Press releases November 2003
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Whale Tales and Captivating Castles
Children are being given a special opportunity this Christmas to decode the secret language of the sea and become a fly on the wall in a lived-in castle. Read more
Fri, 28 Nov 2003
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The Birth of the Altarpiece
Altarpieces are very familiar as adornments and focuses of devotion in churches but they also play an important role in art history. Next week, a Cambridge art historian will visit Norwich to discuss the origins and early development of the painted altarpiece. Read more
Wed, 26 Nov 2003
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The State of our Liberty
A leading human rights campaigner is to visit UEA this week to talk on the subject of civil liberties in the UK. Read more
Tue, 25 Nov 2003
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PhD student triumphs in business plan competition
An innovative idea to correct colours for colour-blind computer users has taken first prize of GBP3000 at the UEA Business Plan Competition 2003. Read more
Mon, 24 Nov 2003
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Promising start to season for UEA Boat Club
Building on their success in competitions over the summer, rowers in the UEA Boat Club continued with winning performances in last week's Cantabrigian Rowing Club Winter Head Race. Read more
Fri, 21 Nov 2003
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New laboratory to study the oceans and air
Almost two-thirds of the planet is ocean and this has a major impact on our lives. Now the University of East Anglia (UEA) will be home to the world's first facility dedicated to the study of chemical ocean-air interactions which are important in regulating Earth's climate. Read more
Fri, 21 Nov 2003
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Local farmers are key to food security
Tropical regions could enjoy secure food supplies over the next fifty years if local smallholder farmers are helped to help themselves, says a University of East Anglia development expert writing in this week's international journal Science. Read more
Thu, 20 Nov 2003
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The view from Knowsley
A two-day conference next March will seek to remind the Conservative party of a forgotten branch of its history that casts the party's traditional image - and the political history of the 19th century - in a different light. Read more
Tue, 18 Nov 2003
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TV that talks back keeps everybody in the picture
The University of East Anglia (UEA) and Norwich-based animation company Televirtual have proved a winning combination for the second time, by coming top in the Royal Television Society's national technical awards for 2003. Read more
Mon, 17 Nov 2003
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An Eye on Design
The London Eye, which in its short life has become one of Britain's most recognisable landmarks, will form the basis of this year's annual Norfolk Association of Architects' Norwich Lecture on Contemporary Architecture and Design at the University of East Anglia. Read more
Mon, 17 Nov 2003
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Local business community urged to utilise UEA's environmental expertise
Most businesses could become more efficient by making environmental improvements. However, high costs of tackling these concerns often make environmental concerns secondary to other essential elements of running a successful business. Read more
Fri, 14 Nov 2003
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Ian McEwan launches New Writing Partnership
Guests from across the local, national and international literary scenes will gather to hear Booker Prize winner Ian McEwan support the ambitions for the New Writing Partnership at a launch event in Norwich this Friday, November 14. Read more
Wed, 12 Nov 2003
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The writer returns
As a literature student at UEA, Ian McEwan would have enjoyed many discussions with his tutors about the great writers of the time. Now, some twenty years later, he is revisiting the university to take part in a series of talks entirely focussed on his own work. Read more
Tue, 11 Nov 2003
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Golf for cancer
A pair of Norwich businessmen have raised GBP 5000 for cancer research at the University of East Anglia (UEA). Read more
Mon, 10 Nov 2003
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Lunchtime: A musical interlude
Soggy sandwiches and a lonely park bench may well be a thing of the past for lunch breakers in the city, as a series of lunchtime concerts gets underway. Read more
Mon, 10 Nov 2003
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UEA musicians pay tribute to 'remarkable man'
The UEA Symphony Orchestra will remember the late literary critic Edward Said in a concert dedicated to his memory. Read more
Fri, 7 Nov 2003
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Time Travelling
The remarkable discovery in nineteenth century Venice of ancient archives that unravelled the secrets of pre-Reformation England is to be commemorated in a special lecture at UEA. Read more
Wed, 5 Nov 2003
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Suffolk County Council pledges to reduce carbon
Suffolk County Council will today become the first organisation to officially commit to reduce its carbon emissions when it signs a pledge to CRed, the community carbon reduction project. Read more
Tue, 4 Nov 2003
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UEA scientist wins prestigious award
One of the University of East Anglia's (UEA) rising stars has won a prestigious research award from the Leverhulme Trust. Dr Andrew Jordan, an environmental scientist, has been awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize worth GBP 50,000 for his research into how an enlarging European Union can best respond to the challenge of sustainable development. Read more
Mon, 3 Nov 2003
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Government asked to go 'back to basics' as Norwich cancer scientist awarded GBP 35,000 from AICR charity
Today, leading cancer research charity, the Association for International Cancer Research (AICR), announced that a scientist studying in Norwich is to benefit from GBP 35,522 as part of an international GBP 4.6 million funding package. AICR funds basic scientific research into possible cures and treatments for new anti-cancer drugs. Read more
Mon, 3 Nov 2003
