Concrete is the University of East Anglia

University of East Anglia

The University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...

's student newspaper. With a circulation of up to 5,000, Concrete is free and published every other week on a Tuesday, during term time. The newspaper celebrated its 250th issue in January 2011.

Concrete is compiled by a team of around 25 section editors and headed by the editor-in-chief. It is distributed throughout campus and around Norwich

Norwich

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 as a free pickup newspaper. Distribution locations include the Theatre Royal

Theatre Royal, Norwich

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, Puppet Theatre

Norwich Puppet Theatre

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 and a number of establishments located within the Golden Triangle

Golden Triangle (Norwich)

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.
It is printed by local newspaper group Archant

Archant

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.

Its sections include News, Features, Comment, Lifestyle, Travel, International, Turf and Sport, with an additional entertainment section known as "Venue". Previous issues have included interviews with Tony Blair

Tony Blair

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, Nick Clegg

Nick Clegg

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, Charles Clarke

Charles Clarke

Charles Rodway Clarke is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Norwich South from 1997 until 2010, and served as Home Secretary from December 2004 until May 2006.-Early life:...

, Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

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, Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford

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, Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry

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, Max Mosley

Max Mosley

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 and Greg James

Greg James

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.
Concrete also publishes annual drug and sex surveys.

History

Concrete was first published on January 22, 1992, continuing a tradition of student media at UEA that included Phoenix and Insight. There was also an earlier short-lived magazine called Concrete in the 1970s, whose logo was adapted by the newspaper in a redesign in 1997.
The paper was originally set up independently of both the University and student union, though with the support of the School of English and American Studies. It became part of the UEA Student Union in 1995, and formally became a union society in 2001. It is unusual among UK student newspapers in having a full-time paid student editor who is not a sabbatical officer of the student union.

On September 29, 1993, Concrete launched a standalone entertainments supplement called The Event which was offered for sale off-campus. The last standalone edition of The Event was published on March 2, 1994 but the brand was retained. It was replaced by Venue in 2010.
Past editors and contributors have had notable careers in the media, including Polly Graham, who was a founding member of the Daily Mirror newspaper's The 3am Girls

The 3AM Girls

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 gossip column, and Katie Hind, who is The People

The People

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's showbiz editor.

Concrete also communicates with UEA students via social media on Facebook

Facebook

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 and Twitter

Twitter

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, and its website is currently being redesigned prior to the 2011-2012 academic year. It was through both these mediums that Concrete operated a live feed for Derby Day - the annual sporting competition between UEA and the University of Essex

University of Essex

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- which at its peak was followed by 500 students at the University.

Editors

Academic year	Editor
1992-1993	Polly Graham
1993-1994	Peter Hart
1994-1996	Niall Hampton
1996-1997	James Curtis
1997-1998	Jane Kirby
1998-1999	James Graham
1999-2000	James Tapsfield
2000-2001	James Goffin
2001-2002	Adam Chapman
2002-2003	Katie Hind
2003-2004	Jim Whalley
2004-2005	Phillip Sainty
2005-2006	Sarah Edwardes
2006-2007	Anna Steward
2007-2008	Marcus Jones
2008-2009	Fiona Billings
2009-2010	Hannah Livingston
2010-2011	Danny Collins
2011-2012	Chris King

Current Section Editors

Editor-in-Chief Chris King

Deputy Editor Hannah Britt

Chief Copy Editors Amy Adams & Harry Slater

Concrete

News Editors James Dixon & Susanna Wood

Comment Editor Joshua Resoun

International Editor Rachael Lum

Features Editor Lauren Razavi

Turf Editor Rebecca Hazlewood

Lifestyle Editor Hasina Allen & Rianne Ison

Travel Editor Greg Lewry

Sports Editors Matt Scrafton & Chris Teale

Chief Photographer Laura Smith

Deputy Chief Photographer Harriet Jones

Venue

Venue Editor Alex Throssell

Fashion Editor Hannah Britt

Deputy Fashion Editor Milly Sampson

Arts Editor Emma Webb

Creative Writing Editor Ella Chappell

Television Editor Matthew Tidby

Wired Editor Joshua Mott

Music Editors Jordan Bright & Alex Ross

Film Editors James Burrough & Anna Eastick

Listings & Competitions Editor Sam Tomkinson

Awards

• 1995 The Guardian / NUS Student Media Awards – Winner, Newspaper of the Year
• 2000 The Independent / NUS National Student Journalism Awards - Winner, Best Newspaper
• 2000 The Guardian Student Media Awards – Nominated, Newspaper of the Year
• 2000 The Guardian Student Media Awards – Nominated, Feature Writer of the Year - Stephen Collins
• 2000 The Guardian Student Media Awards – Nominated, Sports Writer of the Year - Nick Henegan
• 2001 The Independent / NUS National Student Journalism Awards – Runner-Up, Best Newspaper
• 2002 The Independent / NUS National Student Journalism Awards – Nominated, Best Reporter - Katie Hind
• 2002 The Independent / NUS National Student Journalism Awards – Nominated, Best Arts Journalist - Charlotte Ronalds
• 2003 The Guardian Student Media Awards – Nominated, Feature Writer of the Year - Jo Locke
• 2003 The Guardian Student Media Awards – Nominated, Newspaper of the Year
• 2003 The Guardian Student Media Awards – Nominated, Feature Writer of the Year - Nathan Dixon
• 2004 The Guardian Student Media Awards – Nominated, Magazine of the Year - The Event supplement
• 2005 The Guardian Student Media Awards - Winner, Travel Writer - Robert Castell

External links

• http://www.concrete-online.co.uk/
• http://www.ueastudent.com/clubsoc/societies
• http://www.uea.ac.uk