The fact that UEA has announced it may use livestreams for lectures in the future is a very exciting prospect. Soon people from all around the world will be able to learn from experts at UEA without actually having to be on the Norwich campus. Our front page exclusive highlights that UEA is currently at…
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UEA postgrad hired by Nasa to do research on exoplanets and alien life
A high-flying UEA postgraduate student as been hired to work at Nasa to investigate whether alien life may exist on other planets. Andrew Rushby first made headlines when he successfully proved that the Earth will be habitable for at least another 1.75 billion years in an article published in the journal Astrobiology. Following his findings,…
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UEA’s £4.35m halls rent profit
[su_heading]The university has made millions on accommodation since 2013 FOI request reveals.[/su_heading] UEA has been making millions in profit from halls of residence a freedom of information request from this publication has revealed. The Union of UEA Students (UUEAS) has responded by calling for the university to include students when making decisions on the prices…
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UEA second for satisfaction but scores low on assessment return time
Survey results released today highlight that UEA has risen to second in the country for student satisfaction among mainstream universities but has slipped to 168th for satisfaction on coursework return times. Full-time, first degree final-year undergraduate taught students across the UK were asked to take part in the National Student Survey earlier this year to…
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Maintenance grants scrapped in summer budget
In today’s Budget it was announced that maintenance grants, aimed at the poorest in society to provide financial assistance while studying at university, are to be scrapped by the government and that the £9,000 cap on tuition fees is set to rise. At 12:30 today the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, stood up in…
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Tunisia: A country striving for normality
In January 2011 Tunisia witnessed the birth of the Arab Spring. After 22 years of tyranny under the rule of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali the people of this country in the North of Africa took to the streets to start a revolution against their leader in the hope of liberal democracy. Unlike just about…
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Interview: Douglas Carswell
When we were shown into the meeting room for the interview with Douglas Carswell it was clear that he wasn’t fazed or nervous, and was every inch the professional MP. His recent move to Ukip had obviously been a major landmark in his career, and one which was particually controversial. Concrete was eager to interview…
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Interview: Leslie Grahame
The Green Party’s parliamentary candidate for Norwich South is Lesley Grahame. Sitting in Marzano café inside The Forum, literally 100 metres away from where she launched her campaign back in January we discuss her campaign so far as I try to get to know a bit more about the softly spoken candidate that the Green…
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Interview: Natalie Bennett
“I don’t promise to keep this schedule up!” Natalie Bennett, the leader of the Green party, is on her second visit to Norwich in as many weeks, proof of the attention that the party is paying to its number-two target seat in next month’s general election. “Norwich South is one of our incredibly important seats….
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