Press releases February 2006
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Have you got the write stuff?
Finding a career where writing pays can be tough. Producing a bestseller is one way - but not the only way. To find out more, local students and graduates are invited to a Careers in Writing and Communication event at the University of East Anglia on March 20. Read more
Thu, 23 Feb 2006
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Donate your DNA to reveal your East Anglian roots
Could your family be descended from Saxon farmers? Or Norman invaders? Or even Viking warriors? And could our colonising ancestors be responsible for the common diseases that affect modern day Norfolk and Suffolk? Read more
Tue, 21 Feb 2006
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Richard E Grant rescheduled
Richard E Grant will now appear at UEA's spring literary festival on Monday May 15 instead of April 6. This is due to a delay in the publication of his new book, Wah-Wah. Read more
Mon, 20 Feb 2006
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Volunteers fair
The University of East Anglia is hosting a volunteers fair this week to promote the range of local opportunities available. Read more
Mon, 20 Feb 2006
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Urgent action needed on climate change
New research by the Environment Agency and the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia shows that the decisions of this generation will leave a legacy of increasing climate change over the next millennium unless there is a major reduction in emissions. Read more
Thu, 16 Feb 2006
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Professor Eastwood appointed Chief Executive of HEFCE
HEFCE press release: Professor David Eastwood, Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia, has been appointed Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England. He takes up the post on 1 September 2006. Read more
Wed, 15 Feb 2006
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Shocking findings on disability in the developing world
The UN millennium development goals will be missed if the voice of the disabled poor continues to be ignored, according to groundbreaking new research by the University of East Anglia. Read more
Tue, 14 Feb 2006
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New school for trainee nurses & midwives
UEA student nurses, midwives and operating department practitioners have moved into a new multi-million pound school. Read more
Tue, 14 Feb 2006
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Famous authors raise funds for tsunami
The world's best known science fiction writer has joined a host of authors in an anthology of work to raise money for regions affected by the 2004 Tsunami. Read more
Tue, 14 Feb 2006
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Research into stammering starts at UEA
The first research at UEA into stammering is being funded by the Dominic Barker Trust, set up in the memory of a young local man for whom the burden of stammering was too much and who took his own life. Read more
Mon, 13 Feb 2006
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Hot spots increase in Northern Hemisphere
The temperature of the northern hemisphere has increased over a larger area in the last century than at any time in the past millennium a report published in Science reveals this week. Read more
Mon, 13 Feb 2006
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Musical treat with Czech maestro
A rare opportunity for the public to see a musical master at work - from first rehearsal to final performance -takes place in Norwich this month. Read more
Fri, 3 Feb 2006
