The anticipated trial of Lady Malcone, for the murder of Dr Tom Bland, presented a difficult task for the jury on March 2nd. With the contested use of evidence posted on Twitter, the revelation of Lady Malone’s false title and disagreement over the cause of death, the jury was notably divided. As the trial began…
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Murder on UEA campus
UEA is embroiled in a murder investigation after a body was found near the Mustard Centre yesterday evening. The body was identified as that of Dr Tom Bland, curator of the art gallery, which last night saw the opening of a controversial exhibition featuring articles associated with militant group ISIS. The body of Dr Bland…
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UEA artefacts criticised over links to ISIS
Recent artefacts that appeared in the Mustard Centre have been criticised following their arrival last Friday. This followed claims that some of the artefacts can be linked back to military activities by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS). The main sponsor of the exhibit is Lady Malcone, a UEA alumnus and one of the university’s greatest contributors…
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Syria’s ‘Untold Pilgrimages’: A surprisingly tight-lipped affair
The setup for the Mustard’s Untold Pilgrimages struck me as uncharacteristic of the centre’s usually generous layouts. Each exhibit resides in its own atrium, with even the smallest of artefacts fleshed-out with embellishments. A lack of pieces isn’t sinful, of course, and as I sidled between the hefty centre-barriers, I was nonetheless inspired by the…
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Do Something Different Week: What else is happening?
Megan Baynes, Jessica Frank-Keyes and Caitlin Doherty spoke to some of the team involved in DSDW to find out what else undergraduates can expect: Get Pixelated UEA’s brand new media suite, tucked away in the music centre (next to the Shop, for the uninitiated) is a labyrinthine nest of corridors and staircases. But it’s well…
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Do Something Different Week: The art of science & murder
UEA is hosting a campus wide murder mystery. Follow us as we investigate: Who did it, where and how? Characters: Lady Malcone After graduating from the university as a student in Art History, Lady M has made sure to retain her connections to UEA. Having made her fortunes from leasing her private jet, she quickly became…
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Do Different Week: “UEA murder suspect”
Always fancied yourself a tabloid journalist? Always had a knack for puntastic headlines? An incident, a suspicious death, a complex investigation, troubled experts, compromised witnesses, tabloid intervention and a highly charged trial: Do Different Week is about to shake up sleepy Norwich. As with the best crime dramas, not everything is as it seems, and…