On Thursday 22 November, the Library celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with an evening of art and performance prepared by UEA students. The Library officially opened on 25 October 1968, and has been celebrating its fifty years with a range of events and displays since October, culminating last night with an event organised by the Creative…
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Comment Box: Sam Gyimah misses the mark with ‘grade inflation’
More students achieving first class degrees is not a bad thing. At least, it shouldn’t be. With education standards in the UK generally improving and year-on-year more students getting into Britain’s world-class universities, should it not be a success story to have so many leave higher education with such a fantastic degree classification? The fact…
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Is the SU’s transaction fee unlawful?
A student has complained ‘hidden’ transaction fees of 34p per purchase of a ticket from the Students’ Union website may be unlawful, though the Union is defending the fee. Joe Williams, an MA Modern and Contemporary writing student, complained to the Union about their surcharges after the SU posted on the LCR ticket exchange Facebook…
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UEA to appear on University Challenge tonight
A UEA team will take on Keble College, Oxford, on BBC’s University Challenge tonight at 8:30pm. The team, consisting of students Ed Bellamy, Matthew Reid, Matthew Walker and Madeline Forde-Roberts will be battling students from Keble College on the famous quiz show hosted by Jeremy Paxman. Tonight’s episode is the last of this series’ first-round…
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Changes made to extension requests
UEA has made a number of changes to the extenuating circumstances regulations, which have come into effect for the 2018/19 academic year. Key changes include an increase in the number of self-certified extensions students are allowed per year. Previously, students could only self-certify an extenuating circumstance for one extension request per academic year. In an…
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Missing UEA graduate Tom Coe found “alive and well”
A UEA graduate who was reported as missing as of midnight on Wednesday 10 October, has been found “alive and well”. In a Facebook post uploaded by a friend of the graduate, Economics student Harry Kennedy, it was announced Tom Coe was found and his family are “relieved”. Harry said: “Tom is back with us…
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Student dies, age 20, in Kett House
The university has confirmed a student’s ‘sudden’ death today, Thursday 11 October. Norfolk police had officers attend the University accommodation just before 10am today. A spokesperson for the university said a student died in Kett house. They added a coroner has been noted and an inquest will begin soon. A UEA spokesperson said “It is…
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Transphobic stickers appear on campus
Transphobic messages have appeared on stickers around campus and in the city centre over the last week. It is currently unclear who is responsible for distributing the stickers, but UEA Security and Norfolk Police are investigating while also responding to reports made by taking down the stickers. The stickers contain extremely offensive messages which question…
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School of Literature, Drama and Creative writing appoints four new staff members
The school of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing has announced four award-winning novelists, screenwriters, playwrights and performers will be joining UEA’s renowned Creative Writing programme this year. A spokesperson for the university said UEA is ‘delighted’ to welcome the staff: Professor Tessa McWatt, Tom Benn, Molly Naylor, and Ben Musgrave. Professor McWatt is a Guyanese-born…
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