In the age of COVID, when everything is online, someone always must have technical difficulties. This person was me, and no more was this apparent than when I tried to video call Lucas Fox, independent musician and first year UEA student, on Zoom for an interview. Owing most of it to my technical incompetence, and…
Science
Rain, rain, go away – how the weather affects your mood
Despite the fact Norwich has the least rainfall of any UK city, when the heavens do open our moods can drop, a sentiment felt by people across the globe. Multiple studies have been conducted on how rainfall affects our mental health, as well as affecting levels of crime. One study by Marie Connolly in 2013…
Sex Survey 2019
Demystifying dental dam
‘With a dental dam you can pretty much lick anything’ So if like me you’d never heard of a dental dam, you may be wondering what on Earth they are and who in their right mind uses them. Well those who are familiar will know that a dental dam is a square piece of stretchy…
Features
How to OpenUp
A new app is available to students and staff at UEA from 17 September 2018 and its developers are encouraging people to utilise their app to help manage and maintain their wellbeing. In anticipation of the app’s arrival, Concrete went to find out what it’s all about. To start the app can be easily downloaded…
Fashion, OldVenue
Looking Good & Feeling Good
Is putting on good workout clothes seriously going to make you exercise better? Probably. It is seems unlikely that the outfits we choose ourselves every morning and before every single event aren’t going to have an effect on our frame of mind. We get up every morning and pick something out for that day, (or…
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