“What advice do you have for someone starting uni with a really shy personality? I’ve always been quiet but now I don’t want that to hold me back when I’m trying to make new friends and become a new person. I just get so worried that people will think the things I say are stupid…
News
Online learning disputes ‘value proposition’ of higher education
Record numbers of students attending university this year will be paying higher fees for public universities. The fee, £9,250 annually, is higher than any other developed country. This excludes prestigious private universities, such as in the US, but has called into question the ‘value proposition’ of online lessons. An international Education report by the OECD…
Features
Leaving home made me love home
The tiny seaside town I grew up in holds the biggest place in my heart. I mean, who doesn’t love the seaside? But, if you’d have asked me at 18, just before I moved to university, how I felt about my hometown, my answer would be incredibly different to what it is now. I chose…
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Top 50 global ranking for UEA research
The University of East Anglia’s research was ranked in the top 50 of the most cited research material globally, as part of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2022 released earlier this month. The metrics are based on the number of times published work is cited by scholars from a varying academic work,…
Books
The Fine Line Between Reading for Pleasure and Reading for Education
I don’t know about you, but I don’t tend to find myself picking up Homer’s The Odyssey as I do some light reading by the pool, sipping on a cocktail. Instead, I enjoy the light-hearted fiction from authors such as Sally Rooney or Sophie Kinsella as I am transported into a land of dreamy romance…
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36% rise in staff accessing mental health support from the university
According to data obtained through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to UEA, the number of staff who accessed mental health support from the university rose by 36% in the 2020/21 academic, bringing the number from 163 people to 222. The FOI request (FOI_21-176) shows that, prior to this 36% increase, the number of staff…
Creative Writing
Fractured Friendships
You were numb, but it had to be done. You told them straight up that you two were growing apart. That you no longer felt good for each other. They had stopped confiding in you, you knew that much, but you didn’t know why. You knew they made you feel awful, like you were walking…
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Full vaccination not required for students returning to university
Government sources have, today, revealed there are “no plans” for the speculated double-jab requirement for university students. This decision appears to be a U-turn in the government’s plans, as Education Minister Vicky Ford recently suggested plans were being made to ensure full vaccination of university students before they could be allowed to live in halls…
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University students could require full vaccination to attend lectures and live in halls
Covid-19 restrictions hit hard again for the university youth as Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces students could require full vaccination in order to attend lectures and reside in their university halls. Reports indicate the Prime Minister is actively “pushing” the proposition to “encourage” an elevated vaccine intake among young people. Another senior government spokesman indicated the government’s plans to ensure full…
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