University of East Anglia (UEA)

The University of East Anglia (UEA) is ranked in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020) and we are internationally renowned for our groundbreaking research, innovative outlook, and highly skilled students and graduates. We will shortly be launching our new £7.4 million, state-of-the-art Productivity East  regional hub for engineering, technology and management. The engineers of the future are at the heart of Productivity East. We enable businesses in our region to work alongside our world-class researchers and students to discover practical solutions to current and future challenges. Together, our students, academics and businesses explore new ideas to develop prototype designs and create innovative products and services.

UEA recently won UK Research and Innovation Strength in Places seedcorn funding to develop the Suffolk & Norfolk Research & Innovation on the Sustainable Energy Coast (SuNRISE Coast) project , along with Opergy Ltd, Cefas, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, EEGR and New Anglia LEP. We look forward to working with industry partners to develop the full £29 million bid to drive clean growth innovation, economic development and job creation in our region. 

Download our interactive brochure Clean Energy for a Clean Future in the Documents section below for more information about UEA's energy expertise.

At UEA, our Energy Engineering programmes are underpinned by Industry collaboration. We offer a range of opportunities for partners to be involved, helping to shape, influence and develop our offering in order to drive excellence and promote opportunities in your respective companies and sectors.

Through this approach, companies have the unique opportunity to engage with our Engineering students from the very beginning and throughout their time at University. Enabling these key industry touchpoints allows us to differentiate our Engineering provision, and ensures you have access to the best graduates to help meet the challenges your organisation and sectors face in the future.

View some of our fantastic Students Projects below to see how our BEng and MSc Energy Engineering students have approached real life industry challenges.  

Contact Paul Tabern (p.tabern@uea.ac.uk">p.tabern@uea.ac.uk)  to find out more about how you can be involved with our programmes including: First Year and Final year projects, placements, internships, year in industry programmes and our unrivalled Careers Speed-Interview events – SELECT 2021.