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Applications are now live until Friday 24th July! Two scholarships, for three students. The Ørsted Greener Futures Scholarship aims to support students studying any one-year full-time Masters in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). The recipient must live in the Norfolk region and have studied at secondary and sixth-form level in Norfolk. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, participation in ‘extra-curricular’ activities, and an interest in sustainability and a greener future. Total Value: £5,000 /study/fees-and-funding/scholarships/the-orsted-greener-futures-postgraduate-scholarship 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. Applicants must demonstrate academic achievement and financial need. /study/fees-and-funding/scholarships/the-stem-postgraduate-scholarship

We’re celebrating British Science Week with highlights from @norwichsciencefestival 🧪 Our academics and students continue to bring science to life with hands‑on experiments and inspiring talks — motivating the next generation of medics, nurses, healthcare professionals, scientists, mathematicians and engineers. Science is happening all around us — and we love being part of it. #STEMM #BritishScienceWeek #NorwichScienceFestival

Scholarship Alert! The Jack Speller Scholarship is available to a UK home fees applicant who has applied for a place on any undergraduate course with a start date of September 2026. Preference will be given to those who have applied on the Environmental Science course. The scholarship is awarded to any applicant who shows genuine financial need, academic potential and a clear idea on their future aspirations. To be considered for this scholarship, an application form is required. The deadline for applications is Friday 1st May 2026. /study/fees-and-funding/scholarships/the-jack-speller-scholarship

Scholarship Deadline! The Ørsted Greener Futures Scholarship aims to support students studying any one-year full-time Masters in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). The recipient must live in the Norfolk region and have studied at secondary and sixth-form level in Norfolk. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, participation in ‘extra-curricular’ activities, and an interest in sustainability and a greener future. Deadline for applications is Friday 24th July 2026. /study/fees-and-funding/scholarships/the-orsted-greener-futures-postgraduate-scholarship

Meet Professor of Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry, Alex Baker. Right now, he's on the RRS Sir David Attenborough @biopole_nerc_nc taking air samples from the Southern Ocean around Antarctica, and here at UEA he teaches first year students about air pollution. Check out real time live content from the ship and real time position information: /polar-operations/sites-and-facilities/facility/rrs-sir-david-attenborough/. What are they taking samples for? Well, the mission to Antarctica seeks answers to critical questions about nutrients and carbon! Read more here /polar-operations/polar-science-facilities/ship/science-this-season/

This year, our academics have been amazing as always- here’s just a taste of what they achieved: ✔️ Prof Nicholas Vincent (School of History) helped uncover Harvard’s “copy” of Magna Carta as a genuine 1300 original - one of only seven in existence. ✔️ Prof Ken Hyland (School of Education & Lifelong Learning) proved that when it comes to essays, students still outshine AI. ✔️ Prof Dmitry Pshezhetskiy (Norwich Medical School) and team developed a blood test for ME/CFS with 96% accuracy - a breakthrough that could transform diagnosis. ✔️ Dr Matthew Jones (School of Environmental Sciences) revealed climate change drove extreme wildfire seasons across the Americas, making burned areas up to 30 times larger. This is just a glimpse of what UEA research achieved in 2025. Here’s to more discoveries, more impact, and more reasons to be proud in 2026. #ThisIsUEA #AcademicExpert #UEAResearch #UKUniversity

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: /

🌍 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. That’s where UEA Change Makers 2026 comes in. Organised by UEA Student Enterprise, this flagship competition empowers students and recent graduates to transform ideas for people, planet, or community into real, impactful ventures. “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.” Open to all current UEA students, the competition invites participants to record and submit a 60-second video pitch describing their idea. Ten finalists will then be chosen through a public vote and invited to join the Change Makers Accelerator Programme; involving mentoring, workshops, and hands-on support to refine their concepts. At the Grand Finale in March 2026, each finalist will pitch to a panel of judges, with the overall winner receiving a £2,000 grant to take their enterprise to the next level. “Change Makers isn’t just about creating change in the world, but also within,” said previous winner Erwin Pardo Toledo. “The tools it provides give you the confidence and ability to bring your ideas to life.” The competition is all about encouraging dreamers and innovators, the kind of people who see possibility where others see problems. Because, as imagination activist Rob Hopkins once said, “Imagining the future we want is the first step towards creating it.” So, if you’ve ever had an idea that could make the world a little fairer, greener, or kinder; this is your moment. /students/infopages/detail/238

🌊 AMB Seminar - Monday 10 Nov @1.00 pm (SCI 0.31 & online) The absence of coral reefs in Earth system models introduces gigaton-scale low biases into future ocean carbon sink estimates 🔹Speaker: Dr Lester Kwiatkowski, CNRS/LOCEAN/IPSL (Paris) How does climate-driven change in reef calcification alter the ocean carbon sink and future carbon budgets? Come and find out. 📍Join in person or online: https://shorturl.at/4Lao4 All welcome!

Explore career options and meet with employers at Science Connect: Careers Fair and Panels Are you looking for your first step into a career in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) sector? The Science Connect: Careers Fair and Panels event provides an invaluable opportunity to gain insights, build connections and make decisions about your future career. STEM-related jobs can be found across a variety of sectors – some more obvious, and others which might surprise you! There will be a careers fair from 1pm - 3pm in NEWSCI 0.07/0.08 where you can connect with a range of local and national employers from STEM sectors including Aquaterra Energy, Gardline, Spectrum Control, Sulmara and Textron Specialized Vehicles. This will be a great opportunity to ask questions, learn about specific roles and start building your professional network. Running alongside the fair from 1.30pm – 4.15pm we have a programme of talks and presentations. These sessions will offer valuable insights into emerging trends, skills in demand and practical guidance on navigating careers in Science, Technology and Engineering. The Science Connect: Careers Fair and Panels event is free to attend and students from all schools are welcome. For more information, head to MyCareerCentral.

During Welcome Week, our first years get a chance to explore a range of disciplines within Environmental Science. This allows them to work with their new peers and explore their interests. This was the Topographic Surveying activity which allows students to use equipment to measure profiles as they move down a slope. Each student switched positions, so everyone got a chance to use each piece of equipment. This technique can be used throughout their time at university so learning these skills now can be really useful. #CurrentStudents #StudentLifeUEA #EnvironmentalScienceUEA #ResearchUEA #GeologyUEA

Co-led by the UEA, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), Met Office, and European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, 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 The scientists used satellite observations as well as advanced modelling to identify and investigate the causes of wildfires from the last fire season (March 2024-February 2025) and the role that climate and land use change played. Report co-lead Dr Matt Jones from UEA ENV said: “We urge world leaders at COP30 to make bold commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions rapidly this decade. This is the single most powerful contribution that most developed nations can make to avoiding the worst impacts of extreme wildfires on living and future generations.”