date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 17:28:24 -0000 from: "Penstone-Smith Claire Mrs \(MAC\)" subject: Media Summary 3.3.08 East Anglian Daily Times 3.3.08 P22 New laws needed to save Amazon species Protected forest strips buffering rivers and sreams of the Amazon rainforest should be significantly wider than currently according to new research by scientists at the UEA. Dr Carlos Peres (ENV) is quoted. East Anglian Daily Times 3.3.08 P23 New UEA study will analyse flood risk. Rainfall in the UK became more intense during the past 100 years according to new research at the UEA. East Anglian Daily Times 3.3.08 P23 Nitrous Oxide Group Farmers, food suppliers, policy makers, business leaders and environmentalists are joining forces to confront the threat of the `forgotten greenhouse gas' nitrous oxide by taking part in a new forum co-ordinated by Prof David Richardson (SCI) of the UEA who is quoted. Evening News 3.3.08 P11 City Hall is preparing for its darkest hour Norwich has become the first UK city to sign up to a worldwide initiative to switch off lights to raise awareness about global warming on March 29 as part of Earth Hour 2008. Norwich City Council have agreed to work with CRed at the UEA to try and involve other organisations. Marcus Armes is quoted. [1]http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/News/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&category=News&tBra nd=enonline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED01%20Mar%202008%2010%3A25%3A30%3A927 Evening News 3.3.08 P14 Hospital averts a maternity crisis Sufficient midwives have been recruited to work at the Norfolk & Norwich Hospital because many due to retire. Eleven graduate midwives have been recruited from the UEA. [2]http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&category=News&tBra nd=ENOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED01%20Mar%202008%2010%3A08%3A41%3A033 EDP 3.3.08 P20 Loft ideals for an insulation project Reepham is one of the highest polluting towns in the UK in term of emission of carbon dioxide according to a survey carried out by CRed at the UEA and the Energy Saving Trust. The Observer 2.3.08 P11 Business & Media - Prince of pension buyouts Profile of Mark's Wood, founder and chief executive of Paternoster, studied at the UEA. The Observer 2.3.08 P7 Review - Ask the experts Prof Rebecca Stott (LIT) is one of three authors answering questions about books. Sunday Telegrah 2.3.08 P26 A day to savour the rewards of motherhood Article about Mother's Day which includes mention of the recent study from the UEA that indicates a third of professional women lose out on career advancement once they have children. Mail on Sunday 2.3.08 P61/63 What I've learn from being in the system is that there's a seed of mental illness in everyone Interview with author Clare Allan, who studied creative writing at the UEA. The Independent 1.3.08 P2 Proof that we are not taking climate change seriously Article that mentions a study by the Tyndall Centre on greenhouse gas targets. EDP 1.3.08 P17 UEA graduate to Radio 1 - in a day Interview with Greg James, who graduated from the UEA last year, and is now working at for Radio 1. [3]http://new.edp24.co.uk/search/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=Features&itemid=NOED01 %20Mar%202008%2011:23:51:217&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=search EDP 1.3.08 P40 Now it's all systems go for `carbon calculator' Farm accounts will change next week when important calculations will be based around greenhouse gas emission and carbon sequestration via a new web-based calculator. The article quotes Mark Little of the Norwich office of Savills agribusiness who it mentions instigated discussions with the UEA and took the lead in the launch of CRed. EDP 1.3.08 EDP Saturday, P10 Baxter to the future Interview with singer-songwriter Tom Baxter who recollects seeing the Stray Cats at the UEA. [4]http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/WhatsOn/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=WhatsOn&tBran d=EDPOnline&tCategory=WhatsOn&itemid=NOED01%20Mar%202008%2017%3A50%3A02%3A150 EDP 1.3.08 P20 EDP Sunday, Social Diary Photographs of the electro-pop band Hot Chip's gig at the UEA. The Guardian 1.3.08 P16 Review - Me, myself and I Review of Submarine by Joe Dunthorne who studied creative writing at the UEA. Daily Mail 1.3.08 P25 Review - How Hitler invaded Wales Review of Owen Sheers' latest novel. He studied at the UEA. BBC Look East 29.2.08 Dr Keith Tovey (ENV) interviewed about the effect of the Bacton gas terminal fire on gas prices. Headlines 03.03.08 Newspaper headlines (and online links where possible) 01.03.08 First class news (The Guardian Graduate 01.03.08 p. 22) [5]http://www.guardian.co.uk/graduate/story/0,,2261162,00.html 02.03.08 The lazy student's guide (The Sunday Express 02.03.08 p. 20) Plans for 20 new university towns (The Observer 02.03.08 p. 10) [6]http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,,2261433,00.html You can tell a great university by the companies it keeps (The Observer 02.03.08 p. 35) [7]http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/mar/02/highereducation 03.03.08 A market higher education has to create, then supply (The FT Letters 03.03.08 p. 10) [8]http://www.ft.com/cms/s/4e9b9910-e8c3-11dc-913a-0000779fd2ac,Authorised=false.html? Plans for more towns to have a university (The Daily Telegraph 03.03.08 p. 12) [9]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/03/nschool403.xml University students offered 'earn as you learn' scheme (The Independent 03.03.08 p. 4) [10]http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/schools-and-universities-lin k-up-to-give-earn-as-you-learn-option-to-students-790467.html Oxford's finest are offered financial lure to work in tough urban schools (The Times 03.03.08 p. 28) 'University challenge' for 20 new campuses (The Times 03.03.08 p. 27) [11]http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article3471191.ece Additional online stories Blowing the whistle on the REF! [12]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7271431.stm Plans for 20 new university towns [13]http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,,2261433,00.html Vote may end Cambridge's self-rule [14]http://education.guardian.co.uk/administration/story/0,,2261095,00.html Royal Society turns to venture capitalism [15]http://www.researchresearch.com/getPage.cfm?pagename=ResearchDay&lang=EN&type=UK&Public ation=Research%20Day%20UK&Issue=2937 Denham sets out vision for HE global dominance [16]http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,,2261201,00.html UCU warned to 'think again' over pay bargaining [17]http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,,2261156,00.html Sector Releases A new 'university challenge' (DIUS 03.03.08) [18]http://www.dius.gov.uk/index.html Claire Penstone-Smith Communications Assistant Marketing and Communications Division Tel: 01603 593496 Web: www.uea.ac.uk/comm Please note my office hours are Monday - Wednesday. For queries on other days please contact my colleague Sue Garrod on s.garrod@uea.ac.uk