We’re excited to announce that the bidding process for hosting the Student Publication Association’s Annual Conference 2018 (SPANC) is now open! SPANC is the biggest weekend in the SPA’s calendar. For three days, we gather more than 150 student journalists and editors from around the country to network, hear from some fantastic speakers and
With the start of a new semester; an influx of first years arriving on campus ready to be recruited to your ranks; and freshers’ editions hot off the presses, it’s perhaps the busiest month of the year for student journalists. And September saw a busy few weeks at the SPA too. From yet more regional officer
Ahhh Freshers' Week. Its easy to look back with rose-tinted, snakebite-fogged spectacles now, at the wise old age of twenty-one, and remember it as the crazy, exciting, hilarious time we'd all like it to have been. In reality, I spent far more time choosing outfits, changing outfits, and straightening my hair, while working up the
If you’re serious about pursuing a career in journalism, it’s important that you’re proactive in looking for new opportunities and experience. The industry is more competitive than ever, so you need to do everything you can to stand out from the crowd when it comes to securing employment following University. Throughout your time at uni,
Being a student editor was hands down the best thing I’ve ever done. I applied for the job thinking I was wildly under qualified yet somehow managed to convince Dan and Joe, my predecessors, to hand over the keys to the Concrete kingdom and leave the newspaper in my (slightly shaking) hands. The year was
The eagle-eyed copy editors among you will have noticed that this is actually a Monday special.. (I blame MailChimp). But what better way to start the week than with a round-up of the best of student media? From academic anxiety and back-to-uni bucket lists, to campus controversy and difficult debates, catch up on your SPA ABCs
It's officially raincoats, boots, and jumpers season, and if you've haven't been drinking hot chocolate and soup at your desk, then you're missing out. Here's another round of Splash Sunday picks, from your long-suffering (erm, I mean hard-working and dedicated) committee. Hope you enjoy reading them, and if you want an insight into my weekend,
You don’t know anything Yes, I know you’ve done three or four years on your student newspaper, you might even have been a chief editor, but I can tell you with complete and total certainty, you know nothing. Well, that isn’t strictly true. The likelihood is that you’ll have a very good understanding of a
It's well and truly autumn, if the amount of falling leaves, rain, and advice-for-freshers articles being shared by every publication under the sun, are anything to go by. We've got a fantastic selection of articles for you this week, that (cheesy as it sounds) I think sum up the very best of student media. From SR
August has finally come to an end, and while I'll miss drinking rosé, sitting in pub gardens, and generally getting nothing done, I won't miss the changeable weather, camping in the rain, or the eteranal dilemma of what-the-hell-to-wear to work in a heatwave. Sandals? Shorts? Sweating in a long-sleeved shirt? Please advise. We've had a successful
