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Natural Sciences
Natural Sciences are at the heart of our Faculty of Science, which has a powerful reputation for innovation, excellence and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Our students and researchers cross the boundaries of academic disciplines including physics, chemistry, maths, computing sciences, biology and earth sciences. Our flexible programmes allow students to shape their degree according to their interests. The Faculty of Science is home to leading research in fields as diverse as climate change and the exploration of nanowires, placing our students at the cutting edge of their field of study. And through the Norwich Research Park, we have links to prestigious research institutes including the Quadram Institute, Earlham Institute, the Sainsbury Laboratory, and the John Innes Centre.
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BSc
Read more > Natural Sciences with a Year Abroad
Create your own unique sciences degree, and study across a range of exciting disciplines. You could study any combination of biology, chemistry, computing,...
BSc (Hons)
Read more > Natural Sciences with a Placement Year
Create your own unique sciences degree, and study across a range of exciting disciplines. You could study any combination of biology, chemistry, computing,...
MNatSci
Read more > Natural Sciences
Create your own unique sciences degree, and study across a range of exciting disciplines. You could study any combination of biology, chemistry, computing,...
BSc (Hons)
Read more > Natural Sciences
Create your own unique sciences degree, and study across a range of exciting disciplines. You could study any combination of biology, chemistry, computing,...
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Natural Sciences
01 Jun 2023
Read more > UEA researchers develop a synthetic strategy to protect and functionalise inorganic nanoparticles, enhancing their theranostic potential
Researchers at UEA, led by Dr María J. Marín, have worked in collaboration with the group of Dr Thomas Hirsch at the University of Regensburg to develop a...
01 Jun 2023
Read more > UEA to introduce new AI programme based on Google’s open-source hardware-accelerated JavaScript library
Students from the University of East Anglia (UEA) will be among the first in the country to be taught skills in artificial intelligence based on TensorFlow.js,...
30 May 2023
Read more > 4,000-year-old plague DNA found – the oldest cases to date in Britain
A researcher from the University of East Anglia has helped find the oldest case of the plague in Britain.
23 May 2023
Read more > Uncovering the consequences of plastic pollution
Experts at the University of East Anglia have warned of the dangers of plastic pollution ahead of a UN meeting on the topic.