Anyone who knows me in real life will know that crying is a big part of my day-to-day life, though much of it doesn’t come from real life situations. Instead, my imagination pulls out worst case scenarios and makes problems out of thin air. I think this is why I tend to cry more at…
Features
Concrete Confessions: What I’ve really learned from student journalism
After three years, 37 articles and a whole lot of deadline-induced panic, this is the final article I will ever write for Concrete. Just typing these words makes the prospect of moving on from UEA that much more real. As I stare down the barrel of a summer of dissertation writing, job seeking, house hunting…
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Squatters occupy Russian oligarch’s London mansion
A London property owned by one of the sanctioned Russian oligarchs has been occupied by protesters. Five protesters entered the building in the early hours of this morning, flying Ukrainian flags from the balcony and claiming that the property had been ‘liberated’. In a letter released online, the group describe themselves as “anarchists” who are…
Home of the Wonderful
Home of the Bun-derful
Concrete writers of days gone by have described the campus bunny colony as ‘the unofficial mascot of UEA’, and it is difficult to argue with this idea. For so many students, walking across campus and seeing our furry friends roaming alongside them is a really positive element of the university experience. When I was a…
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Lockdown parties report published
The 12-page document indicates that “poor conduct” was displayed by government staff at Downing Street, with behaviour that was “difficult to justify” given the restrictions being faced by the rest of the country. The gatherings were described as a failure of the high standards expected of those working in government, with “too little thought” being…
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Staff confirm future UEA exams to be held online
Following the disruption to teaching as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, a member of the Arts and Humanities faculty has confirmed that the majority of future exams will be online based. An email sent to an individual student states “exams in the spring will be 24 hour take-home exams” but also identifies “we will…
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UEA reintroduces compulsory mask wearing
A statement issued by UEA this afternoon (29th November) has reintroduced the enforced wearing of masks in the majority of university managed spaces, in the wake of Government announcements about changes to Covid restrictions. In an email sent to staff and students, it was confirmed that from today, all staff and students will have to…
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27 people dead after boat sinks in Channel
At least 27 people have been confirmed dead and a number of others remain in hospital after a small, inflatable boat sank off the British coast on Wednesday, French authorities have confirmed. After a number of individuals were seen by the crew of a French fishing boat on Wednesday afternoon, a joint rescue mission by…
Climate Change, Travel
Fight for your Flight: Travel and Privilege
In my twenty-two years on the planet, my experiences with efficient transport have been fairly limited. I grew up in an area with three buses a day. I have also only ever taken one flight – we went from Bristol to Glasgow and spent longer travelling from the airport to my grandparents’ house than we…
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