The annual commemoration which focuses on the liberation and equality of women is on the 8th of March. The International Women’s Day 2021 campaign theme is #choosetochallenge. The charity behind the event International Women’s Day has focused 2021’s theme around the idea of challenging everyday bias and calling out inequality: “We can all choose to…
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Students set to return home as UEA announces end of term plans
Plans have been unveiled by the UK government for university students to return home for Christmas. It is hoped students across England will be allowed to return as part of an ‘evacuation-style’ plan, with a travel window set to be opened between 3 and 9 December. This is to minimise the risk of them spreading…
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Controversy as twin room Ziggurat fees increased
Controversy has emerged on campus after the fees for twin Ziggurat rooms were increased. Due to COVID-19 social distancing measures, the twin ziggurat rooms were modified to house one student rather than two. These rooms are often an affordable option for students, costing £79.45 per week versus £118.09 for the standard single option. When applying…
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SU ‘cash crisis’: societies may have funds stripped unless UEA helps
Uea(su) is facing a “cash crisis” that could see it run out of money within a matter of months. Without the University’s financial aid the SU may be forced to use societies’ and clubs’ subs account money in an attempt to prevent insolvency. Management minutes released by the SU show officials said by not using…
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Builder donates £1 million to student scheme
About £1 million pounds has been left to a student scheme with the intention to help, “the man on the street”, to aid non-privileged students at the University of East Anglia. The donor was William Hamlin, a builder who also rented five homes to students in Norwich. He died at the age of 76 in…
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Following the herd: students vote to remove beef from SU outlets
An agriculture expert has said there seems to be “a trend towards campuses free of beef, and sometimes other meats such as lamb” after UEA became the third university to have some kind of beef ban on campus. Dr David Rose is an associate professor of agricultural innovation and extension at the University of Reading….
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UEA professor made a CBE for services to climate change
Prof Corrine Le Quere has been recognised on the Queen’s Birthday Honours list to receive a CBE. Those recognised on the list are impressive figures who give up their time to volunteer in their communities, to contribute to local politics or make strides in science or the arts. Prof Corinne Le Quere, who is originally…
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UEA approves plans for new £65m teaching building
UEA has approved plans for a new £65m Faculty of Arts and Humanities building that will also allow refurbishment of the grade-II listed Lasdun teaching wall over the next ten years. Developing the Sky House will mean students and staff can move into the building while the university renovates the 1960s-era Lasdun Wall. From 2022 the…
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‘The bursary has been a lifeline for many of us, but for others it isn’t enough’
When the university announced increased funding for mental health support, students and staff rejoiced. Some, however, worried about where the extra money would be found, and now the bursary page has quietly listed reduced amounts and revised eligibility criteria for students starting in September. The irony is that working-class students are more likely to experience…
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