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Study predicts growth in UK wine production due to climate change

New research reveals how climate change is likely to increase the potential for wine production in the UK with conditions projected to resemble those in famous growing regions of France and Germany.

Three years in the making 11 000 students to graduate this summer at UEA

The long wait will soon be over for nearly 11,000 University of East Anglia (UEA) students when they don their mortarboards, adorn their gowns and return to UEA campus to celebrate their hard work and resilience in this months highly anticipated graduatio

UEA joins research network to help UK agri-food industry reach net zero

The University of East Anglia (UEA) is jointly leading a novel network of researchers which is set to help the UKs agri-food industry move a step closer to net zero.

Student entrepreneurs design prize-winning app to predict and prevent rainforest wildfires

Two pioneering University of East Anglia (UEA) students have received funding for a project to give Bolivian citizens the tools to fight wildfires in the Amazonian rainforest, as part of a new prize fund for budding student entrepreneurs.

Natural selection may be making society more unequal

Contemporary humans are still evolving, but natural selection favours those with lower earnings and poorer education - according to research from the University of East Anglia.

Wreck of historic royal ship discovered off the English coast

The wreck of one of the most famous ships of the 17th century, the Gloucester - which sank 340 years ago while carrying the future King James II and VII - has been discovered off the coast of Norfolk in the UK.

Researchers identify brain command centre for tool use

Research from UEA has provided data that shows brain regions in the anterior part of the temporal lobe (underneath the ears) represent how to correctly handle tools, a theory which has been proposed but never backed up with research data before.

UEA marine science professor awarded OBE in Queens birthday honours list

Prof Karen Heywood, Professor of Physical Oceanography in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia (UEA), has been recognised for a lifetime of pioneering research and teaching in oceanography with an OBE (Order of the British

Zinc vital to evolution of complex life in polar oceans

New research provides the first evidence for why we have complex life forms in polar oceans and highlights the threat posed to them by global warming.

Motivations of green business angels revealed in new study

New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) reveals that business angels invest in green/clean tech for a combination of altruistic, hedonistic, and economic reasons - not just because of the environmental impact.

New toolkit launched to help businesses boost staff wellbeing

Employers can find out the potential financial benefits of increasing employee wellbeing with an innovative cost effectiveness calculator, launched today.

New project launched to boost number of women working in offshore wind

The Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) and the University of East Anglia (UEA) have announced a new joint research project which aims to tackle the gender imbalance in offshore wind by ensuring that more women enter the sector.

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