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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · May 15
News | A 'copy’ of the Magna Carta owned by @hls.harvard.edu has been discovered to be an original 🏛️📜

Researchers from UEA and @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social have found that it is one of the six known surviving documents from 1300.

#MagnaCarta #History
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Unlock the secrets of Santa's memory!🎅
Join our jolly academics from the UEA School of Psychology for a free, festive lecture exploring how your brain works 🧠
Recommended for ages 7-11, but all are welcome!

📅 Saturday 13 December
⏰ 10 am and 12 noon

#ThisIsUEA #ChristmasLecture #FestiveFun
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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This Remembrance Sunday, we pause and remember all those who have lost their lives in past and present conflicts.
Monochrome illustration of a solemn war memorial with a wreath, surrounded by leaves and silhouetted trees against a night sky.
November 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Watch UEA’s Centre of Advanced Environmental Microbiology rise in the iconic Lasdun Wall 🌍

This new centre will unite global experts to tackle climate change, food security, ocean and soil sustainability, antimicrobial resistance, and biodiversity: https://youtu.be/yx43ASl912E

#ResearchMatters
Watch UEA build its new Environmental Microbiology Centre | Timelapse #EnvironmentalResearch
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November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Rupert Everett in Conversation at UEA 🎬🎭
Thursday 4 December, 6.30pm
Lecture Theatre 1, UEA
Book your place: https://bit.ly/4qJesNh

Join us for an extraordinary evening with BAFTA and Golden Globe-nominated actor Rupert Everett, in conversation with Arts Editor Nina Nannar.
A person with a thoughtful expression sitting at a table in a dimly lit room, facing a window. A hand holding a copy of "The American Novel: Short Stories by Rupert Everett" in a bookstore, with blurred shelves and patrons in the background.
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Happy birthday to our Enterprise Centre (fondly known as 'TEC') which turned 10 this year!

Ahead of its time in achieving the net-zero carbon building standard, TEC remains one of the most sustainable buildings in the UK & Europe.

To find out more: https://bit.ly/4nvoI9o

#NetZero #UniCampus
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November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Happy Halloween to all our staff, students and alumni 🎃
A carved pumpkin with the letters "UEA" glowing from within sits on grass at dusk. The background features a softly lit sky and silhouettes of buildings. A carved pumpkin with the letters "UEA" displayed prominently, set against a backdrop of colorful autumn leaves.
October 31, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Very apt names for Halloween! And too cute 🎃
lisaq.bsky.social Lisa Quattromini @lisaq.bsky.social · 11d
Today Pinky & Pumpkin enjoyed the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @sainsburycentre.bsky.social sculpture trail.
They like a nice bit of art - it makes them look refined 😂
#goldenretrieverworld #goldenretrieversofinstagram #goldenretrieverlovers #dogs #norwich #norfolk
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Huge congrats Caleb! 🦅
bishopnorwich.bsky.social Graham Usher @bishopnorwich.bsky.social · 11d
Meet Caleb Stradling (and a curlew.) Caleb is the winner of this year's Bishop of Norwich Ecology Prize. His research into nesting curlews, while at @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social is already helping the endangered birds. @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social www.dioceseofnorwich.org/curlews-help...
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Ever wondered what it's like to be a PhD student at UEA? 🤔

Join Alex as he takes us through his day studying Plants, Food and Health. From groundbreaking research in our MoveX Lab to whipping up a nutritious lunch and staying fit at the gym- it's all in a day's work for our passionate postgrads! 🔬🥗
October 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Researchers from our Norwich Medical School have found that treating patients at home with IV antibiotics, rather than in a clinical setting, could halve costs to the NHS and relieve pressure on hospital beds.

Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4hzrtFg

#Research #Study #Antibiotics
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October 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Just one week to go | UEA Live | Weds 5 Nov

Featuring Women’s Prize-shortlisted author Nussaibah Younis in conversation with UEA’s own Naomi Wood.
🎟️ Student tickets are only £6 — https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uea-live-nussaibah-younis-tickets-1638296491909?aff=oddtdtcreator

#Booksky #Norwich
UEA Live: Nussaibah Younis
Nussaibah Younis is a peacebuilding practitioner and novelist. Her debut novel Fundamentally was shortlisted for the Women's Prize 2025.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Prof @martinscott2010.bsky.social from @developmentuea.bsky.social has authored a report alongside a group of academics from UEA and @citystgeorges.bsky.social on how the Baltic states have emerged as global leaders in promoting media freedom internationally.

Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4huRi9b
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October 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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🎶 Live music in the Square is setting the tone for a vibrant Open Day today! 💙
October 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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A new initiative uses Virtual Reality to tackle the growing mental health crisis in farming communities. 🚜

Dr Jordan Tsigarides from @ueamedical.bsky.social helped develop the Rural Minds Project, which highlights the lived experiences of farmers and rural workers.

Read more 👇:
bit.ly/47hhIIp
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October 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Its out! Our new Index on International Media Freedom Support (IMFS) - which ranks 30 countries on how actively they support #mediafreedom beyond their borders through diplomatic, funding and safety initiatives.

Key findings here: jdem.org/the-imfs-ind...
Full report here: jdem.org/wp-content/u...
October 24, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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We are proud to share that Dr @mattwjones.bsky.social from our @ueaenv.bsky.social has won the 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prize for Geography from the @leverhulme.ac.uk 🥳

Read more on our website 👉 https://bit.ly/4nhJOrs

#AwardWin #Research #Prize
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October 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Congratulations Matt! 🎉 Fantastic to see your groundbreaking work recognised!

#ThisIsUEA
mattwjones.bsky.social Matt Jones @mattwjones.bsky.social · 20d
Honoured to receive the 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prize in Geography for research on pyrogeography, #wildfires, Earth system science, and #climate change impacts.

So grateful for the mentorship, collaboration, and shared curiosity that make this work possible. I owe a lot of people a lot of beer! 🙂
October 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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✨Happy Diwali!✨

Wishing all our staff, students and alumni celebrating this holiday a joyful and bright Festival of Lights 🌟🎇🎉
October 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Come and join the Cancer Genetics team in the lovely Norwich. We have a three year position for a senior bioinformatician starting in Feb 2026. Click the link for further details.

bit.ly/3Wt3Lk8

🧬 🖥️

@prostateukprofs.bsky.social @ueamedical.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social #postdoc
October 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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The DALE project team at <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ub5synzhzywtsrcpwdw4rkwq" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social is looking for people with an interest in disability access to review their new lab access assessment.

https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/schools-and-departments/school-of-health-sciences/research/disability-access-in-laboratory-environments
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October 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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🔥 Human-driven global warming made recent wildfires in South America & Southern California much larger & more destructive, the latest State of Wildfires report reveals.

🔸 LA wildfires 25× larger, 2× as likely
🔸 Pantanal–Chiquitano fires 35× larger
🔸 Global CO₂ from fires >8 bn tonnes

🧪 1/
Cover of The State of Wildfires 2024-2025 report Infographic with ten points titled Unpacking the wildfire season Flames continuing to burn in charred remains of buildings
October 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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On 24th October, we are launching a new #Index on International Media Freedom Support (IMFS) - which evaluates and ranks countries based on their support for #mediafreedom globally.

It highlights well performing states in #diplomacy #funding + #safety + some concerning trends

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October 17, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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UEA Ranked Among World's Top 300 Universities!🌍

The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026 places UEA in the 251–300 bracket globally.

Read about this news on our website: https://bit.ly/48X2NnD
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October 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Report reveals climate change increased likelihood of Southern California’s wildfires 🔥

The State of Wildfires report, co-led by the Met Office, @ukceh.bsky.social, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social & @ecmwf.int evidences the link between climate change and wildfire activity.

Read more⬇️
Severe heatwaves and droughts are making extreme wildfires more frequent and intense worldwide
The latest State of Wildfire report is building unequivocal evidence of how climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme wildfires.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Co-led by the UEA, @ukceh.bsky.social, @metoffice.gov.uk and @ecmwf.int the second annual State of Wildfires report has found that human-driven climate change made wildfires many times larger and more destructive.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/47sZNhC

#Research #Wildfires #ClimateChange #NewReport
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October 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM