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Presence of airborne dust could signify increased habitability of distant planets, research shows

Scientists have expanded our understanding of potentially habitable planets orbiting distant stars by including a critical climate component the presence of airborne dust.

Rivers help lock carbon from fires into oceans for thousands of years

The extent to which rivers transport burned carbon to oceans - where it can be stored for tens of millennia - is revealed in new research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA).

UEA professor wins international environmental sciences prize for climate change research

The pioneering research of Prof Corinne Le Qur, from the University of East Anglias (UEAs) School of Environmental Sciences, into the impact of climate change on the worlds oceans has won a prestigious international prize.

Paedophile hunters’ tactics to be scrutinised by Supreme Court

Dr Joe Purshouse, lecturer in criminal law at UEA's School of Law, said: For the first time the Supreme Court will consider the impact of the activities of paedophile hunters on human rights.

UEA experts offer context on the unrest in America

UEA experts across a range of related areas from lived experience of racism to human rights laws and the history of the Civil Rights movement offer context and analysis on this developing situation.

EXPERT ALERT: A watershed in US digital democracy

What started earlier this week as a war of tweets between President Donald Trump and Twitter has transformed into an unprecedented moment in American digital democracy.

Thousands of NHS and care workers better protected as UEA visor production ends

After seven weeks and hundreds of hours worked by volunteers, the University of East Anglias (UEA) production of visors and Ear Comfort Bands (ECBs) has come to an end, with the final assembly totals exceeding 12,000 of each.

Major international project to tackle climate change resilience in Africa

A new 6.7M project involving the UEA aims to help rural East African communities adapt to climate change using state-of-the-art predictions of water scarcity and food insecurity.

BBC Contagion experiment offers Covid-19 control insight

Data from a BBC citizen science experiment has helped predict how different strategies could control the spread of Covid-19 according to new preliminary research from the University of East Anglia.

How Open Skies Treaty dismissal endangers US and its allies

President Trump's decision to pull out of a third major arms control accord is a reflection of his dislike of rule-governed systems in general and a rule-governed international system in particular."

Changes needed to prevent controversial pharmaceutical deals

New research from UEA recommends changes to the system which sees drug companies strike deals with competitors to stop them producing cheaper generic alternatives.

Video technology keeps children in care connected to families

Digital platforms keep children in care connected to their birth families during lockdown, and could help maintain these relationships beyond the pandemic, according to two new reports published today.

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