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From testing for plastics in teabags to a QA with Countrywise’s Liz Bonnin UEA’s Green Film Festival is back

Following a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Green Film Festival at the University of East Anglia (UEA) is back from Thursday 19 May - Saturday 21 May, offering live film screenings, expert talks and interactive exhibitions across all three days.

How cranberries could improve memory and ward off dementia

Adding cranberries to your diet could help improve memory and brain function, and lower bad cholesterol according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UK).

Timing of heart surgery crucial research shows

Valve replacement heart surgery should be performed earlier than conventionally thought for people with aortic stenosis according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

Will Harris appointed as new Visiting Poetry Fellow at The British Archive for Contemporary Writing

The British Archive for Contemporary Writing, based in UEA Library, has announced the appointment of a new Visiting Poetry Fellow, Will Harris.

UEA’s research confirmed as ‘world-leading’ by national assessment

The global significance and real-world impact of the University of East Anglias (UEAs) research has been confirmed with the Research Excellence Framework 2021 classifying 91 per cent of it as world-leading or internationally excellent.

Innovation & Impact Awards 2022 winners

From saving the worlds animals through socks, improving animal nutrition to sequencing COVID-19 genomes and developing a diagnostic device for dizziness, there was lots to celebrate at UEAs Innovation & Impact Awards last night (Tuesday 10 May).

Not all is rosy for the pink pigeon study finds

The authors of a major study on the once critically endangered pink pigeon say boosting the species numbers is not enough to save it from extinction in the future.

How microplastics in the air are polluting the most remote places on earth

Microplastics are being transported to some of the most remote places on earth by the wind, according to new research involving the University of East Anglia.

Research priorities for smell disorders revealed

From stem cell therapy to regenerating smell receptors, experts at the University of East Anglia have helped develop a list of research priorities for people with smell and taste disorders.

New teaching programme launched to get engineers into teaching Physics

The University of East Anglia (UEA) has been selected by the Department for Education (DfE) to run a new course aimed at getting people from an engineering or material sciences background into teaching Physics at secondary schools.

Faecal transplants reverse hallmarks of ageing

In the search for eternal youth, poo transplants may seem like an unlikely way to reverse the ageing process.

How MRI could revolutionise heart failure diagnosis

Using MRI scans to detect heart failure could revolutionise how the condition is diagnosed, thanks to new research from the University of East Anglia and the University of Sheffield.

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