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Covid-19: How five days of ‘liberty’ ruined the November lockdown

The UK-wide November lockdown didnt work as well as it should have because too many people made the most of their liberty in the run-up to it according to new research from UEA.

Football stickers and magazines expose kids to gambling logos despite ban

Every childrens football magazine and over 40% of collectible stickers and cards feature gambling logos, despite the ban on marketing betting to children, new research from the University of East Anglia and Goldsmiths, University of London, has found.

Ground-breaking UEA PhD scholarships to bring together climate science and creative writing

With the next ten years seen as being a profound and critical decade for climate change, UEA has brought together two of its most celebrated fields of study, environmental sciences and creative writing, to launch 20 prestigious new Leverhulme PhD scholars

Biodiversity key to economic development in Colombia

The natural resources of one the worlds most biodiverse countries are the key to its economic future, according to new research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA).

The Covid-19 university challenge

Universities should keep their windows fully open and students shouldnt share personal items according to new University of East Anglia research into reducing the spread of Covid-19.

UEA joins national campaign to boost number of women in science and engineering

Leading female academics welcome Universitys membership of a national women in science network.

COVID-19: Rapid testing launched to allow UEA students to return home safely for winter break

Government-ledCOVID-19 testing for thosewho dont have symptoms of the virushas begun atthe University of East Anglia (UEA)to allow students to safely return home for thewinter break.

Half hour of exercise offsets risks caused by sitting

Half an hour to 40 minutes of daily exercise could offset the dangers of increasingly sedentary lifestyles according to new World Health Organization guidelines developed in collaboration with the University of East Anglia.

Tier 1 didn’t work and tier reallocation “too slow”, research shows

Tier 1 restrictions in England have had little impact on Covid-19 transmission according to new research from the University of East Anglia.Researchers studied how well the UK Governments tier system worked in England, before the second lockdown came into

Domestic abuse frontline staff reveal strain of work in lockdown

In the upheaval of Britains first national lockdown, one crucial sector of social care workers were largely overlooked but new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) brings their plight into focus.

Could female footballers face greater dementia risk

Female footballers heading the ball could be putting themselves at even greater risk of dementia than male players according to experts at the University of East Anglia.

2 million project to support UK dementia carers

Researchers at the University of East Anglia and Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) are launching a new project to improve the lives of dementia carers in the UK.

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