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UEA secures funding for student mental health research

The UEA Centre for Higher Education Research Practice Policy and Scholarship (CHERPPS), and the Access and Participation Team, have secured funding for two new projects aimed at innovation in understanding what works to support student mental wellbeing.

Graduates in the East region earn a third more than non-graduates, new Universities UK survey finds

Graduates from the East of England earn 32% more than non-graduates by the age of 31, according to a new survey published this week.

Five UEA professors named in annual Highly Cited Research list for 2024

Prof David Livermore, Prof Paul Hunter, Prof Sophien Kamoun, Prof Jonathan Jones, Prof Cyril Zipfel made the list, which celebrates some of the most influential researchers in the world today.

UEA part of multi-million-pound investment in environmental sciences and biosciences

UEA and The John Innes Centre have been awarded a share of the £293 million investment by the joint Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and Natural Environment Research Council (BBSRC-NERC) in Doctoral Landscape Awards.

New project to benefit net zero targets, soil health, biodiversity and agriculture

Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have received a share of £14.5 million in funding to support projects that seek to revolutionise agricultural practices, land use change and soil health in the pursuit of a more sustainable future.

Resilience index needed to keep us within planet’s ‘safe operating space’

Researchers are calling for a ‘resilience index’ to be used as an indicator of policy success instead of the current focus on GDP.

Measurements from ‘lost’ Seaglider offer new insights into Antarctic ice melting

New research reveals for the first time how a major Antarctic ice shelf has been subjected to increased melting by warming ocean waters over the last four decades.

Fossil fuel CO2 emissions increase again in 2024

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have reached a record high in 2024, according to new research by the Global Carbon Project science team, which includes researchers from the University of East Anglia.

New Pro-Vice-Chancellor appointed for Medicine and Health Sciences

Prof Philip Baker will join UEA as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (PVC) for the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences from the University of Leicester, where he is currently PVC for Research and Enterprise, in February 2025.

Patients find it useful to receive quit smoking help while at hospital A&E

Giving out vapes at A&E boosted patients’ confidence to switch away from smoking, according to new research.

New analysis uncovers significant decrease in mental health staffing during austerity

The NHS mental health workforce decreased significantly during austerity, with notable disparity in staffing levels across the country, according to a new review.

UEA to host new unit for gastrointestinal study

Norwich will be the home of a new state-of-the-art health unit into the study of gastrointestinal infections, thanks to a £1.8m funding boost for the University of East Anglia (UEA) and a further £1m for the Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB).

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