UEA's Prof Carlos Peres, Professor of Conservation Ecology, has been awarded one million Swiss Francs (around £900,000) as one of three International Champions in the inaugural Frontiers Planet Prize. 🏆
Read more: uea.ac.uk/news/-/article/ama…#ThinkingWithoutBorders#conservation
UEA's Dr Emma Long has appeared on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, discussing a recent Supreme Court decision that has upheld access to a commonly used abortion pill. 🗽 You can hear Dr Long's comments at 46:50.
Listen here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001l9…#ThinkingWithoutBorders#america
Great to see our research influencing the government’s new Plan for Water. 🌊
@ProfKHiscock and colleagues worked on the Felixstowe Hydrocycle project with local farmers and @suffolkcc to increase the sustainable supply of freshwater for farms.
#ThinkingWithoutBorders@UEAenv
Today, we’ve set out our #PlanforWater to achieve cleaner, more plentiful water for people and nature. 💧
Commitments cover:
🏗️ increased investment in infrastructure
🚫 stronger regulation
🏞️ tougher enforcement for polluters
Read more: gov.uk/government/news/new-p…
Could a Mediterranean diet improve your mood? 🍅🐟🍆
UEA's Prof Anne-Marie Minihane is launching a study to see whether following a Mediterranean diet for just five days could improve people’s mental health.
Learn more: uea.ac.uk/news/-/article/cou…#ThinkingWIthoutBorders@UeaMed
“Critical tool” launched to track national contributions to climate change 🏭 🌍
UEA's Dr Matthew Jones has shown how countries have contributed to global warming through their emissions of key greenhouse gases since 1850.
🔗 uea.ac.uk/news/-/article/cri…#ThinkingWithoutBorders
Do you get enough sleep? 😴 Join UEA researchers Dr Alpar Lazar and Dr Jo Bower in London on 4 May for a free lecture on the importance of sleep, including links to mental health and dementia.
Book your tickets: bit.ly/3Jwh10B#ThinkingWithoutBorders
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INCREASE VS project helps thousands of people into employment and entrepreneurship 💼
Prof Zografia Bika: "Our analysis will help inform the further development of enterprise support activities, training and skills provision"
🔗 uea.ac.uk/news/-/article/inc…#ThinkingWithoutBorders
Vaccination halves risk of long Covid, largest study to date shows 🤒
UEA's Prof Vass Vassiliou said the findings "enable us to better understand who may develop long Covid and also advocate for the benefit of vaccination.”
🔗 uea.ac.uk/news/-/article/vac…#ThinkingWithoutBorders
"Like finding a Roman hoard or Viking daggers": Prof Ben Garrod says shark washed up on shore could offer "snapshot" of insight into the lives of sharks living in international waters. 🦈
Read more: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ha…#ThinkingWithoutBorders@Ben_garrod @biouea