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This is the official UEA account, Norwich UK. 📢 Bringing you the latest campus news and updates from our world-leading research (REF 2021) We're online Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm.

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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Dr Claire Hines from our School of Media, Language and Communication Studies says the choice of the next James Bond is about far more than casting a film role. Read more: bit.ly/4yfS8gN #ExpertOpinion #JamesBond
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Brigitte Webster @tudorfoodrecipe.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Awesome girls’ history night out @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @hallierubenhold.bsky.social
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Great to see the research of Prof Julea Butt from @biouea.bsky.social and Dr Amit Sachdeva from our School of Chemistry, Pharmacy and Pharmacology receiving funding from @aria-research.bsky.social!
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Researchers from Norwich Business School and @unibirmingham.bsky.social have found that childhood poverty, poor living conditions and family adversity can have lasting effects on employment opportunities and earnings in adulthood, based on a study in India. Read more: bit.ly/4yzdbw1
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Researchers from our School of Social Work have found that digital technology could help transform the way adopted children stay connected with their birth families. Read more: bit.ly/4diWfBo #ResearchMatters
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Dr Aiden Durrant from our School of Computing Sciences has welcomed OpenAI’s decision to pause the release of its latest AI model, describing it as a responsible response to safety concerns identified during testing. Read more: bit.ly/4hxEAqF #AcademicExpert
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Researchers from Norwich Business School are part of a £1.5 million project exploring how healthier job design could help tackle Britain's workplace health crisis. Around 1.8 million UK workers experience poor mental or physical health because of their jobs. Read more: bit.ly/4hkupqK
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our School of Social Work is celebrating 50 years of success this month ⭐ Learn more about the School, including five decades of impact, upcoming anniversary events, and Mercy Akomah's inspiring journey from mature student to social worker: bit.ly/4rH5GAC
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dr Harry Dyer from our School of Education and Lifelong Learning has warned that the Government's planned social media ban for young people will require significant investment in support systems if it is to be successful. Read more: bit.ly/4dc6uY3 #ResearchMatters
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We're delighted to welcome the first cohort of students studying UEA degree programmes at International College Lahore 🥳 This marks an important step in our partnership, expanding access to UEA qualifications and supporting students to gain a UK degree while studying in Pakistan.
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
News | UEA subjects ranked among the UK's best in Unifresher rankings🎓 We're happy to share that we have two subject areas, philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) and human resource management, ranked top in the UK in the Unifresher 2027 rankings, with a further 12 subjects placed in the top 10.
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
People involved in family court cases in Norfolk can now access free guidance and advice through a new website hosted by UEA. The Norfolk Family Courts information website is designed to help local families better understand the family justice system and access support where needed.
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Advance HE @advancehe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Congratulations to the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) 2026 winners!🎉 The National Teaching Fellowship Scheme celebrates individuals who have made an outstanding impact on student outcomes and the higher education sector. ➡️Learn more advance-he.ac.uk/membership/t...
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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 24/09/2026
Human activity in the Arctic is increasing rapidly, especially shipping and transport. Professor @parau.bsky.social and team @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social will develop rigorous mathematical models of ice-wave interaction dynamics to inform environmentally responsible shipping protocols.
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Researchers from Norwich Business School have found that a growing number of successful companies could increasingly be created by start-up ‘factories’ rather than entrepreneurs working alone, Read more: bit.ly/4htjw4J #ResearchMatters
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Researchers from UEA and across Norwich Research Park will help train the next generation of health researchers through new Medical Research Council funding. Read more: bit.ly/4yVb6dE #ResearchMatters #ResearchFunding
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
News | More than 200 students have joined the newly launched CUCN-UEA Digital Creativity Institute in Nanjing, marking UEA's largest transnational partnership to date 🌏💫 Learn more: bit.ly/4701T7E
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
G'mar Chatimah Tovah🙏 Wishing all staff, students and alumni who are celebrating Yom Kippur a peaceful and reflective day.
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
News | UEA awarded highest 5+ Stars rating in QS Stars assessment ⭐ We're pleased to share that UEA has been awarded the highest possible overall rating of 5+ Stars in the internationally recognised QS Stars assessment. Learn more: bit.ly/4xY9z6p
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
News | We're celebrating strong subject results in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027. 9 subjects in the UK top 15 | 4 subjects in the UK top 10 | 17th for research quality Read more: bit.ly/3TytpGp
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Researchers from @ueahealthsciences.bsky.social have found that girls from multilingual and immigrant families may be missing out on timely ADHD diagnoses and support. Read more: bit.ly/4xWmJRn #ResearchMatters #ADHDResearch
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Can a game make copyright and open licensing easier to understand? Join Copyright Dough to explore a co-created expansion pack designed by @universityofessex.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social Discover gamification for arts, humanities and social science researchers! #openfest26
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
New research has revealed that climate extremes are accelerating in parts of the Amazon far faster than average warming trends suggest. Learn more: bit.ly/46rw3k4 #ResearchMatters #NewStudy
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
News | UEA recognised among the world's leading universities for research collaboration We're proud to share that UEA has been recognised as one of the world's leading universities for research collaboration in the inaugural Research Collaboration Index. Read more: bit.ly/4iuMZgO
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Wishing all our staff, students and graduates celebrating Rosh Hashanah a happy New Year 🍎🍯.
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
EVENT - NBI Accessible Science Talks 2026 📣 Calling all teachers, schools and colleges - SAVE THE DATE 🗓️ Tuesday 17 November 2026 We're excited to announce the return of the Accessible Science Talks at Norwich Research Park! 🔬🌿🧬
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Future Jobs roadmap is here. We're proud to have hosted one of the conversations that shaped it. Built by @universitiesuk.bsky.social, it sets out practical actions to match graduate skills with what employers and the economy need, now and in the future. bit.ly/4r67i6w #FutureJobs
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Scientists have uncovered new clues that could help identify which prostate cancers are most likely to spread, and which are less likely to become life-threatening, in the first major findings from an international project co-founded by UEA. Learn more: bit.ly/4A5gbkR #ResearchMatters
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Research in the media | With the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition opening at the British Museum today, UEA's Prof Tom Licence shared his expert insight on this morning's BBC Breakfast. Keep an eye out for more over the coming days. Head to iPlayer: bbc.in/4xgFv4E
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New research from @biouea.bsky.social has shown that giving females multiple males to mate with, rather than just one, could help make species more resistant to extinction 🪲 Learn more: bit.ly/4xPRZ4s #ResearchMatters #NewStudy
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We’ve missed our staff & students on campus, but it’s not long until these photos become reality... 🎉 The countdown to the Welcome Festival is on⏳
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We cannot wait to welcome our new students to campus. 🎪 Head to the SIZ to pick up your Welcome postcard, full of first week top tips. And here are a few tips, hand drawn by our Social Media Assistant, Beth 👇
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Researchers from our @ueamedical.bsky.social have found that an experimental cancer drug could stop osteoporosis and help women stay slim after the menopause. Learn more: bit.ly/4AeV1ku #ResearchMatters #NewStudy @healthuea.bsky.social
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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
There's still time to submit an abstract for the @memrn.bsky.social Winter Conference at the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social in November! Come and join the MEMRN team at what promises to be another joyful event ⚔️
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Researchers from @ueamedical.bsky.social have uncovered a shared biological mechanism that may help explain the profound fatigue experienced in conditions including long Covid, chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), PTSD, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. #NewStudy #ResearchMatters
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Prof 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
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Researchers from Norwich Business School have found that employees who perceive their leaders as perfectionists are more likely to experience work-family conflict. Read more: bit.ly/4yfSRiH #ResearchMatters #NewStudy
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Researchers from our @ueamedical.bsky.social are calling for better support to help identify mothers experiencing PTSD following childbirth, warning that many cases may be going undiagnosed. Read more: bit.ly/4xYROn8 #ResearchMatters #NewStudy
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
News | UEA Live returns 🎤📖 UEA Live returns this September-December for another stellar season that includes: - Celebrated writer Zadie Smith - Crime fiction favourite Janice Hallett - Booker 2025 prize winner David Szalay
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Dr Harry Dyer from our School of Education and Lifelong Learning has commented on Meta’s proposed youth safety measures, warning that they could deepen digital inequalities by placing greater responsibility on parents and young people. Read more: bit.ly/4qJtHGD #SocialMedia
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
New UEA research has found that people who swim in rivers and lakes are more than twice as likely to develop skin conditions, while higher levels of bacteria linked to faecal pollution are associated with an risk of stomach bugs. Read more: bit.ly/4xp76S4 #ResearchMatters #NewStudy
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UK Biobank @ukbiobank.ac.uk · 27/08/2026
📝 Menopause HRT cuts women’s dementia risk – but only if it’s started early enough. Women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are less likely to get Alzheimer’s disease, a study of more than 180,000 UK Biobank participants has revealed. Prof Anne Marie Minihane, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
"I think [our research] does add to the evidence that the benefits of HRT seem to outweigh the risks – and the importance of starting early.” Professor Anne Marie Minihane, University of East Anglia
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
News | Norwich has been named one of the UK's top emerging creative cities in Affinity's UK Creative Cities Report 2026. We spoke to award-winning author and UEA graduate Dr Ashley Hickson-Lovence about his top tips for aspiring authors and why Norwich and UEA were important parts of his journey 📚
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Congratulations 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
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Researchers from our Norwich Medical School and the University of Exeter have found that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may reduce the risk of dementia, particularly for certain groups of women. Read more: bit.ly/4gjtPZV #ResearchMatters #NewStudy #DementiaResearch
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UEA School of Health Sciences @ueahealthsciences.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
🎓✨ Graduation celebrates the hard work and achievements of our students. In our Graduate Spotlight series, we speak to recent graduates about their future plans, key skills and advice. Next up: Louis Bobbin, a Newly Qualified Physiotherapist (NQP). #Graduation #UEAGrad #ProudtobeHSC
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Researchers from @lborouniversity.bsky.social and Norwich Business School have found that while company mergers can make businesses more efficient and reduce operating costs, the savings are not necessarily passed onto shoppers. Read more: bit.ly/46dSFo1 #ResearchMatters #NewStudy
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Researchers from @psychologyuea.bsky.social have shed new light on how memory changes as we age, revealing why specific details from past experiences can become harder to recall over time. Read more: bit.ly/4ifHNxa #ResearchMatters #NewStudy
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Prof David Milne from our School of History and Art History has contributed expert analysis to a major new BBC Radio 4 series presented by David Dimbleby. Read more: bit.ly/4g9ZVav #ResearchMatters #AcademicExpert
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Researchers from our Norwich Medical School have found that women who receive health visitor support alongside smoking relapse prevention advice are more likely to remain smoke-free after childbirth. Read more: bit.ly/4xSF15G #ResearchMatters #NewStudy
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