Press releases February 2004
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UEA Media Fair 2004
Faces from the media world will appear at UEA next week to offer advice to students eager to get into the highly competitive field. Read more
Fri, 27 Feb 2004
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Figuring out the past
Churchill, Elgar and William the Conqueror will be appearing at UEA this month – as the subjects of a series of history lectures. Read more
Thu, 26 Feb 2004
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Voices from Greece ring out in Norwich
Greece will be in the limelight later this year when the Olympic Games return to the land of their birth, but Norwich need not wait until then to discover the delights of Greek culture. A weekend of events at the University of East Anglia on March 13-14 will celebrate contemporary Greek culture with a film screening and live music performance. Read more
Thu, 26 Feb 2004
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Former judge visits UEA
A former judge at the European Court of Justice is to lecture at UEA next week on the European Union. Read more
Wed, 25 Feb 2004
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UEA Musicians prepare for European Tour
Young musicians from the University of East Anglia will soon be jetting off to Italy to perform at an annual music festival. Read more
Wed, 25 Feb 2004
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The face in the machine
ICT and multimedia companies in the East of England are being invited to discover how ‘virtual humans’ and digital technology could revolutionise the service they provide to customers at two seminar evenings, held at Wivenhoe House, Colchester, Essex on March 10 and the University of Hertfordshire on March 17. Read more
Wed, 25 Feb 2004
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School’s IN for the summer
The thought of a traditional summer holiday involving gallons of sun cream, a sand castle construction or two and piles of ‘summer reading’ paperbacks may not fill everyone’s heart with the summer holiday spirit. Read more
Tue, 24 Feb 2004
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The life of fly
The relation between dietary restriction and lifespan in mammals, including the humble fruit fly, will be discussed in a lecture at UEA next week. Read more
Tue, 24 Feb 2004
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GM Nation? public debate
As the Government moves towards a decision about whether GM crops should be grown commercially in Britain, a major report today argues that last summer’s Government-sponsored GM Nation? public debate, whilst being both innovative and an important experiment in public engagement, failed to fully meet its potential, and conveyed an overestimate of the strength of anti-GM feeling in the UK. Read more
Thu, 19 Feb 2004
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Watch out Chris Moyles
The next generation of radio DJ’s may well be honing their talents here in Norwich, thanks to a recent overhaul of a student radio station. Read more
Mon, 16 Feb 2004
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Paying for statins
GPs should be able to offer private prescriptions for cholesterol- lowering drugs (statins) to patients below 3 per cent risk of heart disease, argue University of East Anglia researchers in this week's British Medical Journal. Read more
Fri, 13 Feb 2004
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Jobs for the students
Over thirty organisations, including Virgin Money, Norfolk Wildlife Trust and the National Probation Office, will be taking part in a students Jobs Fair at UEA on Thursday 12th February. Read more
Tue, 10 Feb 2004
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UEA Prof is new CIM Chief Examiner
Professor Keith Fletcher of the University of East Anglia's School of Management has been appointed Chief Examiner for the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). Read more
Mon, 9 Feb 2004
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LNAT (National Admission Test for Law): Universities set to improve selection
A new national university admission test for law will be announced today. Eight leading law schools at universities in England, including the University of East Anglia, have agreed to establish a uniform test for admission to their undergraduate law degrees. Read more
Tue, 3 Feb 2004
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UEA at the Oscars
The journey from the flat lands of Norfolk to the hills of Hollywood is proving a highway to success for many of those associated with film studies at the University of East Anglia. Read more
Mon, 2 Feb 2004
