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An Observer investigation last month discovered some children are waiting up to five years for an initial NHS autism consultation. Figures obtained th...
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Improved Norwich Cycling and Walking Routes
A new blueprint of Norwich suggests the city has the potential to extend and create new routes in its periphery. The Norfolk County Council is pushing...
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Student Loan Interest Rate Increases
Student loan interest rates are set to increase from 4.5% to 12% for many this September. For those currently at university in England, the inte...
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Stays at Norfolk Holiday Homes Auctioned to Raise Funds for Ukraine
Norfolk holiday homeowners are auctioning stays at their homes to raise money to support Ukraine, facilitated by a local letting firm and charity Stre...
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UEA Law expert supports Ed Sheeran court case outcome
Ed Sheeran has won his High Court copyright case over the 2017 song Shape of You. The hit song has been announced as the most streamed song in Spotify...
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UEA Post Room Moves to The Street
The latest updates to the new Post Room on UEA campus have been revealed. The former Waterstones building closed its doors permanently in 2020. Over t...
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43% of UEA sports clubs and societies at risk of being disbanded
As a result of investigations into the results of Students’ Union sports clubs and society committee elections, Concrete have found that 113 (43%) are...
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‘Huge breakthrough’ made in battle against Prostate Cancer
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have made a breakthrough that could slow down and prevent the development of aggressive forms of Cancer. ...
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Free tuition for Ukrainian refugees at Scottish universities
Ukrainian refugees will be able to study at Scottish universities free of charge this autumn. Under proposals from the Holyrood government, Ukrainians...
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Men, Masculinity and Memories: Raven Smith at UEA Live
UEA Live concluded in an epic way with the hilarious Raven Smith. As soon as he sat down at the front of the lecture theatre, he was cracking jokes and making the audience feel like we were part of the conversation. In talk with Dr Sarah Godfrey, Smith dived into his latest book, Raven Smith’s...
Books
Shon Faye on her ‘Trojan Horse’ book at UEA Live
Walking in to a thunderous round of applause, Shon Faye takes her seat at the front of the lecture theatre. Lawyer turned writer and campaigner, with podcast Call Me Mother, Faye’s works have reached mass audiences. Her first book, The Transgender Issue, is a liberating piece analysing the trans experience in the UK. As a...
Arts
Review: Wasp at UEA’s Drama Studio
Wasp, at UEA’s drama studio, creates an atmosphere of poignancy even as you walk in the room. The play is staged in the round, with the audience seated looking onto the little wooden stool that forms the extent of the set for the whole piece. As we come in, we are introduced to two of...
Comment
The parallels of ‘Putinism’ and what it means for millions of Russians
We hear more and more every day about the callous attacks by the Russian military on innocent Ukrainian civilians. It is these people who are without doubt the greatest victims of ‘Putinism’ – a vicious, autocratic political ideology that seeks both complete physical and intellectual domination over those who threaten to disrupt it. While our...
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Party gate and Ukraine: How Can Boris Challenge Putin Now?
After confirmation that he broke his own laws, Boris Johnson continues to cling to power. But how can he challenge Vladimir Putin when he’s repeatedly lied to his own people? To say this has been a bad few weeks for Boris Johnson would be the understatement of the year. This April saw police investigations confirm...
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The Energy Crisis & Rise of Living Costs
Recently, you’d have noticed there has been a very large price inflation since Russia began attacking Ukraine. The price of living has vastly increased, and while we’re not the only place to be affected, the current inflation is rising at 7%, with the worst yet to come. Amidst Russia’s war crimes, many countries have cut...
Home of the Wonderful
UEbaes: Campus Love Stories (2)
We met through a Norfolk Terrace confessions page. You read about “blue haired clown girl,” an unhinged individual who walked around campus in colourful costumes and, naturally, you thought “I want to be friends with this weirdo.” So you dropped me a DM. Now, we trade insults over who is the biggest loser (it’s clearly...
Home of the Wonderful
UEbaes: Campus Love Stories (1)
Before going to uni, I was fiercely determined to be single, I’d sworn off men completely. I was so excited to enjoy the university experience. So, there’s the ironic back story. It was the second week of uni, and I’d already fallen victim to fresher’s flu. I was in my kitchen wearing my pjs, no...
Home of the Wonderful
Graduation: Navigating nostalgia and the future
The end of an era or a door to new beginnings? Graduation in recent years has been a little different than usual so, as the first post-pandemic UEA cohort face graduation, and the campus buzz returns for the end of the semester, how are students feeling? By the looks of Concrete Confessions, a bittersweet atmosphere...
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Books
Men, Masculinity and Memories: Raven Smith at UEA Live
UEA Live concluded in an epic way with the hilarious Raven Smith. As soon as he sat down at the front of the lecture theatre, he was cracking jokes and making the audience feel like we were part of the conversation. In talk with Dr Sarah Godfrey, Smith dived into his latest book, Raven Smith’s...
Books
Shon Faye on her ‘Trojan Horse’ book at UEA Live
Walking in to a thunderous round of applause, Shon Faye takes her seat at the front of the lecture theatre. Lawyer turned writer and campaigner, with podcast Call Me Mother, Faye’s works have reached mass audiences. Her first book, The Transgender Issue, is a liberating piece analysing the trans experience in the UK. As a...
Arts
Review: Wasp at UEA’s Drama Studio
Wasp, at UEA’s drama studio, creates an atmosphere of poignancy even as you walk in the room. The play is staged in the round, with the audience seated looking onto the little wooden stool that forms the extent of the set for the whole piece. As we come in, we are introduced to two of...
Creative Writing
A Memorable Weekend
Blue skies and blue waters. That is what I remember about the first weekend when we went our separate ways again. The distinction between the sky and the sea was impossible to spot, yet I know the line between them existed. Occasionally it made itself seen from the break of waters, other times it was...
Film
Why DC is Braver than Marvel
The DC v Marvel feud is one that has been going on for several years now. Since the mid-2010s, these cinematic superhero franchises have been compared and contrasted by critics and fans alike. For a long time, Marvel appeared to be the winner in this race, outrunning DC on quality storytelling, interesting characters, quick humour,...
Music
Music Videos – Are They Necessary?
Growing up with a teenage sister in the early 2000’s, MTV ruled our television screen. Counting down the top charts while we fought over whose turn it was to take over the control, we spent the weekends dancing to music videos in the living room. But in an age where Spotify and TikTok now take...
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