Award-winning broadcaster Ben Garrod has been appointed as UEA’s Professor of Evolutionary Biology and Science Engagement. The biologist and conservationist will involve teaching undergraduate students and has ‘a strong focus on engaging with the wider public to inform and inspire people about UEA’s research.’ ‘I’m so pleased to be part of the UEA team,’ Garrod…
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University warns of campus smoking ban
The university has announced further smoking restrictions on campus that will come into effect after Easter. In an effort to protect university students and staff, smoking will be banned within ten metres of university buildings as part of a smoke-free policy. ‘The 10-metre ban may cause an inconvenience for smokers but ultimately people will continue…
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Esteemed literary journal finds new home at UEA
The Critical Quarterly literary journal will now be based in the University of East Anglia. Since its start at the University of Cambridge in 1958, the journal has published literary criticism, cultural studies, poetry and fiction. ‘CQ has a great tradition of printing brilliant but accessible criticism, across the whole historical range of English Literature,…
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Police investigating after two men stabbed in Norwich city centre
Two men have been stabbed following an incident at Riverside after a reported altercation at the train station. The wounded men have been taken to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital for treatment. Their condition has been described as stable. Police officers were called to the scene shortly after 3:20 p.m. following reports that a…
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Norwich City Council responds to IPCC report on climate change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a report on 8 October stating that there are only a dozen years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5ºC. Clive Lewis, Labour MP for Norwich South responded to the news on Twitter, stating that ‘The physics of climate change dictate we must halve…
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Scientist from UEA develops climate change app
Craig Wallace, a senior research associate at UEA, has released EarthSystemData, one of the world’s first apps to enable users to explore current and future climate change information. “I want members of the public to have access to the same climate information that governments and businesses are using to plan for the future,” said Wallace….