Member Event: UEA at the Royal Norfolk Show

UEA will once more be exhibiting at the Royal Norfolk Show (26-27 June) in a number of different areas across the Showground.

Our main UEA marquee, at Stand 175 on Presidents Avenue, will include exhibits from across the University, as well as the Sainsbury Centre, The Enterprise Centre, and the Volunteering team from CareerCentral.

The marquee will also host a number of talks and panel discussions across the two days, with topics including agri-tech, wellbeing and sport, and forthcoming exhibits at the Sainsbury Centre. Drop in to discover world-leading research happening on your doorstep – no booking required and talks are open to all!

WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE

10.30am: Sainsbury Centre: The Sculpture Park (Calvin Winner)

11.00am: Agri-Tech panel discussion (John Grange (Barclays – chair), Prof Gerard Parr, Charles Whitaker (Brown & Co.)

12.00pm: Sainsbury Centre:  Learning for all ages

1.00pm: Sports, Health and Wellbeing (Phil Steele (chair), Dr Michael Grey, Ben Jones (Active Norfolk)

2.00pm: Welfare & Wellbeing in Agriculture (John Grange (Barclays – chair), Dr Laura Biggart, Callum Coombes (Safepoint)

3.30pm: Sainsbury Centre: Art Nouveau (Prof Paul Greenhalgh)

THURSDAY 27 JUNE

10.30am: Sainsbury Centre: Crafting the exhibition programme (Ghislaine Wood)

12.00pm: Sainsbury Centre: The Tang Dancers from the Collection (Monserrat Pis Marcos)

In addition, UEA will have a presence in the Agri-Tech East Innovation Hub (Stand 264, Avenue 9) talking about funding opportunities for agricultural businesses, including Ceres, EIRA, InvestEast, and the Low Carbon Innovation Fund.

Norwich Science Festival will be co-hosting the Discovery Zone, which is aimed at schoolchildren and families; and UEA will be running a number of activities, alongside colleagues from other Norwich Research Park institutions.

Find out more about the Royal Norfolk Show and buy tickets here, or email [email protected] for more information.