Press releases March 2003
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Jaguar Cars support Belize conservation
A team of young scientists from the University of East Anglia (Norwich) has arrived in Belize to carry out research that will benefit wild Jaguars. The three researchers, who are undertaking their projects as part of their MSc studies, will be working with a local Belizean organisation, the Programme for Belize (PfB), who own and manage a huge reserve in northern Belize. The students are Begonia Sastre who is looking at the economic benefits to the local communities of conservation, Dave Redding who is studying the effects of vegetation type on the prey species of the Jaguar and Puma, and Juan Carlos Ruiz Guajardo who is looking at the effects of logging on Jaguar prey. Read more
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
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Reconstructing corruption
The government announced this week reforms to UK bribery and corruption laws to clarify exactly what is corruption and bring coherence to complex and outdated legislation - a conference at the University of East Anglia (UEA) next month takes up the corruption theme. Read more
Thu, 27 Mar 2003
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Weather affects Lyme Disease in northeast USA
Weather and changing climate are contributing to the pattern of Lyme disease fluctuation seen throughout the northeastern United States, according to new research from the University of East Anglia, UK. Read more
Thu, 13 Mar 2003
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Norwich scientists grow snapdragons in microchips
Scientists from the John Innes Centre (JIC) and University of East Anglia(UEA) in Norwich have today reported that they have been able to 'grow' snapdragon petals in a computer. The research team used a computer programme to simulate the growth of snapdragon petals, this allowed them to modify the key processes in petal development and so establish how the shape of petals is determined in the living plant. The research is reported in the international science journal Nature. Read more
Thu, 13 Mar 2003
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The bacterial arms race
When bacteria attack and cause illness there is an arms race going on inside us, as the audience at the University of East Anglia's Colman Lecture 2003 will hear next week. Read more
Mon, 10 Mar 2003
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UEA scientists get out of the lab during
From glitter bugs and bottled clouds to yeast bubbles and lasers, the science behind everyday life will be explained by University of East Anglia (UEA) scientists as they get out of the lab during this year's National Science Week. Read more
Mon, 3 Mar 2003
