University of East Anglia

The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a campus university located in Norwich, Norfolk, England, founded as part of the British Government's New Universities programme in the 1960s.

Notable alumni

• Jenny Abramsky: BBC executive;
• Benedict Allen: explorer;
• Tim Bentinck: actor;
• David Cummings: musician (Del Amitri) and writer (The Fast Show);
• Jack Davenport: actor;
• James Frayn: actor;
• Colin Griffiths: journalist (The Sun).
• Charlie Higson: comedian (The Fast Show);
• Kazuo Ishiguro: author of Remains of the Day, Booker Prize winner;
• Eddie Izzard: comedian;
• Toby Litt: novelist;
• Ian McEwan: Booker Prize winner;
• Susanne Manning: Pop Idol contestant;
• Paul Nurse: Nobel Prize winner;
• Jonathan Powell: former Controller of BBC One;
• Jane Root: former Controller of BBC Two;
• Selina Scott: broadcaster;
• Arthur Smith: comedian;
• Dr. Rihab Taha, Iraqi Biological Weapons Chief, AKA Dr. Germ
• Penny Tranter: meteorologist;
• Paul Whitehouse: comedian (The Fast Show).