The vice-chancellor’s mental health taskforce has announced during next semester students will be able to opt in to an initiative allowing UEA to inform a third party, such as a parent or guardian, about significant concerns over a student’s wellbeing. The taskforce is also introducing 15 other projects to support what the head of student services…
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Movember: A global movement advocating men’s health
Have you walked across campus and noticed previously clean shaven men allowing their facial hair to grow? Welcome to Movember. Every November, men across the globe have decided to make a conscious decision to grow their moustache as a tribute to a worldwide campaign called Movember. The idea behind the movement is that men who…
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Sir Norman Lamb backs Concrete’s mental health campaign
Sir Norman Lamb, the former mental health minister and mental health activist, has added his name to Concrete’s Mental Health Crisis campaign. Sir Norman said: “I applaud Concrete for the efforts [they are] pursuing in highlighting mental health among students and doing it in a responsible way. All elements of your campaign are appropriate and…
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Students brand SU officer Amelia Trew as ‘hypocritical’
UEA students have branded SU officer Amelia Trew as “hypocritical” after Concrete revealed while Ms Trew opposed this paper’s use of the word ‘crisis’ in regard to mental health she used the same word to describe mental health in her SU election manifesto. Ms Trew was elected as the union officer for welfare, community and…
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Stephen Fry and Gina Miller support Concrete campaign
Stephen Fry and Gina Miller are the two latest prominent figures to publicly support the Concrete Mental Health Crisis campaign. Fry retweeted Concrete’s announcement of the campaign to his 12.7 million followers on Twitter at the end of last month. Subsequently that tweet has been viewed over 250,000 times, a figure close to double the…
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Survive and thrive
Concrete’s mental health campaign is now in full swing, and it’s enabled me to become increasingly aware of my own anxiety and mental health. Something I’ve realised in the last week is that I’m guilty of putting too much pressure on myself. I believe that people rely on me to be perfect and get things…
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Snakebites, socialists, and getting over Freshers flu
So, Freshers Week and its slightly shabbier sibling ‘Welcome Week 2’ are finished. Some people are battling Freshers flu, others are recovering from it, and I’m sure some are using it as an excuse to miss their 9ams. I’m afraid I won’t be revealing which category I fall into… From the Societies’ Fayre to Big…
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Fry helps fight prostate cancer stigma
A spotlight has been thrown onto prostate cancer after Stephen Fry, known by many for his acting, writing, and presenting careers, made public his own experiences with the illness. Prostate cancer is the third biggest cancer killer in the country. Stephen Fry announced that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer by sharing the news…
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UEA Literary Festival: Stephen Fry
As Stephen Fry descends the stairs of Lecture Theatre 1, a strange awed hush falls over the crowd. Fry notices this effect he has, a reaction he must be used to by now, and responds with a gentle jab at the audience “thank you for the enormous round of applause” which of course is greeted…
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