Environmental Sciences UEA @ueaenv.bsky.social · 5hApplications close on Saturday 31st October but talks are offered on a ‘first come, first served’ basis so don’t delay! If you have applied to Reunion previously, you will need to reapply for this academic year. For any enquiries, email hewebinars@uea.ac.uk 000
Environmental Sciences UEA @ueaenv.bsky.social · 5h- Are you eligible for Reunion? Take a look at the Reunion page on MyUEA before applying to make sure you are eligible. Please don’t contact your sixth form or colleague until you know if your application has been approved. - Apply now (my.uea.ac.uk/divisions/ad... )my.uea.ac.ukWelcomeUniversity of East Anglia 100
Environmental Sciences UEA @ueaenv.bsky.social · 5h “I thought the process was great! The application was clear and straightforward, and all of the instructions for preparing a talk were thorough and extremely helpful; I knew exactly what to do and what to include in my talk. Thank you!” – Hannah, Mathsmy.uea.ac.ukWelcomeUniversity of East Anglia 100
Environmental Sciences UEA @ueaenv.bsky.social · 5h- Support every step of the way We’re here to support you – from contacting your sixth form or college to knowing what to cover in your talk. We will provide a PowerPoint template to guide you, but you'll be able to adapt this to tell your own personal story.my.uea.ac.ukWelcomeUniversity of East Anglia 100
Environmental Sciences UEA @ueaenv.bsky.social · 5h- Get paid for your story You will be paid for 4 hours of work at £12.84/hour (so just over £50 in total, or £77 for six hours work if you deliver an optional second talk). Unfortunately, we’re not able to reimburse travel costs for Reunion, so we suggest arranging your talk for when you’re home.my.uea.ac.ukWelcomeUniversity of East Anglia 100
Environmental Sciences UEA @ueaenv.bsky.social · 5h- What is Reunion? Remember sitting in sixth form wondering what university would really be like? The Reunion programme pays you to deliver a talk about university life for your old sixth form or college, to help the students there to make informed decisions about their future.my.uea.ac.ukWelcomeUniversity of East Anglia 100
Environmental Sciences UEA @ueaenv.bsky.social · 5h“I thoroughly enjoyed seeing familiar faces and stepping back into old shoes and I think I made a positive impact. It also did wonders for my public speaking.” – Daniel, Sociologymy.uea.ac.ukWelcomeUniversity of East Anglia 100
Environmental Sciences UEA @ueaenv.bsky.social · 5hGet paid to inspire – go back to your sixth form with ‘Reunion’ Want to earn extra cash, boost your CV, and inspire students at your old sixth form or college? With Reunion, you’ll get paid to share your UEA story, all while building presentation skills that will impress future employers.my.uea.ac.ukWelcomeUniversity of East Anglia 100
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAUniversity of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Prof Thomas Mock from @ueaenv.bsky.social has led a study that shows how different species of microscopic algae can behave in remarkably different ways due to their genetics. Read more: bit.ly/4gHdbCk @jgi.doe.gov #ResearchMatters #NewStudy 152
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAThomas Mock @thomasmock.bsky.social · 01/09/2026On behalf of 108 colleagues and friends from 11 countries, thrilled to share the first paper from our 100 #Diatom Genomes Project (100DGP). Just out @plosbiology.org | @norwichmicro.bsky.social | @ueaenv.bsky.social | @jgi.doe.gov doi.org/10.1371/jour...doi.orgThe 100 Diatom Genomes ProjectThis Community Page presents the 100 Diatom Genomes Project, which aims to sequence the genomes and transcriptomes of 100 diatom species across major lineages, life forms and ecological strategies. Th... 09538
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAJohn Gilbey @johngilbey.bsky.social · 31/08/2026It is 50 years - almost to the day - since I first walked through these doors as an undergraduate. I'm still learning, but the School of Environmental Sciences at UEA gave me a tremendous start! Good luck to all those starting this year... @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social 041
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAUniversity of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Congratulations to Prof Karen Heywood from @ueaenv.bsky.social for her win of the Royal Society Bakerian Medal and Lecture 2027. Over more than three decades at UEA, Prof Heywood has led major ocean research expeditions and advanced the use of autonomous ocean gliders. Read more: bit.ly/4qHcHRo 001
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAUniversity of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Prof Neil Ward from @ueaenv.bsky.social is calling for greater action to help UK farming withstand future droughts as climate change increases pressure on water resources. Read more: bit.ly/4wXuupP #ResearchMatters #Droughts 163
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAThomas Mock @thomasmock.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Our very own Marc and Josh presenting their work at the #ICPR26 in Liverpool #photosynthesis #bioluminescence #algae #Arctic #Ocean @ueaenv.bsky.social 051
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAUniversity of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Researchers from our @ueaenv.bsky.social and @developmentuea.bsky.social have highlighted how rising temperatures and changing daylight conditions are creating new inequalities in cities, with the greatest impacts often falling on the most vulnerable communities. #ResearchMatters #ClimateChange 143
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAUniversity of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The State of Wildfires Project, co-led by Dr Matthew Jones from our School of Environmental Sciences, has partnered with carbon ratings agency BeZero Carbon to strengthen global analysis of wildfire risk and its impact on forest carbon projects. Read more: bit.ly/45g2XU5 #ResearchMatters 141
Environmental Sciences UEA @ueaenv.bsky.social · 07/07/2026The sign up link ensures that there are the right number of beef, chicken, vegetarian, and vegan burgers for the SCI PGR BBQ! forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...forms.office.comMicrosoft Forms 000
Environmental Sciences UEA @ueaenv.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Join us on 24/07/2026 for the SCI PGR BBQ! 😄 🌭 🌳 Sign up link: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... 132
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAUniversity of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 07/07/2026UEA and our researchers have been ranked among the top 20 in a major new global ranking of the most-cited authors, publications and institutions in climate science. Learn more: bit.ly/4f0AVk9 @ueaenv.bsky.social @tyndallcentre.bsky.social @climateuea.bsky.social #ProjectCosmos 264
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAUniversity of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Prof Cock van Oosterhout, from @ueaenv.bsky.social, has proposed a new evolutionary theory suggesting some asexual parasites may temporarily be able to infect a wider range of hosts as harmful genetic mutations build up. Learn more: bit.ly/4eXcO5N #NewResearch 174
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAUniversity of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Researchers from our @ueaenv.bsky.social and @ueamedical.bsky.social have found even modest, short-term changes in weather can have a measurable impact on demand for NHS mental health services across England. Read more: bit.ly/44q4yqh #ResearchMatters #MentalHealth #Heatwave 034
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAUniversity of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Dr Yi He from @tyndallcentre.bsky.social is the lead author of new research into how climate change could push UK rivers to dangerous extremes and see more frequent rapid swings between wet and dry conditions – a phenomenon known as hydroclimatic whiplash. #ResearchMatters #ClimateChange 143
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAUniversity of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Dr Rui Ying from our School of Environmental Sciences is the lead author of new research uncovering why some marine life survived the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Read more: bit.ly/43Xkksb #ResearchMatters #MarineLife 131
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAUniversity of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Prof Thomas Mock from @ueaenv.bsky.social is the co-lead author on a new study that reveals the deep-sea to be a unique “evolutionary engine” with potential for biotechnology and DNA sequencing innovation. Read more: bit.ly/49SHWSk #ResearchMatters #DeepSea 153
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAThomas Mock @thomasmock.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Our new paper co-led with BGI and IOCAS (Qingdao) just out @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social The genetic repertoire of deep-sea #microbiome: from sequence to structure and function. @norwichmicro.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 1106
Environmental Sciences UEA @ueaenv.bsky.social · 04/06/2026With an exciting lineup of 34 talks, 30 walks, and a series of other events across the city from 14 to 24 July, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Tickets are available to book in advance on the Norwich History Festival website. norwichhistoryfestival.co.uknorwichhistoryfestival.co.ukNORWICHHISTORYFESTIVAL.CO.UKNorwich History Festival is back from 14th - 24th July with an exciting programme of 34 talks, 30 walks and a plethora of other events across the city. 032
Environmental Sciences UEA @ueaenv.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Norwich History Festival is back for its second year, celebrating the rich and vibrant history of Norwich and beyond. This year’s theme of “Why History Matters” seeks to explore the importance of history in modern society. 151
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAAldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 03/06/2026@ueaenv.bsky.social MSc student -Rewa Karki - surveying the camera traps at white stork nests to monitor causes of nestling mortality @ueaceec.bsky.social 031
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAUniversity of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 02/06/2026News | We’re proud to see UEA placed among the UK’s top 25 universities and the top 2% worldwide in the Center for World University Rankings 2026. These latest rankings are a reflection of our strengths across teaching, research, innovation and employability 🎉 054
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAAldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 02/06/2026@anna-thompson.bsky.social measuring the wing length and other morphology parameters of white storks, to determine how they grow while at the nest before fledgling. @ueaenv.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social 052
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAThomas Mock @thomasmock.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Excited to share our new preprint co-led with Hwan Su Yoon and Hocheol Kim. The genomic basis of evolutionary stasis in the 500-million-year-old red #seaweed genus Ahnfeltia. A living fossil in coastal oceans. @ueaenv.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 051
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAUniversity of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Dr Matthew Jones, from @ueaenv.bsky.social and the @tyndallcentre.bsky.social, has contributed to a new analysis of carbon emissions from the 2025 Dava Moor Fire in Scotland, the UK's first megafire. Read more on our website: bit.ly/4donN8X #Wildfires #ResearchMatters 144
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAUniversity of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Staff at Titchwell Manor Hotel were inspired by Prof Brad McKenna from Norwich Business School and Dr Wenjie Cai of the University of Greenwich to help guests reconnect with their surroundings – using specially created hand-drawn walking maps to guide them. Read more: bit.ly/4tSefrO 011
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAThomas Mock @thomasmock.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Our new paper just out @frontiersin.bsky.social Microbiology led by Emelia J. Chamberlain. #MOSAiC #Arctic #Ocean #Microbiology 🦠@norwichmicro.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social doi.org/10.3389/fmic...doi.orgFrontiers | From microbial diversity to functional potential using dimensionality reductionThe high dimensionality of microbial diversity data from ‘omics observations can be reduced using Machine Learning, with many recent studies showcasing ML ut... 093
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAUniversity of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Dr Phil Williamson from @ueaenv.bsky.social is the first author of an article published in response to a piece calling for a rethink of ‘additionality’ requirements in carbon markets, to better recognise Indigenous stewardship and conservation. Read more: bit.ly/4uFx2Hn #ResearchMatters 033
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAUniversity of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 12/05/2026It was great to see all the love for Sustainability Week 2026 💚 Over 11 days, our beautiful campus became a sustainable action hub with a huge range of events. 131
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAAldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Great day for our second field trip to @NWT reserve Sweetbriar Marshes with the 1st year UEA students @ueaenv.bsky.social and @biouea.bsky.social. Lots of birds today, including swifts and swallows and many others. With @pauldolman.bsky.social @willnash.bsky.social @bibekrajshrestha.bsky.social 0127
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAAldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Excellent day for a field trip with the @ueaenv.bsky.social and @biouea.bsky.social 1st year students to monitor plants, invertebrates and birds @NWT reserve Sweetbriar Marshes @ueaceec.bsky.social with Will Nash and @pauldolman.bsky.social 064
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAUniversity of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Chris shared tips for students on our campus: "So just take ten minutes a day to come out here and soak it up" Read the full article on our website: www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a... @bengarrod.bsky.socialuea.ac.ukChris Packham visits UEA for Norfolk Wildlife Trust eventBroadcaster and naturalist Chris Packham visited UEA this week for an event held to celebrate 100 years of Norfolk Wildlife Trust. 011
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAUniversity of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 27/04/2026The ‘Wild Norfolk’ event, held on Wednesday 22 April, brought together students, staff and the public to explore how nature survives and adapts in shared spaces, focusing on conservation, environmental responsibility and community engagement. 131
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAUniversity of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Chris Packham, naturalist and Springwatch presenter, visited our campus last week! 🌳🐦 Biomedicine graduate Dr Gab Astorga and Evolutionary Biology Professor Ben Garrod asked Chris about the importance of time in nature and how we can help the environment. #ChrisPackham 153
Environmental Sciences UEA @ueaenv.bsky.social · 24/04/2026When asked for one thing on campus that students shouldn’t miss, Chris spoke about the importance of taking time to connect with nature. He said: “They shouldn’t miss taking some time out from their busy schedules, whether that’s socialising or studying, to come out here and just sit in nature." 010
Environmental Sciences UEA @ueaenv.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Prof Ben Garrod, professor of Evolutionary Biology and Science Engagement and Associate Pro‑Vice‑Chancellor (Civic), also had the opportunity to sit down for an outdoor conversation with Chris, alongside UEA graduate Dr Gab Astorga. www.youtube.com/shorts/BYeTW...youtube.comIn conversation with Chris Packham 🌳🐦 | UEABiomedicine graduate Dr Gab Astorga and Evolutionary Biology Professor Ben Garrod interviewed Chris ahead of his talk with Norfolk Wildlife Trust to find out the importance of time in nature and what… 120
Environmental Sciences UEA @ueaenv.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Broadcaster and naturalist Chris Packham visited UEA this week for an event held to celebrate 100 years of Norfolk Wildlife Trust. www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...uea.ac.ukChris Packham visits UEA for Norfolk Wildlife Trust eventBroadcaster and naturalist Chris Packham visited UEA this week for an event held to celebrate 100 years of Norfolk Wildlife Trust. 132
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAUniversity of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Prof Robert Nicholls from @tyndallcentre.bsky.social has co-authored a study that says that relocating the city of Venice is among four potential options that could help it adapt to future sea-level rise. Read more: bit.ly/4tl8inJ @climateuea.bsky.social #ResearchMatters #NewStudy 165
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEAAldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Field work has many challenges, here with @anna-thompson.bsky.social we devised a solution for placing camera traps on nests of white storks aiming to determine the drivers of natural mortality of chicks while at the nest. @ueaceec.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social 042
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEATim Osborn @timosbornclim.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Start Bay: Fantastic setting (+weather) for the micrometeorology day on our first-year undergraduate field course. @ueaenv.bsky.social 171
Reposted by Environmental Sciences UEATyndall Centre for Climate Change Research @tyndallcentre.bsky.social · 16/04/2026VACANCY 🌎 Sir Anthony Habgood Professor of Climate and the Environment A tremendous opportunity to advance your academic career in a world-leading, vibrant and interdisciplinary environment, and to make a difference by steering exceptional research: tyndall.ac.uk/news/sir-ant...tyndall.ac.ukSir Anthony Habgood Professor of Climate and the Environment - Tyndall Centre for Climate Change ResearchA tremendous opportunity to advance your academic career and steer exceptional climate/environmental research. 079
Environmental Sciences UEA @ueaenv.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Another July 24th deadline! The Ørsted Greener Futures Scholarship aims to support students studying any one-year full-time Masters in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). www.uea.ac.uk/study/fees-a...uea.ac.ukThe STEM Postgraduate ScholarshipUniversity of East Anglia 010
Environmental Sciences UEA @ueaenv.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Applications are now live until Friday 24th July! The STEM Postgraduate Scholarship aims to support x2 students studying any one-year full-time Masters in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Total Value: £9,000 www.uea.ac.uk/study/fees-a...uea.ac.ukThe STEM Postgraduate ScholarshipUniversity of East Anglia 000