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 Print Editor-in-Chief Ella Stone and Online Co-Editors-in-Chief Alyssa Gava and Charlotte Ward.
Concrete also includes Venue, our arts supplement, headed by Venue Editor Vivi Douglas.
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 Editors-in-Chief at concrete.editor@uea.ac.uk.
Where can you find Concrete?
- Union House (The Hive, UNIO)
- The Library
- 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:
- UEA Student Journalism Pre-1992
- 1990s (Alumni Memories)
- 2000s (Alumni Memories)
- 2010s (Alumni Memories)
- 2020s (Alumni Memories)
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
2026
- Best Arts or Culture Piece, Highly Commended, Student Publication Awards
- Best Lifestyle Piece, Highly Commended, Student Publication Awards
- Best Digital, Highly Commended, in the South East Regional Awards, Student Publication Association
- Best Article, Highly Commended, in the South East Regional Awards, Student Publication Association
- Best Photographer, Highly Commended, in the South East Regional Awards, Student Publication Association
- Outstanding Commitment, Winner, in the South East Regional Awards, Student Publication Association
2025
- Best Publication in the South East Regional Awards, Winner, Student Publication Association
2024
- Best Publication in the Midlands Regional Awards, Winner, Student Publication Association
2022
- Best Science Section, Winner, Student Publication Association
2019
- Student Programme of the Year for A Week in Concrete, Winner, BBC Radio 4 Today Student Journalism Awards
- Student Publication of the Year, Runner Up, BBC Radio 4 Today Student Journalism Awards
- Best Newspaper Design, Highly Commended, Student Publication Association
2018
- Best Publication, Nominee, BBC Radio 4
- Best Newspaper Design, Highly Commended, Student Publication Association
2017
- Best Feature Piece, Winner, Student Publication Association
- Best Interview Piece, Highly Commended, Student Publication Association
- Best Publication, Highly Commended, Student Publication Association
- Best Website, Highly Commended, Student Publication Association
2016
- Best Student Publication, Winner, Student Publication Association
- Best Newspaper Design, Highly Commended, Student Publication Association
- Best Design, Runner Up, Student Publication Awards
- Best News Story, Runner Up, Student Publication Awards
- Best Sports Coverage, Highly Commended, Student Publication Association
- Best Specialist Special Mention for Frontier, Winner, Student Publication Association
2013
- Best Publication, Winner, Student Publication Association
- Best Website, Winner, Student Publication Association
2001
- Best Newspaper, Runner Up, The Independent / NUS National Student Journalism Awards
2000
- Best Newspaper, Winner, The Independent / NUS National Student Journalism Awards
1995
- Newspaper of the Year, Winner, The Guardian / NUS Student Media Awards
