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"Timing wise, this U-turn in US climate policy is excellent"
As President Biden signs the United States back up to the UN Paris Agreement, Heike Schroeder, professor of environmental governance in UEA’s School of...

Herd immunity may not be achievable even with high vaccine uptake
The government vaccination programme may not be sufficient to achieve herd immunity - even if everyone in the UK is vaccinated - according to new research from...

Study shows how network of marine protected areas could help safeguard Antarctic penguins
New research led by BirdLife International, the University of East Anglia (UEA) and British Antarctic Survey highlights how a proposed network of marine...

New report on post-Brexit challenges and opportunities
Brexit and Beyond, a new report from academic think tank UK in a Changing Europe, underlines the challenges and opportunities that confront the United Kingdom...

New report on post-Brexit challenges and opportunities
Brexit and Beyond, a new report from academic think tank UK in a Changing Europe, underlines the challenges and opportunities that confront the United Kingdom...

‘Babysitters’ provide boost to offspring of elderly birds
Young Seychelles warblers fare better if their elderly parents have help raising them, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the...

New project aims to improve rates of patients taking medicines for type 2 diabetes
The University of East Anglia (UEA) is working with the Universities of Oxford and Amsterdam to test a community pharmacy service designed to support people with...

2020 ends earth’s warmest 10 years on record
The latest data confirms 2020 concludes the earth’s warmest 10-year period on record.

The true cost of chemotherapy
Chemotherapy for breast cancer costs the UK economy more than £248 million annually, including ‘out-of-pocket’ personal costs of more than £1,000 per patient –...

We drank more, exercised less, in lockdown – study shows
Lockdown saw people in the UK eating less fruit and veg, getting less exercise and drinking more alcohol – according to research from the University of East Anglia.

Covid-19: How five days of ‘liberty’ ruined the November lockdown
The UK-wide November lockdown didn’t 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...