The Netflix series ‘Tiger King’ has gripped the world, amassing over 64 million viewers to date. It follows the life of U.S. tiger park owner Joe Exotic, and specifically focalises his long running feud with his rival, ‘Big Cat Rescue’ owner, Carole Baskin. Although the accusations and personal drama eclipses the issue of animal cruelty,…
Interview
Coronavirus could be around for ‘several years’, warns UEA expert
This is not your standard interview. Instead of sitting across from Paul Hunter, UEA professor of Medicine, microbiologist and expert on the coronavirus pandemic, I’m chatting to him over the phone since the UK is in lockdown. The coronavirus pandemic has gripped the world and left many in disarray. I start by asking him the…
Science
The sustainable solution to plastic waste
By now we are all aware that the plastic in our oceans is a staggering problem. We’ve all seen the pictures of plastic waste floating on the surface of the seas, but what is now coming to light is that this may be less than 1% of the problem. Every year eight million tonnes of…
Science
Aborigines may have the answer to the wildfires
The Australian bushfires have so far scorched over 18,000,000 hectares and over 60 fires continue to burn in the states of New South Wales and Victoria. The 2019-2020 Australian bushfire season, which commenced on the 5th of September last year, has been one of the worst in recent history. It is believed that up to…
Science
Student receives 50k grant for sustainable business
Climate change is an issue at the forefront of most students’ minds. Many of us are beginning to make lifestyle changes like becoming vegetarian and boycotting single-use plastic wherever possible. UEA student George Bailey, however, has taken this one step further by starting up an environmentally sustainable business of his own. The nineteen-year-old has created…
Features
‘Why can’t they just be doctors?’ How racism is affecting UEA medical students
Over the summer, a group of new UEA graduates posted a photo on social media with the caption: “We worked for it and we got it. The UK’s newest black doctors.” The verified Instagram account linkuptv reposted the image, which now has more than 17,000 likes. While the post’s reception was largely positive, with notable…
Black History Month Special, Features
Black History Month: what it is and why it matters
The month of October marks Black History Month in the UK, an annual observance originating in the United States, during which the Afro-Caribbean communities are celebrated and landmark events of black history are remembered. It is a celebration of the history of the African diaspora, the collective term for the African communities dispersed around the…
Features
UEA charts in world top 200
Since 2010, UEA has consistently ranked within the global top 200 universities (Times Higher Education Rankings). The highest position UEA achieved in this decade was 145 in the 2012 edition of the chart. The 2020 chart places UEA at 192. This makes UEA one of six UK non-Russell group universities to be in the global…
Main Stories
Brexit uncertainty leaves UK universities in the balance
As the deadline for Brexit draws closer, uncertainty remains high among many UK industries, and it appears even the education sector is not exempt from the on-going confusion. Predictions about whether the UK will leave the EU with or without a deal are changing almost daily, and universities are being left in the balance. According…
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