• Hell Hole Hall or Frighteningly Friendless Flats?

    As the new term approaches, students starting life at the University of Nottingham will soon be settling into a new home on or around campus. Some will be living in one of the famed Oxbridge-esque halls, while others will settle into the slightly more contemporary-styled student flats. But is...
  • Putting the Welcome in Welcome Week…

    So you’re finally here! Registered, unpacked, and ready for endless games of Never Have I Ever (eugh), we would like to welcome you to the University of Nottingham with our very own Jill Forsdick bringing you tips on how to find a balance during Welcome Week. Prioritise making friends The first...
  • So Why Are You Here?

    With more students applying for a degree now than ever before, the prestige of a degree doesn’t really carry the employable advantage it used to in the good old days. With this in mind, Impact set out to investigate which is more important to students: the actual degree, or...
  • How to Make the Most of Your Summer at Home

    Term ended a few weeks ago and already the bubble that is University is fading into blackness, as students up and down the country, far away from their Midland home of Nottingham, are beginning to wonder: what did I ever used to do with all this spare time? We look at how to...
  • Silver Headlines: Small Numbers Make Big Change

    Volunteering has long been a source of solace and reward both for those who devote their time and those who benefit from the hours given. Impact investigates two student-run volunteer projects to examine their effect on the societies they help. After the November 2013 typhoons in the Philippines, a team of...
  • What’s Up With Miliband?

    A year and a half ago, Ed Miliband was a household name, and the ‘Milibabes’ were in full swing; sharing photos of the then-Labour leader struggling to eat sandwiches on social media, flocking out in their dozens to take selfies with the great man, and stirring up a whole...
  • Nottingham Experienced: On Campus Culture – University Museum

    Now that lectures are over, a lot of students are asking themselves: what will I do over summer? But there’s no reason to go home just yet! Impact Features writers are getting out and about in Nottingham to find the best activities for you all to enjoy. Get in...