Volodymyr Zelenskiy, an actor and comedian, won with a landslide margin in Ukraine’s presidential election, with over 70 percent of the vote. He defeated his closest rival, former president, Petro Poroshenko on 31 March and 21 April in a two-round system. Zelenskiy had zero political experience prior to the election except for playing the role…
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Sri Lanka Easter terror attacks kill hundreds
On Easter Sunday a group of nine men bombed churches and hotels, killing 253 and injuring some 500 people in Sri Lanka. Most of the victims were Sri Lankans but at least 38 foreigners are among the dead including British, Danish, Indian and US citizens. The attacks are Sri Lanka’s deadliest act of violence since…
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TV presenter Jake Humphrey funds UEA scholarship
BT Sport presenter Jake Humphrey has announced he is creating ‘The Jake Humphrey Scholarship’ in Film, Television and Media Studies at UEA. The scholarship will be awarded to a student from household with an income of less than £30,000 per annum, and will help to cover tuition and living costs. In a statement the university…
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University announces China summer school scholarships
The university is currently offering three fully funded student places for the International Summer Session 2019 at Fudan University, Shanghai, China. The summer session will run from 4 July to 3 August 2019 with deadline for applications being 31 March 2019 and applicants notified by 15 April 2019. The summer session will have a range…
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Nominations open for staff and student awards
In the spirit of elections and award season in the UEA Students’ Union, the nominations for Students Transforming Awards & Recognitions and Transforming Education Awards have opened. The Transforming Education Awards (teas) were created in order to recognise and acknowledge the exemplary work done by academic staff, including support staff, course reps and other students,…
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Comment Box: No-deal impact on students
Vivienne Stern raises valid concerns shared amongst myself and many other EU nationals. The UK used to look like an educational sanctuary to international students with it’s attractive universities and highly publicised international acceptance rates. But now? With the proposed Brexit date looming without any clear idea of what this would mean for international students…
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Health surcharge for International Students
In 2015, the government introduced a healthcare surcharge for non-EU citizens applying to study or migrate to the United Kingdom. The initial cost of the surcharge for students was £150 but since the turn of 2019, it has now doubled and will now cost international non-EU students £300 per year of study. The Immigration Healthcare…
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Recently Played: NBA 2K Mobile
After deciding not to touch my laptop for about a week when going to visit a friend in Sheffield, I was left with my mobile phone being the closest thing I had to a gaming console. Upon logging into the App Store, I discovered a recently updated version of NBA 2K Mobile which I immediately…
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Bar(su) removes Coca Cola from taps
Numerous students have voiced concerns over the SU bar removing Coca-Cola as a draught mixer. A representative for the bar has responded to numerous complaints on the student-run ‘Concrete Confessions Between UEA Seshions’ page, stating that the beverage will still be sold in bottled form. The majority of the complaints were from individuals that experience…
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