The CivicUEA Podcast
Brought to you by CivicUEA - We’re going on a journey to highlight and champion the incredible civic work that is happening within UEA and the local region. We’ll be hearing from a wide range of interesting individuals working on a whole host of exciting projects from climate science focussed art to inclusive communication training and everything in between. Hosted by UEA Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor’s for Civic Dr Johanna Forster and Dr Ben Little. Find out more at https://www.uea.ac.uk/web/about/university-information/uea-civic-university-project
Episodes
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Norwich Good Economy Commission
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
In this episode we are delighted to welcome Alan Waters, who is the former leader of Norwich City Council, as well as Noel Longhurst, lecturer in energy and climate change at UEA, to talk about their role in the Good Economy Commission.
The Good Economy Commission was a collaboration between Norwich City Council and UEA, and ran from 2020-22. It was set up to carry out research to identify key issues and explore how the lives and experience of people in Norwich could be improved.
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Health Inequalities
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
In this episode we talk to Sarah Hanson, associate professor in Community Health at UEA, about her research into preventative health and poverty in the region. We also meet Jo Critch from the charity Feathers Futures and talk to her about the work she has been doing with Sarah to make a positive difference to the lives of women in Great Yarmouth.
Friday Jan 19, 2024
UEA Law and Business clinics and the Norfolk Community Law Service
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Friday Jan 19, 2024
In this episode Johanna Forster talks to Polly Morgan from the UEA Law and Business Clinics and David Powles from the Norfolk Community Law Service to find out about the amazing work they are doing together to provide help and advice to our people in our region.
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
4. UEA Civic Charter Launch at UEA Court
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
In this episode Johanna Forster and our new producer Mike Rigby share highlights of the launch of the new UEA Civic Charter at our AGM, which we call UEA Court, before during and after the event.
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Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
3. Coastal and Rural Health Equalities and Healthy Ageing
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
In this episode Ben and Johanna speak to Sally Hardy and Jonathan Webster from the School of Health Sciences and Anne-Marie Minihane from Norwich Medical School. They’re discussing NICHE: Norfolk Initiative for Coastal and Rural Health Equalities as well as NIHA: Norwich Institute of Healthy Ageing. Both of which are actively helping to improve the health and wellbeing of people in the region now and in the future.
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
2. Communication Access
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
This time Johanna and Ben speak to UEA Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy Lauren Flannery about her Communication Access project at UEA which aims to coach staff and students across the university to be more mindful of people they may encounter with additional communication needs.
Friday Jun 23, 2023
1. University of Sanctuary - CivicUEA
Friday Jun 23, 2023
Friday Jun 23, 2023
In this episode Johanna and Ben welcome Sophie North, Academic Lead of UEA’s University of Sanctuary initiative, alongside Sanctuary Scholar Salah Elnagar. They detail the important and life changing work Sophie and her team are doing at UEA and in the region more widely.
Find out more about the University of Sanctuary here
Find out more about CivicUEA here
Wednesday May 10, 2023
The CivicUEA Podcast
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Welcome to the first episode of The CivicUEA Podcast.
In this episode Johanna and Ben chat about their backgrounds and their work on CivicUEA with producer Skye and share what's to come on this new podcast highlighting the excellent civic work taking place as The University of East Anglia.
The CivicUEA Podcast
This podcast is hosted by Dr Ben Little and Dr Johanna Forster, UEA's joint Associate Pro Vice-Chancellors (APVC) for Civic and will be published regularly in 30-minute episodes, using the format of a representative from UEA appearing alongside someone who is engaged with their work. With a focus on how these projects are making significant impacts, not only at the University, but within and beyond our region.