work drew controversy due to the fact that the figures resembled people balancing on high ledges. Accommodation blocks on
4958-694: The River Yare . It is one of the few Broads produced by gravel extraction rather than peat digging. In 1978, the gift of tribal art and 20th-century paintings and sculptures by artists such as Francis Bacon and Henry Moore from Sir Robert Sainsbury resulted in the construction of the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts , one of the first major public buildings to be designed by the architects Norman Foster and Wendy Cheesman . The building became Grade II* listed in December 2012. In 1984,
5092-522: The University of Hong Kong . UEA had the joint twenty-fifth highest average entry qualification for undergraduates of any UK university in 2015, with new students averaging 407 UCAS points, equivalent to ABBbc in A-Level grades. In 2014, the ratio of applications to acceptances was 5.9 to 1. According to the 2017 Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, approximately 10.5% of East Anglia's undergraduates come from independent schools. Data from
5226-478: The University of Roehampton ), ARIES (partnership offering environmental science research with University of Essex , University of Kent , University of Plymouth and Royal Holloway University ), as well as CHASE (collaboration providing humanities training with Birkbeck, University of London , Goldsmiths, University of London , The Courtauld Institute of Art , The Open University , SOAS, University of London , University of Essex , University of Kent and
5360-947: The University of Sussex ). Internationally, UEA has multiple international partner institutions where there are formal agreements for student exchange, research collaborations, staff and faculty mobility and study abroad schemes (semester or year) including: University of California ( Berkeley , Davis , Irvine , Los Angeles , Merced , Riverside , San Diego , San Francisco , Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz ), Georgetown University , University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign , University of Arizona , Temple University , University of Colorado Boulder , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , University of Notre Dame , Middlebury College , Bennington College , University of British Columbia , University of Calgary , Australian National University , Monash University , University of Melbourne , University of Sydney , Nanyang Technological University , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and
5494-546: The civil service . It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or a dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal , whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. The order was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V , who created the order to recognise 'such persons, male or female, as may have rendered or shall hereafter render important services to Our Empire'. Equal recognition
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5628-478: The " Ziggurats " and were designed by Lasdun to recall "vineyards in France or a rocky outcrop on a slope". In 1968, Lasdun was replaced as the university's consultant architect by Sir Bernard Feilden , who completed both the wall and the library. He also created an arena-shaped square as a new social space. They would later receive Grade II* listed status. In 1963, the University of East Anglia Boat Club (UEABC)
5762-1056: The 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate and former President of the Royal Society Sir Paul Nurse (PhD, 1973); the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winning co-discoverer of the Hepatitis C and D genomes Sir Michael Houghton (Biological Sciences, 1972); vaccinologist Dame Sarah Gilbert (Biological Sciences, 1983) who designed the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine ; Darwin Medal , Darwin–Wallace Medal and Erwin Schrödinger Prize winning evolutionary biologist Nick Barton (PhD, 1979); Potamkin Prize winning pathologist Karen Duff (Biological Sciences, 1987); climate scientists Tim Lenton , Chris Turney , Neil Adger , Benjamin D. Santer , Timothy Osborn , Keith Briffa , Sarah Raper , and Peter Thorne ; and
5896-473: The 21st century quotas were introduced to ensure consistent representation among recipients across nine categories of eligibility: with the largest proportion of awards being reserved for community, voluntary and local service. Non-military awards of the British Empire Medal resumed in 2012, starting with 293 BEMs awarded for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee . In 2017 the centenary of
6030-792: The British Empire . Rather than using this chapel, the Order now holds its great services upstairs in the nave of the cathedral. In addition to the Chapel of the Order of the British Empire, St Paul's Cathedral also houses the Chapel of the Order of St Michael and St George . Religious services for the whole Order are held every four years; new Knights and Dames Grand Cross are installed at these services. Knights Grand Cross and Knights Commander prefix Sir , and Dames Grand Cross and Dames Commander prefix Dame , to their forenames. Wives of Knights may prefix Lady to their surnames, but no equivalent privilege exists for husbands of Knights or spouses of Dames. Such forms are not used by peers and princes, except when
6164-494: The British Empire for Gallantry. Any individual made a member of the order for gallantry after 14 January 1958 wears an emblem of two crossed silver oak leaves on the same ribbon as the badge, with a miniature version on the ribbon bar when worn alone. When the ribbon only is worn the emblem is worn in miniature. It could not be awarded posthumously , and was replaced in 1974 with the Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM). If recipients of
6298-573: The CRU was a major repository for data regarding man-made global warming , the release, which occurred directly prior to the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference , attracted international attention and led to calls for an inquiry, with the controversy gaining the nickname "climategate". As a result, eight investigations were launched in both the United Kingdom and the United States, but none found evidence of fraud or scientific misconduct, and
6432-735: The Derby Day trophy from 2013 to 2018. The UEA Student Union organises gigs and club nights at the Lower Common Room in Union House. The union also runs the Waterfront venue, off campus in Norwich's King Street, which was awarded a Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) award in 2018 for engagement with alumni. Acts that have performed at these venues include Captain Beefheart , The Cure , Coldplay , Pere Ubu , U2 , Haim , The Smiths , Sparks , Red Hot Chili Peppers , Radiohead and Iron Maiden . The union operates
6566-1164: The Fellows of the Royal Society James Barber , Keith Beven , Mervyn Bibb , Lucy Carpenter , Ken Carslaw , Richard Flavell , Don Grierson , Louise Heathwaite , Brian Hemmings , Giles Oldroyd , Terence Rabbitts , William Sutherland , and Nick Talbot . Literary alumni include the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Sir Kazuo Ishiguro (Creative Writing, 1980), renowned German writer W. G. Sebald (PhD, 1973), Booker Prize winners Ian McEwan (Creative Writing, 1971), and Anne Enright (Creative Writing, 1988); Costa Book Award winners Dame Rose Tremain (Creative Writing, 1967), Andrew Miller (Creative Writing, 1991), David Almond (English Literature, 1993), Tash Aw (Creative Writing, 2003), Emma Healey (Creative Writing, 2011), Susan Fletcher (Creative Writing, 2002), Adam Foulds (Creative Writing, 2001), Avril Joy (History of Art, 1972) and Christie Watson (Creative Writing, 2009); and
6700-606: The House of Lords , along with winners of the Lasker Award , Booker Prize , Caine Prize and Costa Book Award . Attempts to establish a university in Norwich were made in 1919 and 1947, but due to a lack of government funding on both occasions the plans had to be postponed. The University of East Anglia was eventually set up in April 1960 for biological sciences and English studies students. Initially, teaching took place in
6834-602: The Lasdun Wall buildings due to potential architectural risks and failings. The £88m project includes both new research and teaching space in an extended Building 3, while existing facilities will continue to operate within Buildings 4, 5 and 6. It will also provide an 86% betterment in thermal performance, aligning it with UEA's net zero emission targets. Features of the UEA campus include Earlham Hall, which now accommodates
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#17327906793086968-824: The Military Division of the order from the UK and across the Empire. Recommendations for all appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the King's United Kingdom ministers (recommendations for overseas awards were made by the Foreign Office , the Colonial Office , the India Office and the Dominions Office ); but in the early 1940s the system was changed to enable
7102-436: The Order of the British Empire for Gallantry received promotion within the order, whether for gallantry or otherwise, they continued to wear also the insignia of the lower grade with the oak leaves; however, they used only the post-nominal letters of the higher grade. When the order was founded in 1917, badges, ribands and stars were appointed for wear by recipients. In 1929 mantles, hats and collars were added for recipients of
7236-456: The Order of the British Empire. In 2024 appointments to the order were made by the governments of: Most members of the order are citizens of the United Kingdom or Commonwealth realms that use the UK system of honours and awards. In addition, honorary awards may be made to citizens of nations where the monarch is not head of state ; these permit use of post-nominal letters, but not the title of Sir or Dame . Honorary appointees who later become
7370-404: The Order, however, are not assigned any special precedence. As a general rule, only wives and children of male recipients are afforded privileges. Knights and Dames Grand Cross are also entitled to be granted heraldic supporters . They may, furthermore, encircle their arms with a depiction of the circlet (a circle bearing the motto) and the collar; the former is shown either outside or on top of
7504-574: The Queen's Building, which hosts classes within the School of Health Sciences. In 1995, the Elizabeth Fry Building was opened, providing new facilities for almost 800 students. In 2000, UEA's reputation within the field of environmental research led to the government choosing the university as the site for the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. The centre, named after the 19th-century scientist John Tyndall , brings together scientists, economists, engineers and social scientists from eight partner institutions to "research, assess and communicate from
7638-702: The Sainsbury Centre at UEA was used for filming several scenes in Avengers: Age of Ultron , Ant-Man , Captain America: Civil War and Spider-Man: Homecoming . In 2015, "Britain's Greenest Building" (The Enterprise Centre) opened on campus using low-carbon local materials; it was featured in an exhibition at COP26 as one of the most exemplary sustainable building projects in the world. Also, Earlham Park played host between 23 and 24 May to BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2015 where acts such as Fall Out Boy , Muse , Foo Fighters and Taylor Swift performed. In late-September 2016, two new accommodation blocks opened; Barton House and Hickling House were named after two of
7772-454: The School of Environmental Sciences, has been an early centre of work for climate change research. The school was also stated to be "the strongest in the world" by the chief scientific adviser to the British government , Sir David King , during a lecture at the John Innes Centre in 2005. The university was one of the first in the United Kingdom to establish Film Studies as a serious academic discipline, with developmental funding to support
7906-430: The School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing and jointly helped to establish their creative writing course at masters level in 1970, which was then a groundbreaking initiative in the United Kingdom. In 1972, the Centre for Climatic Research opened in the School of Environmental Sciences; the founder and first director was climatologist Hubert Lamb . That same year, UEA's consultant architect Bernard Feilden helped
8040-413: The Top 20 by The Times , The Sunday Times , The Guardian and The Complete University Guide . In April 2013, the university was ranked first for student experience according to the Times Higher Education Magazine . It currently ranks third for student satisfaction in the National Student Survey when ranking mainstream English universities. UEA is the only institution to have ranked within
8174-444: The Top 5 since the survey began. In 2022, UEA was ranked first for "UK University Job Prospects" by students in the Student Crowd Survey. In 2017, the university was rated "gold" by the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) for quality of teaching. In the 2023 TEF assessment, UEA's award was revised to "silver". The university offers over 300 courses in its four faculties, which contain twenty-six schools of study: All students at
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#17327906793088308-425: The UEA Law School first moved to Earlham Hall which dates back to 1580 and was the seat of the Gurney family . Social reformer Elizabeth Fry grew up there and Prince William Frederick was once a regular guest. In 1984, the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) moved to a new cylindrical building designed by Rick Mather . In 2006, this was named the Hubert Lamb Building in honour of the first director. In 1988, for
8442-449: The UEA Law School; the Sainsbury Centre at the western end of the main wall, designed by Norman Foster to house the art collection of Sir Robert Sainsbury , whose daughter attended UEA; the Sportspark, a multi-sports facility; and the Enterprise Centre, a supportive hub for start-up companies. The campus also includes Norwich Research Park and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. Until 1994, former RAF accommodation blocks at
8576-483: The USA. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1968 New Year Honours , and received many literary honours in succeeding years. He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1980 Birthday Honours , and was President of the Royal Society of Literature from 1982 to 1988. His remaining years were affected by ill health, and he died of a stroke at a nursing home in Bury St Edmunds , Suffolk, on 31 May 1991, aged 77. Wilson's writing, which has
8710-402: The Union Pub and Bar, a 24-hour library, a concert venue (Lower Common Room), a canteen (Campus Kitchen), a café (The Blend), a bar (Unio), a graduate bar (The Scholar's Bar) and The Street with a 24-hour launderette, the Union Shop and a coffee shop (Ziggy's). Other establishments include Café 57 and the Bio Cafe. There is also the Medical Centre and Dental Practice located on the eastern side of
8844-411: The United Kingdom. Wilson's medals, then in private ownership, were shown on the BBC Television programme Antiques Roadshow in August 2018. Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry , rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside
8978-414: The United Kingdom; those who would formerly have met the criteria for the medal were instead made eligible for the MBE. In 2004, a report entitled A Matter of Honour: Reforming Our Honours System by a Commons select committee recommended phasing out the Order of the British Empire, as its title was "now considered to be unacceptable, being thought to embody values that are no longer shared by many of
9112-435: The academics were subsequently fully exonerated. In 2011, an analysis of temperature data by the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature group concluded that the CRU's "studies were done carefully and that potential biases identified by climate change sceptics did not seriously affect their conclusions". In 2010, the Thomas Paine Study Centre was opened by playwright Trevor Griffiths . It became Norwich Business School which
9246-450: The addition of a vertical pearl grey stripe in the centre for awards in the military division). From time to time the order was expanded: there was an increase in the maximum permitted number of recipients in 1933, and a further increase in 1937. During the Second World War, as had been the case during and after World War I, the number of military awards was greatly increased; between 1939 and 1946 there were more than 33,000 appointments to
9380-423: The advancement of gender equality . During the COVID-19 pandemic in May 2020, the university gave empty student accommodation to NHS staff, allowing them to isolate from at-risk family members and to avoid commuting. In June 2021, plans for a BBC film documenting the 2009 CRU email controversy were announced, featuring Jason Watkins playing the role of climatologist Phil Jones. The film ( The Trick )
9514-566: The campus include Constable Terrace, Nelson Court, with Britten, Paston, Colman, Victory, Kett and Browne Houses, in addition to the University Village. The residences are named after Horatio Nelson , John Constable , Benjamin Britten , Jeremiah Colman , Nelson's ship HMS Victory , Robert Kett , Sir Thomas Browne and the Paston family (authors of the Paston Letters ). UEA's newest residences (Crome, Hickling and Barton Houses) offer en suite accommodation with shared kitchens and communal lounge areas. Facilities located on campus include
9648-597: The campus. The campus is linked to Norwich city centre and railway station by frequent buses, operated by First Eastern Counties , via Unthank Road or Earlham Road. Other transport links include First Buses to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and to Bowthorpe , as well as Konectbus services to Watton , Dereham and also Costessey via park and ride . National Express provides coach services to London and Megabus also operates both low cost intercity and long-distance travel to cities including Cambridge , Birmingham , Bristol and Cardiff . The university
9782-474: The cathedral. That year, Commonwealth awards made up 40% of all OBEs and MBEs awarded (and 35% of all living recipients of the higher awards). Gradually that proportion reduced as independent states within the Commonwealth established their own systems of honours . The last Canadian recommendation for the Order of the British Empire was an MBE for gallantry gazetted in 1966, a year before the creation of
9916-418: The circlet. In 1929, to bring the order into line with the other orders of chivalry, members of the first class of the order (GBE) were provided with mantles, hats and collars. Only Knights/Dames Grand Cross wear these elaborate vestments; the hat is now rarely, if ever, worn. Use of the mantle is limited to important occasions (such as quadrennial services and coronations ). The mantle is always worn with
10050-444: The collar. Although the mantle was introduced in 1929, very few mantles would have been produced prior to the 1937 design changes, as there were few occasions for wearing them in the intervening years. On certain days designated by the sovereign, known as " collar days ", members attending formal events may wear the order's collar over their military uniform, formal day dress, evening wear or robes of office. Collars are returned upon
10184-479: The country's population". The committee further suggested changing the name of the award to the Order of British Excellence, and changing the rank of Commander to Companion (as the former was said to have a "militaristic ring"), as well as advocating for the abolition of knighthoods and damehoods; the government, however, was not of the opinion that a case for change had been made, and the aforementioned suggestions and recommendations were not, therefore, pursued. In
10318-654: The current King of Tonga Tupou VI (Development Studies, 1980) who also served as Prime Minister from 2000 to 2006 and Foreign Minister from 1998 to 2004; Governor General of Grenada Sir Carlyle Glean (Education, 1982); Governor of Gibraltar Sir Robert Fulton (Social Sciences, 1970) who was formerly Commandant General Royal Marines ; Kiribati Vice President Teima Onorio (Education, 1990); Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Murat Karayalçın (Development Economics, 1977) who also served as Foreign Minister; Finance Ministers of Australia ( Mathias Cormann ), South Africa ( Tito Mboweni ), Rwanda ( Donald Kaberuka , later President of
10452-544: The current MPs Rachael Maskell (Physiotherapy, 1994), Brian Mathew (Development Studies, 1983), Manuela Perteghella , Adrian Ramsay , Connor Rand (History, 2014), Sam Rushworth , and Karin Smyth (Politics, 1988); former Leaders of the House of Lords Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos (Applied Research in Education, 1978) and Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde (Modern Languages and European Studies, 1982); and
10586-403: The death of their owners, but other insignia may be retained. The six office-holders of the order wear pearl-grey mantles lined with rose-pink, having on the right side a purple shield charged with the roundel from the badge. Each of these office-holders wears a unique badge of office, suspended from a gold chain worn around the neck. The British Empire Medal is made of silver. On the obverse
10720-504: The degrees awarded by English universities , with the University of East Anglia awarding 35.7% First Class degrees, 52.1% Upper Seconds (2:1), 11.2% Lower Seconds (2:2) and 1% Third Class degrees in 2016/17. The results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework , published on 12 May 2022, showed that over 91% of the university's research activity was deemed to be "world leading" or "internationally excellent" with more than 47% having
10854-626: The distinction between ranks in military operational gallantry awards will cease'. The reforms affected the order at various levels: for example the automatic award each year of a GBE to the Lord Mayor of London ceased; the OBE replaced the Imperial Service Order as an award for civil servants and the number of MBEs awarded each year was significantly increased. As part of these reforms the British Empire Medal stopped being awarded by
10988-402: The financial year 2023/24 and had predicted that there would be £45m yearly losses by 2026/27. The university's teaching block, also known as the Lasdun Wall, urgently required major repairs; its condition was described as "deteriorating fast" and it was said that if repairs were not done it might have "to be closed permanently" and would be "unusable by 2025". The financial turmoil alongside
11122-541: The first buildings did not open until late-1966. Lasdun moved the teaching and research functions into a single 460-metre (1,510-foot) long concrete block following the contour of the site, with facilities for resident tutors. Alongside this teaching wall a walkway was built, giving access to the various entrances of the wall, with frontage roads beneath. Attached to the southern side of the walkway, six linked blocks of terraced accommodation residences were constructed to appear as one structure. The residences became known as
11256-529: The former was to be responsible for recording all proceedings connected with the order, issuing warrants under the seal of the order and making arrangements for investitures, while the latter (at that time the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury ) was responsible for collecting and tabulating the names of those who were to receive an award. The office of Dean was added in 1957. The King of Arms
11390-401: The governments of overseas dominions to make their own nominations; Canada and South Africa began doing so in 1942, followed by Australia, New Zealand and other Commonwealth realms. In May 1957, forty years after the foundation of the order, it was announced that St Paul's Cathedral was to serve as the church of the order, and in 1960 a chapel was dedicated for its use within the crypt of
11524-552: The highest category of 4* of World Leading Research, significantly higher than the national average of 41%. UEA was ranked thirteenth in the UK for the quality of its research outputs and twentieth overall amongst all mainstream British institutions – a rise of nine places since the last assessment in 2014. The university ranks in the Top 1% worldwide according to the Times Higher Education world rankings, and within
11658-450: The highest class of the order (GBE). The designs of all these items underwent major changes in 1937. The badge is worn by all members of the order; the size, colour and design depends on the class of award. The badge for all classes is in the form of a cross patonce (having the arms growing broader and floriated toward the end) with a medallion in the centre, the obverse of which bears a crowned image of George V and Queen Mary within
11792-621: The honours system, calling it "a preposterous charade". The order has attracted some criticism for its naming having connection with the idea of the now-extinct British Empire . Benjamin Zephaniah , a British poet of Jamaican and Barbadian descent, publicly rejected appointment as an Officer in 2003 because, he asserted, it reminded him of "thousands of years of brutality". He also said that "it reminds me of how my foremothers were raped and my forefathers brutalised". University of East Anglia The University of East Anglia ( UEA )
11926-446: The insignia to Buckingham Palace and by ceasing to make reference to their honour, but they still hold the honour unless and until annulled by the monarch. In 2003, The Sunday Times published a list of the people who had rejected the Order of the British Empire, including David Bowie , John Cleese , Nigella Lawson , Elgar Howarth , L. S. Lowry , George Melly , and J. G. Ballard . In addition, Ballard voiced his opposition to
12060-584: The institution being in a "death spiral". Professor David Maguire , formerly vice-chancellor at the University of Greenwich , was appointed as the new vice-chancellor on 22 May 2023. According to a UEA press release, Maguire "will lead UEA through a significant period of transformation and change as it works to secure its future financial stability, and continue its success as a world-leading teaching and research University for future generations of students and staff". In practice this meant job cuts and threats of compulsory redundancy (113 staff posts were lost over
12194-640: The junior post-nominal letters. The British sovereign is the sovereign of the order and appoints all other officers of the order (by convention, on the advice of the governments of the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth realms ). The second-most senior officer is the Grand Master (a 'Prince of the Blood Royal, or other exalted personage' appointed by the sovereign, who, by virtue of their appointment, becomes 'the First or Principal Knight Grand Cross of
12328-528: The latter. Knights and Dames Commander and Commanders may display the circlet, but not the collar, surrounding their arms. The badge is depicted suspended from the collar or circlet. See List of current honorary knights and dames of the Order of the British Empire Only the monarch can annul an honour. The Honours Forfeiture Committee considers cases and makes recommendations for forfeiture. An individual can renounce their honour by returning
12462-463: The left breast, by Knights and Dames Grand Cross; Knights and Dames Commander wear a smaller star composed of 'four equal points and four lesser'. The star is not worn by the more junior classes. Prior to 1937 each star had in the centre a gold medallion with a figure of Britannia, surrounded by a crimson circlet inscribed with the motto of the order ('For God and the Empire'); since 1937 the effigies of King George V and Queen Mary have been shown within
12596-648: The library also worked on a project entitled "Towards a Centre for Contemporary Poetry in the Archive", which has included hosting four Poets in Residence: Joelle Taylor , Jay Bernard , Anthony Vahni Capildeo and Gail McConnell. The German émigré novelist W. G. Sebald taught at the School of Literature and Creative Writing and founded the British Centre for Literary Translation. The Climatic Research Unit, founded in 1972 by Hubert Lamb in
12730-588: The medal 'for gallantry', which had come to be known as the Empire Gallantry Medal , were given permission to use the postnominal letters EGM (and at the same time to add a laurel branch emblem to the ribbon of the medal); however, in 1940, awards of the EGM ceased and all holders of the medal were instructed to exchange it for a new and more prestigious gallantry award: the George Cross . In 1941,
12864-559: The medal of the order 'for meritorious service' was renamed the British Empire Medal , and the following year its recipients were granted the right to use the postnominal letters BEM. During the war, the BEM came to be used to recognise acts of bravery which did not merit the award of a George Cross or George Medal , a use which continued until the introduction of the Queen's Gallantry Medal in 1974. The designs of insignia of
12998-449: The medal. The colour of the riband was also changed: twenty years earlier, prior to the order's establishment, Queen Mary had made it known that pink would be her preferred colour for the riband of the proposed new order, but, in the event, purple was chosen. Following her appointment as Grand Master of the order in 1936 a change was duly made and since 9 March 1937 the riband of the order has been 'rose pink edged with pearl grey’ (with
13132-473: The names of the former are written out in their fullest forms. Male clergy of the Church of England or the Church of Scotland do not use the title Sir (unless they were knighted before being ordained) as they do not receive the accolade (they are not dubbed "knight" with a sword), although they do append the post-nominal letters ; dames do not receive the accolade, and therefore female clergy are free to use
13266-454: The new General Catalogue. Previous employment included tutoring, catering, and co-managing a restaurant with his brother. During World War II, he worked in the Naval section at the code-breaking establishment, Bletchley Park , translating Italian Naval codes. A wearer of large, brightly coloured bow-ties and shirts, Sinclair McKay described him as one of the "famous homosexuals" at Bletchley. He
13400-454: The numbers restricted to the order as full members do. Although the Order of the British Empire has by far the highest number of members of the British orders of chivalry, with more than 100,000 living members worldwide, there are fewer appointments to knighthoods than in other orders. From time to time, individuals may be promoted to a higher grade within the Order, thereby ceasing usage of
13534-620: The order alongside its own honours until the establishment of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 1996. Other Commonwealth realms have continued to use the Order of the British Empire alongside their own honours. In 1993 the Prime Minister, John Major , instituted a reform of the honours system with the aim 'that exceptional service or achievement will be more widely recognised; that greater importance will be given to voluntary service; that automatic honours will end; that
13668-408: The order and medal were altered in 1937, prior to the coronation of King George VI , 'in commemoration of the reign of King George V and Queen Mary, during which the Order was founded'. The figure of Britannia at the centre of the badge of the order was replaced with an image of the crowned heads of the late King and Queen Mary, and the words 'Instituted by King George V' were added to the reverse of
13802-409: The order was celebrated with a service at St Paul's Cathedral. The order is limited to 300 Knights and Dames Grand Cross, 845 Knights and Dames Commander, and 8,960 Commanders. There are no limits applied to the total number of members of the fourth and fifth classes, but no more than 858 officers and 1,464 members may be appointed per year. Foreign appointees, as honorary members, do not contribute to
13936-426: The order, to which serving personnel would in future be appointed. The classes were the same as for the Civil Division (as it was now termed), but military awards were distinguished by the addition of a central vertical red stripe to the purple riband of the civil awards. In 1920 appointment as an MBE 'for an act of gallantry' was granted for the first time, to Sydney Frank Blanck Esq, who had rescued an injured man from
14070-463: The permanent campus. The site chosen was on the western edge of the city, on the south side of Earlham Road. The land, formerly part of the Earlham Hall estate was at that time occupied by a golf course. Lasdun presented a model and an outline plan at a press conference in April 1963, but it took another year to produce more detailed plans, which diverged considerably from the model. As a result,
14204-557: The provision of foundation courses for international students , including English language for academic purposes. Nationally, UEA is also involved in a number of partnerships including the Nexus Network (with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and the University of Sussex ) which fosters research and practical collaborations across the domains of energy and the environment. Additionally, UEA
14338-565: The quick and he had a rather hysterical laugh. Wilson returned to the Museum after the end of the war, and it was there that he met Tony Garrett (born 1929), who was to be his companion for the rest of his life. Years later their life together was sympathetically portrayed in the BBC2 film "Angus and Tony" (1984), directed by Jonathan Gili . It was one of the first depictions of the life of a gay couple on British television. Wilson's first publication
14472-603: The same Order'). The position of Grand Master has been held by the following people: In addition to the sovereign and the grand master , the order has six further officers: At its foundation the order was served by three officers: the King of Arms, the Registrar & Secretary and the Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod. In 1922 the Prelate was added, and the office of Registrar was separated from that of Secretary:
14606-461: The standard of the George Medal (even though, as appointments to an order of chivalry, they were listed before it on the Order of Wear . In contrast to awards for meritorious service, which usually appear without a citation, there were often citations for gallantry awards, some detailed and graphic. From 14 January 1958, these awards were designated Commander, Officer or Member of the Order of
14740-729: The summer). In September 2023, it was announced that some of the university's student accommodation would be temporarily closed, due to government guidance on the unsafe nature of the building material RAAC . The dwellings affected were the Ziggurats (including both Norfolk and Suffolk Terrace), visiting person accommodation at Broadview Lodge and the top floor levels of both Constable Terrace and Nelson Court. Students were moved to alternative accommodation either on campus or off-campus. Vice-chancellor Professor Maguire noted that they would be closed "until we can be certain that they are safe" and that there would be "no additional costs to students as
14874-540: The temporary "University Village", which was officially opened by the chairman of the University Grants Committee , Keith Murray , on 29 September 1963. Sited on the opposite side of the Earlham Road to the present campus, this was a collection of prefabricated structures designed for 1,200 students, laid out by the local architectural firm Feilden and Mawson . There were no residences with
15008-506: The title Dame . Knights and Dames Grand Cross use the post-nominal GBE; Knights Commander, KBE; Dames Commander, DBE; Commanders, CBE; Officers, OBE; and Members, MBE. The post-nominal for the British Empire Medal is BEM. Members of all classes of the order are assigned positions in the order of precedence . Wives of male members of all classes also feature on the order of precedence, as do sons, daughters and daughters-in-law of Knights Grand Cross and Knights Commander; relatives of Ladies of
15142-589: The titles Sir for men and Dame for women before their forenames, except with honorary awards. King George V founded the order to fill gaps in the British honours system : In particular, George V wished to create an order to honour the many thousands of individuals from across the Empire who had served in a variety of non-combat roles during the First World War . From its foundation the order consisted of five classes (GBE, KBE/DBE, CBE, OBE and MBE) and
15276-401: The university and INTO UEA automatically become members of the union but do have the right to opt out of membership. Membership confers the ability to take part in the union's activities such as clubs and societies and being involved in the democratic processes of the union. The union is a democratic organisation run by its members via an elected student officer committee and student council. It
15410-510: The university celebrated its 50th-anniversary, ranking No. 1 in the Times Higher Education Magazine Student Experience league table. UEA also launched its first free Massive open online course (MOOC) in partnership with Future Learn . In 2014, UEA opened an environmentally friendly accommodation block (Crome Court) which has won a number of awards for sustainability. In the mid-2010s,
15544-499: The university to win a Civic Trust Award for the design of the main campus social area (The Square). In the mid-1970s, the School of Computing Sciences first opened at UEA and the university started offering postgraduate and undergraduate education degrees from Keswick Hall , a manor and country house that previously served as a residence of the Gurney family and housed the former Norwich Teacher Training College. The property
15678-503: The university's 25th-anniversary celebrations, King Charles III visited the CRU building. It has become one of the leading institutions worldwide concerned with the study of natural and anthropogenic climate change . Also in 1988, ten years after the Sainsbury Centre opened, all of the cladding had to be replaced with the aluminium panels having deteriorated beyond repair. In 1989, the British Centre for Literary Translation
15812-463: The vice-chancellor and administration being based in nearby Earlham Hall . UEA was one of the " plate glass universities " that were constructed during the decade to meet the demand for the expansion of higher education. In 1961, the first vice-chancellor, Frank Thistlethwaite , had approached architect Denys Lasdun , an adherent of the " New Brutalist " trend in architecture, who was at that time building Fitzwilliam College , to produce designs for
15946-497: The world Top 100 for research excellence in the Leiden Ranking , with UEA "often out-performing Russell Group universities". In 2022, UEA was ranked within the Top 50 globally for research citations by the Times Higher Education world rankings. In 2012, UEA was named the tenth best university in the world under 50-years-old and third best within the United Kingdom. In national league tables, UEA has been ranked within
16080-756: Was a collection of short stories, The Wrong Set (1949), followed quickly by the daring novel Hemlock and After , which was a great success, prompting invitations to lecture in Europe. Wilson worked as a reviewer, and in 1955 he resigned from the British Museum to write full-time (although his financial situation did not justify doing so) and moved to Suffolk . He was instrumental in getting Colin Wilson 's first novel published in 1956 and from 1957 he gave lectures further afield, in Japan, Switzerland, Australia, and
16214-475: Was an annual fundraising event for the Big C Cancer Charity and ran from 2006 to 2019. Students acquired a wheelbarrow and decorated it in accordance with their team's theme. They were then paraded around the local area, via a selection of local pubs and with a wheelbarrow race through Eaton Park . The annual Derby Day sports event involves UEA taking on the University of Essex in approximately 40 sports. UEA won
16348-844: Was appointed music adviser for UEA and in 1967, he conducted the UEA Choir in a performance of his composition War Requiem . In the early-1970s, UEA:TV (under the name of Nexus UTV ) was formed and created student-made television with it operating for two hours a day over lunchtime. The monthly student newspaper Concrete officially launched in 1973, replacing Mandate from 1965; issues have included interviews with Tony Blair , Nick Clegg , Paul McCartney , Coldplay , Stephen Fry , Michael Palin , Harrison Ford , Greg James , Charles Clarke and Max Mosley . Additional university publications included Phoenix , Can Opener , Mustard Magazine and Kett before Concrete re-launched in 1992. Authors Malcolm Bradbury and Angus Wilson both founded
16482-408: Was billeted with a "kind family" in the village of Simpson , who worried about his "prodigious consumption" of cigarettes by coughing theatrically. They only read (and re-read) John Bunyan 's The Holy War . The "claustrophobia" of the billet may have contributed to his increasing depression and his "Pompeiian mood swings". The work situation was stressful and led to a nervous breakdown, for which he
16616-402: Was first announced at the end of December 2006, and is available to recipients of all levels of the order, as well as to holders of the British Empire Medal . The pin design is not unique to any level. The pin features the badge of the order, enclosed in a circle of ribbon of its colours of pink and grey. Lapel pins must be purchased separately by a member of the order. The creation of such a pin
16750-529: Was founded in the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing by W. G. Sebald , who taught European Literature. In 1987, the Arthur Miller Centre for American Studies was set up to facilitate the study of the United States. Miller later spent his 85th-birthday at UEA when he was made an honorary graduate in 2000. In 1990, the student radio station Livewire1350AM launched, completing UEA's Media Collective of print, television and radio. It
16884-615: Was founded; it currently has 60 members and rows year-round on the Yare River from September to July. The club has a boathouse and also has use of the UEA Sportspark on campus. In 1964, Arthur Miller 's The Crucible became the first drama production to be staged at UEA with John Rhys Davies , the drama society's first president and one of the first 105 students admitted to the university. In 1965, composer Benjamin Britten
17018-469: Was made a substantive member and subsequently styled as Sir Terry Wogan). Although initially intended to recognise meritorious service, the order began to also be awarded for gallantry. There were an increased number of cases in the Second World War for service personnel and civilians including the merchant navy, police, emergency services and civil defence, mostly MBEs but with a small number of OBEs and CBEs. Such awards were for gallantry that did not reach
17152-513: Was open to both women and men; provision was also made for conferring honorary awards on foreign recipients. At the same time, alongside the order, the Medal of the Order of the British Empire was instituted, to serve as a lower award granting recipients affiliation but not membership. The first investiture took place at Ibrox Stadium , as part of a royal visit to the Glasgow shipyards, with the appointment of Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde as
17286-706: Was opened by Radio 1 DJ John Peel (who was awarded an honorary MA degree from UEA) and is now one of the longest running student radio stations in the country. In 1993, the Union of UEA Students took over the management of the Waterfront , a music venue and nightclub located on the bank of the River Wensum which has hosted bands and artists including Pulp , Radiohead , Nirvana , The Verve , Arctic Monkeys , The Prodigy , Amy Winehouse , Stereophonics , Paul Weller , Buzzcocks , MGMT , Travis , Moby , Ellie Goulding and Foals . In 1994, Queen Elizabeth II opened
17420-585: Was recommended in Sir Hayden Phillips ' review of the honours system in 2004. The Chapel of the Order of the British Empire is in St Paul's Cathedral . It occupies the far eastern end of the cathedral crypt and was dedicated in 1960. The only heraldic banners normally on display in the chapel are those of the Sovereign of the Order of the British Empire and of the Grand Master of the Order of
17554-456: Was shot on location at the university and aired in October 2021. In 2023, the university entered a financial crisis when it made a £74m loss in the financial year ending on 31 July 2022. The university's income was £295m, but it spent £370m: 48% staff costs, 16% pension scheme provision, 26% other costs, 8% depreciation and 2% interest on loans. The university expected to make a £34m loss in
17688-432: Was sold off in 1981 after the college's amalgamation with the university due to an enforced closure. The UEA Broad was developed by Atlas Aggregates in conjunction with the university between August 1973 and June 1978. The project involved excavating an 18-acre (7.3-hectare) area of gravel and was arranged as part of a "no money" deal where the aggregate company took the material leaving a landscaped body of water fed by
17822-526: Was to be given for services rendered in the UK and overseas. Today the majority of recipients are UK citizens, though a number of Commonwealth realms outside the UK continue to make appointments to the order. Honorary awards may be made to citizens of other nations of which the order's sovereign is not the head of state. The five classes of appointment to the Order are, from highest grade to lowest grade: The senior two ranks of Knight or Dame Grand Cross and Knight or Dame Commander entitle their members to use
17956-453: Was treated by Rolf-Werner Kosterlitz . A colleague said when he threw an inkpot at a Wren that "Angus isn't really mad. He threw inkpots at all the right people!" A Wren , Dorothy Robertson, was taught traffic analysis by Wilson and another instructor. She recalled him as: a brilliant young homosexual .... He used to mince into the room wearing, in those days, outrageous clothes in all colours; he chain-smoked; his nails were bitten down to
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