From today students at UEA are now able to opt-in to a mental health initiative allowing the University to inform a person of the student’s choice about significant concerns over a student’s welfare via e:Vision. In a statement the University said: “The opt-in contact scheme is another way in which the University has implemented a…
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Hundreds of thousands sign petition calling for tuition fees refund
A petition calling for students to be reimbursed for this year’s tuition fees owing to the strikes and the coronavirus pandemic has been signed by more than 320,000 people. The petition’s founder Sophie Quinn wrote: “All students should be reimbursed of this years tuition fees as universities are now online only due to COVID-19, with…
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Graduation back on after student outcry
UEA’s Vice Chancellor has said graduation ceremonies will take place, a week after he told students they were cancelled. Prof David Richardson previously said: “Our Graduation ceremonies involve thousands of people travelling to campus from across the globe, and as the COVID-19 pandemic develops it would not be appropriate to hold such an event –…
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‘Judge me by my actions’ on mental health, says Vice Chancellor
UEA Vice Chancellor Prof David Richardson told students to “judge me by my actions” at a joint mental health Q&A with Student Services and Uea(su). Prof Richardson said: “Why should people believe and trust in me? Judge me by my actions. A year or so ago I said I would put in place a Vice…
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Dancing and dog walking for mental health event on campus
Uea(su) and Student Services (STS) will hold a day of events and drop in sessions at the Exhibition Space in the Hive on March 5 to promote positive mental wellbeing. There will be a whole range of activities, from dog walks to a free tap dance class. The Vice Chancellor and STS staff will also…
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UEA introduces initiative to tell parents about students’ mental health issues
The vice-chancellor’s mental health taskforce has announced during next semester students will be able to opt in to an initiative allowing UEA to inform a third party, such as a parent or guardian, about significant concerns over a student’s wellbeing. The taskforce is also introducing 15 other projects to support what the head of student services…
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Dr. Jane Goodall to open UEA’s new state-of-the-art science building
The UEA’s New Science Building was officially opened by Dr Jane Goodall on October 24 at 12pm, with several attendees, including Vice-Chancellor Prof David Richardson and Prof Ben Garrod, presenter and Professor of Evolutionary Biology and Science Engagement. The £30 million building is over 7000m2 and is located at the bottom of Chancellor’s Drive, adjacent…
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Stephen Fry and Gina Miller support Concrete campaign
Stephen Fry and Gina Miller are the two latest prominent figures to publicly support the Concrete Mental Health Crisis campaign. Fry retweeted Concrete’s announcement of the campaign to his 12.7 million followers on Twitter at the end of last month. Subsequently that tweet has been viewed over 250,000 times, a figure close to double the…
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UEA declares climate and biodiversity emergency
The university has declared a climate and biodiversity emergency following a motion tabled at UEA Assembly on behalf of Extinction Rebellion (XR) UEA, who held a ‘die-in’ at the Square in May. A spokesperson for XR UEA said: “In these times of great uncertainty, and with the climate and ecological crisis already impacting on the…
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