This article was written using reports produced by young journalists who took part in the Report for the Future climate journalism programme. COP26 was the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference which took place at the beginning of November. Held in Glasgow, the conference set out to understand how best to reduce emissions, take steps…
Inquiry into UK Covid response releases first report
Information from two committee inquiries regarding the government’s response to the Coronavirus outbreak, has been released today. In it, the UK government were heavily criticized for being too slow in their response to the Coronavirus outbreak early last year. Whilst the report highlights some of the positive steps taken within England during the pandemic, such…
Damning report into Ambulance Trust finds a culture of sexual assault and bullying
A recent report into East Anglia Ambulance Service Trust (EAAST) has found that the trust has ‘inadequate leadership’ and that this leadership ‘fostered abuse’. In the wake of thirteen allegations of sexual misconduct including predatory behaviour by staff, the regulator Care Quality Commission (CQC) released findings relating to the management of the EAAST. Regulators said…
Norwich City Council responds to IPCC report on climate change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a report on 8 October stating that there are only a dozen years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5ºC. Clive Lewis, Labour MP for Norwich South responded to the news on Twitter, stating that ‘The physics of climate change dictate we must halve…
Latest trends from UUK
Universities UK (UUK) have published their latest report on patterns and trends in higher education for 2018. The report covers the academic year for 2016-17, a total of 2,316,475 students were studying at higher education establishments within the UK. At little over 1m, 44% of those in education were new entrants onto programs at these…
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…
Women’s Rugby storm to victory
UEA Women’s Rugby stormed to one of the first victories of the day with an incredible 53-5 victory over Essex. Essex proved no competition for the formidable women’s that were out in full force and proved early on they meant business. By half time, UEA were already winning by a considerable margin and used the…
IPCC releases 5th climate report
Peter Sheehan looks in to the IPCC climate report and studies its finer details.
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