Students have spoken out after their university placed a statue on the edge of the library roof, making it look like it is about to commit suicide.

The statue, at the University of East Anglia, is by artist Antony Gormley and has reportedly been mistaken by some students for a real person.

A spokesman for UEA defended the work and told the Eastern Daily Press that the statues were “thought-provoking and offer both spectacle and surprise”.

One shocked student wrote on Instagram: "Is this some sort of sick joke?"