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Prof Karen Heywood honoured as Fellow of the Royal Society

UEAs Prof Karen Heywood, Professor of Physical Oceanography in ENV, has been recognised for a lifetime of pioneering research into the physics of the ocean with one of the highest honours in academia.

How we created the perfect storm for pandemics

The way that many of us live has created the perfect storm for the evolution and transmission of infectious diseases like Covid-19 according to a researcher at the University of East Anglia.

UEA collaborative project to improve global electoral integrity

A University of East Anglia (UEA) researcher will jointly lead a project to improve elections around the world, thanks to a grant of nearly $193,000CAN.

Personalised medications possible with 3D printing

Customised medicines could one day be manufactured to patients individual needs, with University of East Anglia (UEA) researchers investigating technology to 3D print pills.

Geoscientists call for action on tackling racial inequality

An article published in the journal Nature Geoscience has highlighted the shocking under-representation of students from ethnic minority backgrounds in the Geosciences.

Thousands of men to trial prostate cancer home testing kit

Thousands of men worldwide are to receive a home test kit for prostate cancer thanks to pioneering research from the University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH).

Starter vape packs to be handed out in hospitals

A new trial from the University of East Anglia will see smokers attending hospital emergency departments given e-cigarette starter packs to help them quit.

Antarctic ice shelf risks collapse due to warm mountain winds

Antarcticas fourth largest ice shelf risks collapse due to mountain winds, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).

Wasps are valuable for ecosystems, economy and human health (just like bees)

Wasps deserve to be just as highly valued as other insects, like bees, due to their roles as predators, pollinators, and more, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia and UCL.

Super Six Make Climate Change Hot List

Corinne Le Quere heads six UEA researchers who have been named on The Reuters Hot List of the most influential climate change scientists in the world.

Oxford vaccine creator backs UEA immunisation campaign

Oxford vaccine creator and UEA alumna Professor Sarah Gilbert, along with the countrys leading experts in COVID-19, have called on people receiving their vaccine in the UK to support the global immunisation programme.

Call for contributors: The Routledge Handbook of Archaeology and the Media in the 21st Century

This edited volume brings together archaeology and media scholarship to explore the impact of contemporary twenty first century media on the field of archaeology. It seeks to offer new insights into new and old media for archaeology and communication.

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