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…
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Union Council vote against motion urging students to boycott NSS survey
Union Council voted against a motion allowing the SU to urge students to refuse filling in the 2019 National Student Survey (NSS). Brought to council on 28 January by Lewis Martin, Mature Students Assembly, and seconded by Thai Braddick, Non-Portfolio Officer, the motion would have mandated the SU to encourage and inform students’ about reasons…
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Alternatives to graduation at the Sportspark
Three (or more) years of hard work, persistence, and, okay, a few nights on the dancefloor have come down to this. Today is the day you graduate. You’ve earned this. With your mortarboard plonked firmly on your head and your robes proudly donned, you walk up to collect your diploma. Well, first you must run…
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Journalism undergraduate course announced in partnership with Epic Studios
UEA can expect a journalism undergraduate course by September 2020. The course, which aims to build off the success of the current ‘Broadcast and Digital Journalism’ postgraduate course. The degree will leave its graduates with a Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BCTJ) qualification – the qualification sought after by leading broadcasters such ITN, ITV, Channel 4…
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University to award £1,000 visual arts bursary
A £1,000 bursary is available for a UEA undergraduate studying in any discipline, to pursue a project in the visual arts. Alongside their formal academic studies, this award aims to support students, aged between 17 and 25, to engage in their interest in contemporary visual art. This can include fine art, photography and curation. The…
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Anniversary of our sanctuary status
23 January 2019 marked one year of the University of East Anglia being a ‘University of Sanctuary’ and saw several events take place on the day to celebrate. The title was awarded by City of Sanctuary, a movement promoting the support of asylum seekers and refugees, as UEA had been recognised for its ability to…
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Chloe Howcroft on the pressures of final year
Recently, hearing people talk about applying for graduate schemes or jobs or masters at this point in time has got me going a little stir crazy, I’m thinking: should I be doing what they’re doing? Am I the only one not actively searching for such and such scheme with such and such employer? Don’t get…
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Roo Pitt investigates postgrad spaces on campus
Following the new swipe card access installed for the Scholars Bar in Union House, Concrete asks ‘do postgraduates need their own spaces on campus?’ Firstly, it is perhaps important to break down the different postgraduate spaces. There are social spaces such as the Scholars Bar and Lounge, and Vista (located at the top of the…
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Your SU: what has changed and what’s to come?
With elections closing last week, Undergraduate Officer, Jenna Chapman, took to the UEA SU blog to outline her aims for this academic year, following her commitment to providing quality, accessible and enjoyable education for students. She has stated that increasing the volume of recorded lectures, improving awareness of the hidden costs of studying, and looking…
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