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How the BFG’s Gobblefunk puts AI translation to the test

What happens when a giant speaks gibberish - and AI tries to make sense of it in another language?

UEA-led heritage project to bring Great Yarmouth’s maritime past to life

The University of East Anglia (UEA) has secured £249,776 in funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to create digitally augmented heritage walks in Great Yarmouth.

The heart’s ‘natural bypass’ that could spare patients from risky procedures

Your heart already has its own built-in bypass system that predicts whether the heart muscle is alive or dead - according to new research from the University of East Anglia and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

Life‑changing study experience awaits UEA students heading to China

Students from the University of East Anglia will travel to China this summer on a fully funded cultural and academic tour, after the university was selected as the East of England’s sole partner in a major new programme.

Winners announced at UEA’s 2026 Innovation and Impact Awards ceremony

UEA’s vibrant culture of innovation and collaboration was celebrated at the 2026 Innovation and Impact Awards, held on Wednesday 20 May at The Enterprise Centre.

UEA to investigate impact of AI on children as part of £3 million project

Researchers at the University of East Anglia will investigate how AI influences children’s cognitive, social and emotional development as part of work commissioned by the Department for Education.

UK’s first megafire unleashed nearly a year of fire emissions in four days

A new analysis of carbon emissions from the UK’s first megafire - the 2025 Dava Moor Fire in Scotland - suggests a shift in the risk of big, destructive, carbon-intensive wildfires in northern peatlands.

Norwich crowned best university city as UEA ranks 2nd in UK for student experience and business school tops national league

Norwich has been crowned best university city in the Unifresher Awards 2027 – with the University of East Anglia ranking second in the UK overall for student experience.

Groundbreaking 1958 film featuring same-sex kiss to premiere at special screening in Norwich

A remarkable piece of LGBTQ+ screen history rediscovered at the East Anglian Film Archive (EAFA), will receive its first known public screening at Cinema City, Norwich on Thursday 21 May.

UEA to showcase regional impact at the Royal Norfolk Show

UEA will return to the Norfolk Showground on 24 and 25 June for this years’ Royal Norfolk Show - offering visitors the chance to explore our wide-ranging impact across the region.

University of East Anglia receives major philanthropic donation to revitalise the Sainsbury Centre art museum

A vision to revitalise the Sainsbury Centre, one of the most popular art museums in the UK, has been made possible with a gift of £91.2 million from Lord David Sainsbury through Gatsby, his charitable foundation.

From the army to UEA: The mature student about to graduate university after leaving school with no qualifications

A 69-year-old student at the University of East Anglia (UEA), who left school aged 15 with no qualifications, is fulfilling his lifelong dream of Higher Education.

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