Press releases December 2003
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UEA course to help boost creativity
Many industry experts would agree that creativity is the lifeblood of successful business - now the region's business men and women can unleash their creative potential through a special course offered by UEA's Business Innovation Centre. Read more
Fri, 19 Dec 2003
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Traditional Christmas snack under threat
An international group of scientists is warning that the traditional Christmas snack of Brazil nuts could be under threat if intensive harvesting practices continue in persistently exploited areas. Read more
Thu, 18 Dec 2003
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(ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE MET OFFICE) Fifth warmest in Britain, third warmest year globally
Despite record-breaking temperatures this summer and a prolonged dry spell, the year 2003 has only been the fifth warmest in much of Britain since records began in 1659, according to figures released by the Met Office today. The mean Central England Temperature so far this year has been 10.82 degrees C, 1.09 degrees C above the long-term average. 1949, 1990, 1999 and 2002 were warmer with a CET between 1.1 and 1.2 degrees C above average. These comparisons are made with the Central England Temperature Series which covers the past 345 years. Read more
Tue, 16 Dec 2003
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Japanese honour for Lady Sainsbury
The Japanese government is to award 'The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon' to Lady Sainsbury, in recognition of her continuous and outstanding contribution to the promotion of Japanese art and research in the UK. Read more
Tue, 9 Dec 2003
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Pupils to benefit from specially trained leisure and tourism teachers
Schools in the region will soon be able to employ, for the first time, teachers specially trained in the field of leisure and tourism, as the University of East Anglia has become one of only two centres to offer a new teacher training course in this area. Read more
Mon, 8 Dec 2003
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Chemistry Christmas Cracker
The chemistry behind Christmas will be revealed this week (Friday 12 December and Monday 15 December) when the University of East Anglia (UEA) hosts a Christmas Cracker for schools in the region. Read more
Mon, 8 Dec 2003
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White Christmases unlikely
CRed, the community carbon reduction project run out of the University of East Anglia, is urging people to aim for a low carbon Christmas this year. Read more
Mon, 8 Dec 2003
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Issued on behalf of the British Ecological Society: Without ecology we are failing to reap the rewards of agri-environment schemes
Ecological evaluations must become an integral part of European agri-environment schemes if the billions of Euros spent on them are to result in real ecological benefits, leading ecologists have warned. A comprehensive review of the biodiversity benefits of agri-environment schemes, published in the latest issue of the British Ecological Society’s Journal of Applied Ecology, suggests that policy makers are not properly evaluating their effectiveness despite the fact that 24.3 billion Euros have been spent on such schemes in the European Union since 1994. Read more
Fri, 5 Dec 2003
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International conductor prepares to lead UEA musicians
The internationally renowned conductor Howard Williams will be taking up his baton next Saturday to lead the UEA Symphony Orchestra and choir at their annual concert. Read more
Tue, 2 Dec 2003
