Press releases April 2005
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Keeping it real
Students from the University of East Anglia are set to become real life management consultants this week when they visit one of the world's leading risk and insurance services firms. Read more
Wed, 27 Apr 2005
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Identity theft talk steals prestigious science communication award
A social scientist from the University of East Anglia has won a prestigious award for science communication. Read more
Wed, 27 Apr 2005
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Literary festival reaches fever pitch
Nick Hornby, author of international bestsellers Fever Pitch and About a Boy is the latest in a long line-up of acclaimed writers to visit the University of East Anglia this spring. Read more
Thu, 21 Apr 2005
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Biodiversity promotes evolutionary change
You may not wish to encounter the fearsome Promachus Vexator (Robber Fly) on your holiday in Tenerife this summer. But if you do, you will be face to face with an insect that is found nowhere else - and whose evolution may be a direct consequence of the great wealth of species on the Canary Islands, according to new research by evolutionary biologists at the University of East Anglia. Read more
Thu, 21 Apr 2005
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A man with a mission
The life and work of one of Britain's leading development economists will be celebrated at the University of East Anglia this week. Read more
Wed, 20 Apr 2005
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Switch On to Switch Off Campaign at UEA
Staff and students at UEA and a US university will be flicking off light switches and shutting down computers in a unique cross-Atlantic energy-saving project. Read more
Wed, 20 Apr 2005
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MP's 'Question Time' at UEA
A panel of local politicians will be put on the spot at a science and technology themed 'Question Time' at UEA on April 21. Read more
Mon, 18 Apr 2005
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East Anglia's descent on America
There may not seem an obvious link between East Anglia and America but a course run by the University of East Anglia is set to reveal how the people of this region influenced world history by choosing to settle in North America. Read more
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
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Director of Children's Services at UEA
Lisa Christensen, recently appointed director of Children's Services in Norfolk, will be speaking at UEA on Thursday April 28. Read more
Wed, 13 Apr 2005
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Battle of the chemists
Budding young chemists from across the region will be battling it out in the science labs of the University of East Anglia this week. Read more
Wed, 13 Apr 2005
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A world of opportunity
Think of a typical year abroad for language students and you would assume French students set off for France and Spanish students head off to Spain. Read more
Thu, 7 Apr 2005
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Electric Composer
This year's UEA Sonic Arts concert will feature Tony Conrad, the well known composer and performer. Read more
Wed, 6 Apr 2005
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Sex and the chicken
Cuckoo tricks with chicks, cricket courtship and the reproductive success of the alpine newt. These are just a few of the topics up for discussion at an animal behaviour being held at UEA over the next two days. Read more
Tue, 5 Apr 2005
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The busy builder
Not content with his jam-packed schedule of full time work and study, UEA employee and music postgraduate James Dexter, is flying to Sri Lanka in May to help rebuild houses destroyed by the tsunami. Read more
Tue, 5 Apr 2005
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Germs, glorious germs
Bacteria are the much-maligned subject of the Royal Society's Leeuwenhoek Lecture to be held at UEA later this month. Read more
Tue, 5 Apr 2005
