Press releases April 2004
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A new vision of 40,000 years of world art
Over forty thousand years of artistic activity have been recorded in the first ever atlas of world art, edited by Prof John Onians from the School of World Art Studies and Museology at UEA. Read more
Tue, 27 Apr 2004
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Women in science: an undervalued asset?
The higher up the science career scale, the fewer women you are likely to find and their experience is more likely to be a lonely one than for men, according to new national research to be released tomorrow (28 April) conducted at the University of East Anglia (UEA). Read more
Tue, 27 Apr 2004
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Festival of Chemistry at UEA
84 students from 21 schools in the East Anglia region will compete in the annual Salters' Festival of Chemistry at the University of East Anglia (UEA) on Wednesday April 28. Each school will be represented by a team of four 11-13 year olds. Read more
Mon, 26 Apr 2004
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Looking ahead to reduce flood risks
A reduction in green house gas emissions and enhanced long-term flood management are needed to control the risk to the UK from future flooding, according to a major new national report published today by the DTI. The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, based at the University of East Anglia, was a key partner in the strategic report and wrote several of the chapters. Read more
Thu, 22 Apr 2004
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Polar clouds take a bite out of meteoric iron
Polar clouds are known to play a major role in the destruction of Earth's protective ozone layer, creating the springtime ozone hole above Antarctica. Now, scientists have found that polar clouds also play a significant role in removing meteoric iron from Earth's atmosphere. Read more
Thu, 15 Apr 2004
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Mathematicians gather in Norwich
More than 200 mathematicians from around the UK and beyond will gather at the University of East Anglia (UEA) next week, for the 46th British Applied Mathematics Colloquium (April 19-22). Read more
Thu, 15 Apr 2004
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It’s raining….again
Getting drenched when the forecast was for sunny skies or sweltering in the heat whilst dressed for snow is enough to make anyone grumble about the great British weather – and the people who try to predict it. Read more
Wed, 14 Apr 2004
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Next step: Cyborg
The man who shocked the international scientific community in 1998 by having a silicon chip transponder surgically implanted in his left arm, will be visiting the University of East Anglia (UEA) next week. Read more
Wed, 14 Apr 2004
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Shoe Fly Baby
A creative writing graduate from UEA is to see her work in print, after entering a prestigious literary competition. Read more
Tue, 6 Apr 2004
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New nationwide network to look at biodiversity
Ecologists from the University of East Anglia (UEA) are joining in a newly launched nationwide network of researchers interested in population biology. Read more
Thu, 1 Apr 2004
