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A person's hand pulling a wet wipe from a blue packaging against a light green background.
Daniel Jolly, a postgraduate from @ueaenv.bsky.social has been featured by the BBC for his research into how biodegradable wet wipes break down.
Watch the interview (from 2:16:37 onwards) 👉 https://bit.ly/44ir4RY
Read the article here 👉 https://bit.ly/3LKDegk
#ResearchMatters #Academia #WetWipes
Image of a serene park with a metal bridge over a pond, featuring a large sign that reads 'WORLD TOP 100'. The text below the sign states 'We are proud to be in the top 100 of the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026' set against a sunny sky with lush greenery.
News | UEA is in the world’s top 100, ranking in the top 3% globally and top 6% in Europe in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026! We’re proud to be leading on environmental, social, and governance impact.
Read more about the ranking on our website: https://bit.ly/43A2ifX
The 2025 update of the Global Carbon Budget is out.
While fossil CO2 emissions rise again and carbon sinks are weakened by climate change, deforestation emissions are down and many countries decarbonise their energy.
No global emissions peak yet though.
theconversation.com/the-worlds-c...
Collage of six individual portraits showing diverse professionals in different settings, including outdoors by the sea, in an office, in a lab, and in a greenhouse.
Congratulations to six of our researchers who have been named in the annual Highly Cited Researchers list for 2025! 🥳
They are among 10 based across Norwich Research Park included in the Clarivate Web of Science Group list.
Read more👉 https://bit.ly/4p8QWaS
#Academia #News #HighlyCitedResearchers
Aerial view of a large industrial power plant with multiple cooling towers and chimneys emitting steam.
Prof Corinne Le Quéré from our @ueaenv.bsky.social has been part of the research team of the Global Carbon Project, which has found that carbon emissions from fossil fuels are projected to rise by 1.1% in 2025- a record high.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pe6fzr
#News #ResearchMatters #Science
To all students who graduated between May-July 2024. Please do take the time to complete the Graduate Outcome Survey! Find out more on the Graduate Outcomes Website: www.graduateoutcomes.ac.uk
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The cover page of a briefing document titled “CAST BRIEFING 43 – November 2025” from the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations. The top section features a photo of several people seated in a discussion setting, suggesting a group conversation or assembly. Below the image, the heading reads: “Using citizens’ assemblies to shape climate policy: A summary of current thinking for policymakers and practitioners.” The main content area contains a box labelled “Key messages” with bullet points. At the bottom, the CAST logo and description appear: CAST is a global hub for understanding how people can act on climate change, hosted by Cardiff University and partners.
How can we use citizens' assemblies to shape climate policy?👥
New CAST Briefing: "Using citizens’ assemblies to shape climate policy: A summary of
current thinking for policymakers and practitioners", led by Prof Irene Lorenzoni.
Key messages thread 🧵
Read the briefing: cast.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
New funded PhD projects with @marius-somveille.bsky.social, myself and collaborators. Examining migratory connectivity for seabirds www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d... and and the dynamics of seasonal migration www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK742/p...
#ornithology
@ueaceec.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
A recent report reveals both UK MPs and the public greatly misjudge the timeframe for #ClimateAction. Few are aware the IPCC indicates emissions must peak by 2025 to keep warming at 1.5°C. Learn more about the study ⬇️ tyndall.ac.uk/news/mps-and...
11.11.2025 09:06 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0– Accelerator Programme: 6–9 January 2026
– Grand Finale: Thursday 19 March 2026
Applications are open now via UEA Student Enterprise, you bring the ideas, we’ll bring the money, support, and expertise.
🔗 Learn more and apply: mycareercentral.uea.ac.uk/students/inf...
📅 Key Dates:
– Face-to-face launch: Wednesday 12 November, 2–3 pm (The Enterprise Centre)
- Online launch: Tuesday 18 November, 11am -12 pm
– Video submission deadline: Tuesday 2 December, 12 pm
– Online voting: 8–15 December
– Finalists announced: 16 December
“Change Makers empowers UEA students to think differently and act courageously,” says Finbarr Carter of the Student Enterprise team. “It’s about giving students the platform, support, and resources to turn ideas into viable, meaningful businesses that create lasting change.”
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UEA CHANGE MAKERS. Do you have a business idea that can positively impact people, the planet, or community? Deadline 12pm noon, tues 2nd dec. £2,000 top prize.
🌍 Could your idea change the world? UEA Change Makers competition returns with £2,000 top prize. The world continues to face complex social and environmental challenges, but UEA students have always been known for their creativity, courage, and ability to imagine a better tomorrow.
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AMB Seminar Monday 10 November at 1pm SCI 0.31 and online. The absence of coral reefs in Earth system models introduces gigaton-scale low biases into future ocean carbon sink estimate. Speaker: Dr Lester Kwiatkowski CNRS/LOCEAN/IPSL (Paris)
The absence of coral reefs in Earth system models introduces gigaton-scale low biases into future ocean carbon sink estimates. Speaker: Dr Lester Kwiatkowski.
How does climate-driven change in reef calcification alter the ocean carbon sink and future carbon budgets? 📍All welcome: shorturl.at/4Lao4
Explore career options and meet with employers at Science Connect: Careers Fair and Panels at 1pm - 3pm in NEWSCI 0.07/0.08 tomorrow, Wednesday 5 November. Alongside the fair from 1.30pm - 4.15pm we have a programme of talks and presentations. So do come along!
Explore career options and meet with employers at Science Connect: Careers Fair and Panels at 1pm - 3pm in NEWSCI 0.07/0.08 on Wednesday 5 November. Alongside the Fair from 1.30pm - 4.15pm we have a programme of talks and presentations. Hope to see you there! #UEAScience
04.11.2025 15:43 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0🎶 Live music in the Square is setting the tone for a vibrant Open Day today! 💙
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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
Science Connect: Careers Fair and Panels on Wednesday 5 November 2025
Are you looking for your first step into a career in the STEM? Explore career options and meet with employers at Science Connect: Careers Fair and Panels at 1pm - 3pm in NEWSCI 0.07/0.08. Alongside the fair from 1.30pm – 4.15pm we have a programme of talks and presentations.
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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
New issue of Journal of Phycology is out with our paper highlighted on the cover. 😀 Congrats to all authors and especially Longji Deng 👏 @ueaenv.bsky.social
First genetic transformation system in a heterotrophic #diatom
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15298817...
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! 🙂
Do you like stripy rocks? Want to study how ore deposits form? Does fieldwork in Norway sound like fun? Come do a PhD with @3oja.bsky.social and me (and a few others) at @ueaenv.bsky.social!
aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships...
Topographic Surveying. A collection of people in a field with Dumpy Levels.
In Welcome Week, our new students explore a range of disciplines within Environmental Science. This is Topographic Surveying: using equipment like a dumpy level to measure profiles as they move down a slope.
#StudentLifeUEA #EnvironmentalScienceUEA #ResearchUEA #GeologyUEA
Image of a large building on fire at night, with bright flames engulfing multiple sections. Emergency response vehicles are visible at the scene.
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
“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, Maths
16.10.2025 11:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0“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, Sociology
16.10.2025 11:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0We’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.
For any enquiries, email hewebinars@uea.ac.uk
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.
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Get paid to visit your sixth form or college. Reunion is a fun way to earn money, revisit your old sixth form or college and demonstrate your presentation skills at job interviews. What. Deliver a talk about your life at UEA to your old sixth form or college. Pay and support. Full training and support will be given. You'll be paid for 4-6 hours, at £12.59/hour. Apply now. T&Cs apply. Applications open until 31 October 2025. bit.ly/reunion_UEA
Applications close Friday 31st October.
Get paid to inspire.
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.
View of a lush leek farm with rows of mature crops under a clear sky, with small white buildings in the background surrounded by trees in a rural landscape.
“We still have time to shape our future, and positively impact national security, national health, economic growth and climate change," said Prof Neil Ward, Co-lead of @afnnetwork.bsky.social and professor in @ueaenv.bsky.social in a new report.
Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4oj1J1V
#Research #UKFood
