Pretty much everything in my life changed within the space of a few hours. And why? I’ve switched courses at the UEA – from BA Politics and International Relations to BSc Psychology – 1st year on both courses. Roughly 280 people switched courses this academic year and last academic year. This is the story of…
Deputy Editors' Column
Oh, the sunny square and snakebites
It’s the middle of May, I’ve finished my degree and handed over my beloved paper to very capable people. Officially, I’ve finished my time at uni. I’m not going to lie; I feel very deflated. Handing in my last piece of coursework felt anti-climactic, I was expecting to feel relived but now I find myself…
Features
The cracks in our foundation (year)
‘You don’t deserve to be here’. ‘That’s not a proper course’. ‘Why are you at uni?’ There is a harmful stigma surrounding students who take foundation year courses. I’m not ashamed to say that I’m a student who took a foundation year. Well, not anymore. Every student I have come across who has taken a…
Fashion, Venue
An Interview with Emma Harrowing
Jarrold is a Norfolk institution, with the brand approaching their 250 year anniversary and its flagship store serving as a Norwich landmark. Behind the scenes of the department store is Emma Harrowing, a key member of the Norwich fashion scene; co-founding Norwich Fashion Week and writing as a style columnist on top of her role…
Interview
Bernard Hill: Titan of acting discusses his career and the world today
I’m sitting on a sofa in UEA Sportspark overlooking a mass of students celebrating graduation. Opposite me is the world-famous actor Bernard Hill. The contrast is stark and it takes me a moment to adjust. Hill is known for roles such as Théoden in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Captain Edward Smith in Titanic, the Warden…
Features
Confessions from a foundation year student.
I’m not ashamed to say that I’m a student who took a foundation year. Well, not anymore. Every student I come across who has taken a foundation year agrees that there is at least some level of stigma surrounding the course. The stigma takes form in both stereotypes about the difficulty of the course we…
News
UEA Career Service launches graduate fair
UEA’s Career Service is holding its first ever graduate fair, called GradFair, to help students leaving the university find a graduate level job. The fair will take place at the Forum in Norwich between 11am to 3pm on 23 May, and all organisations attending will have job openings. Organisations attending the fair include the Civil Service Fast…
Features
Millennial Burnout
The idea of ‘Millennial Burnout’ was popularized by the viral Buzzfeed article titled: How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation, by Anne Helen Petersen, which was published in January 2019. I remember reading the article at the time, and finding it extremely interesting, but not really something that I could relate to, as it focuses on…
Features
Smart Campuses: Patronising or Supportive?
UEA is already its own mini city, a concrete jungle on a much smaller scale. If you wanted, you could live the entirety of your degree off the services provided by the campus. Whilst that does sound sheltered and largely dull, technology companies such as Future Cities are seeking to use campuses as microcosmic testing…
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