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Is your heart aging too fast? MRI technology reveals unhealthy lifestyles add decades
UEA scientists have developed a revolutionary new way of uncovering the ‘true age’ of your heart using MRI.
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ChatGPT vs students: study reveals who writes better (and it’s not the AI)
AI generated essays don’t yet live up to the efforts of real students - according to new UEA research.
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UEA’s grant and funding success – April 2025
Discover the latest research and funding grant successes happening within the University of East Anglia.
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Re-wiring Britain's future: report aims to help Britain’s Power Grid reach net zero
A new report co-authored by a University of East Anglia academic aims to inform the Government's ambitious plans to re-wire Great Britain in the largest grid upgrade since the 1960s.
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The most important dementia scientist you’ve probably never heard of
Alzheimer’s disease affects millions around the world, but it could just as well be called ‘Fischer’s Disease’ – according to a UEA dementia expert.
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UK’s first university-led Therapeutic Fostering course to strengthen foster care support across East of England
UEA is set to launch a ‘Therapeutic Fostering’ programme, the first course of its type in the UK offered at Higher Education (HE) level, designed specifically for local authority foster carers in the East of England.
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UEA produces England's most decorated early career pharmacists
UEA’s first graduates from the NQP-IP programme are the only pharmacists in England to gain triple recognition of the PGDip, Independent Prescriber, and RPS Credential, through an integrated programme redefining early career pharmacist training.
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Education Minister becomes 1,000th School Climate Ambassador
The East’s Climate Ambassadors are celebrating as a Minister has joined their ranks as the UK’s 1,000th volunteer to step into this role.
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European bird declines linked to range of climatic conditions experienced
New research suggests conservation efforts could more effectively identify and protect bird species at greatest risk from climate change by better understanding the range of specific conditions they need to thrive.
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Anglers help fund research into tackling algal blooms on the Broads
A scientific initiative to combat harmful Prymnesium algal blooms in the Broads is gaining fresh momentum, thanks to a renewed collaboration between the University of East Anglia (UEA), the Environment Agency, the Broads Authority, and Norfolk's anglers.
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338% increase of offers to free school meal eligible students on UEA’s Preparing for Medicine programme
Following research published by the Sutton Trust on the unequal access to medicine for socio-economically disadvantaged students, UEA’s flagship Preparing for Medicine programme has seen a 338% increase in offers for free school meal eligible students.
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Ørsted Greener Futures Postgraduate Scholarship now open for applications
The Ørsted Greener Futures Scholarship aims to support students studying any one-year full-time Masters in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), who otherwise wouldn’t have the means to pursue their studies at UEA.
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