Celebrating Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month
Since June 2008, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month comes around to celebrate and raise awareness to tackle prejudice, challenge myths and amplify the voices of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in wider society (Friends, Families and Travellers, 2023).
Read more >UEA’s School of Pharmacy celebrates two decades of success
On Saturday 18 May, UEA’s School of Pharmacy hosted a series of talks to mark its 20th anniversary. Over that time, the School has produced more than 1400 graduates, with many going on to work within the healthcare profession across the county and beyond.
Read more >Creative Writing student’s 33km swim for non-profit fundraiser
A first-year Creative Writing MA student is currently swimming the width of the English Channel to fundraise for a non-profit dedicated to ending sexual violence.
Read more >UEA Alumni friends to run Hackney Half Marathon in memory of fellow graduate
UEA alumni Jodie Snow and Naomi Rhodes detail why they are running the Hackney Half Marathon in memory of their friend and fellow graduate Gboyega Odubanjo.
Read more >Jim Chapman, UEA graduate and social media star
Jim Chapman, UEA graduate, social media star, model, writer and broadcaster, talks to UEA about being among the first YouTube stars, the importance of discussing mental health, and the dangers of social media.
Read more >Becca’s return to education as a student parent
How do you balance the responsibilities of raising a child while embarking on the journey back to higher education? Becca Mawe, a student parent and mum-of-one, reveals all about the challenges and rewards.
Read more >Empowerment through education: A journey from Afghanistan to the UK
Bahara, who studied MA Public Policy and Public Management at UEA as part of the University of Sanctuary initiative, writes about her journey from Afghanistan to the UK and her continuing passion in advocating for education for women and girls.
Read more >UEA graduate aims to become first complete spinal injury tetraplegic to climb Mount Kilimanjaro
Interview with UEA graduate Max Levene about his time at UEA and his aim to become the first complete spinal injury tetraplegic in a wheelchair to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
Read more >UEA graduate Jim Prior’s career journey
Jim Prior, UEA BSc Physics with Environmental Science graduate, looks back at his memories of UEA, how his career in branding has developed, and how he’s planning to be more active than ever in his retirement.
Read more >State of the art MRI scanner to support research and teaching at UEA
A closer look at UEA’s £3.7 million magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) centre opened in June 2021 with support from the Wellcome Trust and Wolfson Foundation.
Read more >UEA Alumni couple look back on being in a band in the 1980s and how music shaped their careers
An interview with UEA graduate couple Stephen Colvin and Pippa Colvin (née Clements). Pippa and Stephen talk about being in the pop band Sam & Galore in the 1980s and how music continued to shape their careers directly and indirectly.
Read more >The Gloucester exhibition: the loss and rediscovery of a seventeenth-century warship
In 2023, Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery welcomed almost 70,000 people through its doors to view ‘The Last Voyage of the Gloucester: Norfolk’s Royal Shipwreck, 1682’. A film showcasing the success of the exhibition has been made.
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