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Legendary legal luminary Lady Hale to visit UEA Law School

The Right Honourable the Baroness Hale of Richmond, former President of the Supreme Court, and one of the country’s most high profile and renowned judges of our time will deliver a talk to UEA Law School and Norfolk and Norwich Law Society

Why all languages have words for ‘this’ and ‘that’

Languages around the world have words for ‘this’ and ‘that’ according to new research from an international team, led by the University of East Anglia.

Stunting in infancy linked to differences in cognitive and brain function

Children who are too short for their age can suffer reduced cognitive ability arising from differences in brain function as early as six months of age, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

UEA teams up with Age UK Norwich to tackle dangerous dehydration in older people

Experts from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Age UK Norwich have teamed up to tackle dehydration in later life, producing new resources aimed at older people and professionals.

Former Minister and Norwich North MP takes up Honorary Fellowship at UEA

Former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament for Norwich North, Rt Hon Chloe Smith has agreed to take up a three-year Honorary Fellowship at the University of East Anglia (UEA).

Urgent action needed to address climate change threats to coastal areas

Global coastal adaptations are ‘incremental in scale’, short-sighted and inadequate to address the root causes of vulnerability to climate change, according to an international team of researchers.

£2 million UEA project to help chronic lung condition

Researchers at the University of East Anglia are undertaking a £2 million study which could help people suffering from a chronic lung condition.

UEA graduates plan cross-county bike ride in support of friend with motor neurone disease

On Saturday (21 October), a group of graduates will embark on a fundraising bike ride from Sudbury in Suffolk to UEA, a journey of around 60 miles, in support of their friend with motor neurone disease - marking their 20-year friendship.

Climate change coping mechanism discovered in humble algae

One of the building blocks of ocean life can adapt to cope with the effects of climate change, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).

Wildfires threaten environmental gains in climate-crucial Amazon

Despite steps toward decreasing deforestation, uncontrolled wildfires are threatening environmental gains in Brazilian Amazonia, one of the world’s most critical carbon sinks and a region of high biological and cultural diversity.

UEA academic set to sail from Africa to Australia for UNICEF

Prof Maren Duvendack, an intrepid academic from the School of Global Development at the University of East Anglia, is sailing more than 8,000 km from South Africa to Australia to raise money for UNICEF.

New technology ‘game changing’ for pregnant women with diabetes

Automated insulin delivery should be rolled out to pregnant women with type 1 diabetes – according to researchers at the University of East Anglia.

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