About

Concrete is the University of East Anglia’s official student newspaper, established in January 1992.

Published monthly in print and online on a rolling basis, Concrete is headed by Editor-in-Chief Emily Pitt-Shaw and Deputy Editors Anna Johnson and Daisy Lester.

Concrete also includes Venue, our arts supplement, headed by Venue Co-Editors Micah Petyt and Robyn Srikandan.

All of our writers and editors are UEA students and we are members of the Student Publication Association.

To find out how to get involved, click here.

Questions, story leads, and press releases should be directed to the Editor-in-Chief at concrete.editor@uea.ac.uk.

Where can you find Concrete?

  • Union House (The Hive, Unio, BarSU, Scholars’)
  • Campus Kitchen (Zest)
  • The Shop
  • The Library
  • Student Information Zone
  • The Warren
  • The Enterprise Centre
  • Online
  • Social Media

UEA Media Collective

Concrete forms one third of UEA(SU)’s Media Collective, joined by student radio station Livewire1350 and UEATV.

We are based in Union House, and we often work together on projects.

You can find out more about the Media Collective here.

Visit Livewire’s website, click here.

Concrete’s History

To find out more about the history of Concrete and student journalism at UEA, click on the links below:

You can also find more snapshots of Concrete’s history in our Concrete Archive section, a full list of previous senior editors here, and our full archive here!

Need some career inspiration? Find out more about the varied career journeys of our alumni here!

Awards

  • ‘Best Publication in the South East – Winner: Student Publication Regional Awards 2025’
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  • ‘Outstanding Commitment in the South East – Winner (Fiona Hill and Jamie Bryson) Student Publications Association Regional Awards 2025’
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  • Best Publication in the Midlands 2024 – Student Publication Association
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  • Best Science Section 2022 – Student Publication Association
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  • Student Programme of the Year 2019 for A Week in Concrete – BBC Radio 4 Today Student Journalism Awards
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  • Student Publication of the Year Runner Up 2019 – BBC Radio 4 Today Student Journalism Awards
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  • Best Newspaper Design Highly Commended 2019 – Student Publication Association
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  • Best Publication Highly Commended 2017 – Student Publication Association
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  • Best Website Highly Commended 2017 – Student Publication Association
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  • Best Publication 2016 – Student Publication Association
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  • Best Newspaper Design Highly Commended 2016 – Student Publication Association
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  • Best Sports Coverage Highly Commended 2016 – Student Publication Association
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  • Best Specialist Special Mention for Frontier 2016 – Student Publication Association
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  • Best Publication 2013 – Student Publication Association
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  • Best Website 2013 – Student Publication Association
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  • Best Newspaper Runner Up 2001 – The Independent / NUS National Student Journalism Awards
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  • Best Newspaper 2000 – The Independent / NUS National Student Journalism Awards
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  • Newspaper of the Year 1995 – The Guardian / NUS Student Media Awards