Redbrick Student Paper

I started my journalistic career at Redbrick! It was 2002 and I was a cocky and precocious young writer, working alongside plenty more cocky and precocious young writers. It was like Press Gang only with less double denim and more Home Counties accents.
I didn’t appreciate quite how good a student newspaper it was until I encountered lesser student publications. The editorial standards were, and still are, high.
The free paper is distributed around the campus and contains a range of news and features, some specific to the uni and others of a more general interest. The crossword makes an ideal way to pass time between lectures.

As a previous student of the University of Birmingham I often found myself picking up a copy of Redbrick, the student newspaper. It is run entirely by students, which I think is really impressive. It is also free and is dropped around the campus every few weeks, which is a bonus as obviously students are supposed to be skint! They cover a range of areas and issues in the paper, including news features, arts, music, culture, sports and travel. It seems there is something for everyone and they do have regular features, one of which is a ‘what’s in and what’s out’ type of column which I think is highly entertaining. I think it is really useful especially for those who are new to Birmingham as it informs you of what is going on in Birmingham and of course around the campus. It is particularly aimed at students but I have also seen academics reading it too. It is definitely worth a read if you are a student at UOB!