Like so many other Xbox fans, I was hoping there’d be an attempt at VR with the upcoming Series X console, particularly after the relative success of titles on the PS4 & Oculus platforms. However, since rumours of VR being introduced have subsided, attention turns to the power of the machines and the titles to…
#BLM, News
Black Lives Matter protest brings Norwich to standstill
The latest event hosted by the Black Lives Matter Norwich Movement saw a protest march attended by around 500 in Norwich City Centre on 7th June. The group initially congregated within Chapelfield Gardens and marched down Theatre Street, across Millennium Plain, onto St Peters Street, turning around and finally returning to Chapelfield Gardens. The organisers…
#BLM
Black Lives Matter protest brings Norwich to standstill
The latest event hosted by the Black Lives Matter Norwich Movement saw a protest march attended by around 500 in Norwich City Centre yesterday. The group initially congregated within Chapelfield Gardens and marched down Theatre Street, across Millennium Plain, onto St Peters Street, turning around and returning to Chapelfield Gardens. The organisers were joined by…
Main Stories, News
UEA reschedules summer 2020 graduation ceremonies
The ceremonies for UEA students graduating in summer 2020 has been rescheduled to sometime between 12-30 July 2021. An email from Vice-Chancellor Prof David Richardson stated this year’s graduates will be invited to summer graduation next year, although exact dates haven’t yet been released. As reported by Concrete earlier this year, UEA made a dramatic…
Gaming, Venue
Inside XBOX: What’s New?
‘Inside Xbox’ went behind the scenes with the team from Xbox and third-party designers and developers to demonstrate what we can expect from the Xbox Series X, due to be released towards the end of 2020. Streaming over YouTube on 7 May 2020, ‘Inside Xbox’ bought us the first exclusive preview of gameplay for the…
Arts, Venue
Arts favourites of the year so far, from new releases to old loves
My choice of the year is The Lost Future of Pepperharrow, by UEA alumni Natasha Pulley: a delightful sequel to her debut novel The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, which could not have come at a better moment to whisk you away from the strange times we find ourselves in. Gentle, witty, and beautifully crafted as…
Gaming, Venue
The Cream of the Crop 2019-20
And there we have it, a whole year of Concrete and Venue has flown by, a whole year of fantastic articles, Post Pub-Pub, and office antics. It has been wonderful to end my university experience as part of this wonderful team and I hope many of you are encouraged to apply for editor positions when…
Fashion, Venue
5 students on shopping during lockdown
It is hardly a secret that fast fashion brands are continuing to place huge pressure on courier services despite the obvious risks associated with handling large quantities of parcels. As such, I am making an effort to support smaller businesses during the current situation. Though buying from smaller businesses still invites risk (the goods still…
Sport
New Partnership will provide more competitive opportunities for university snooker players
The English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards (EPSB) recently announced a new affiliation with the Universities Pool Council (UPC) which will provide more opportunities for students within the UK to represent their university within cue-sports. The UPC is already recognised by British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) as the governing body for university cue sports….
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