Rachel Harrison

Ah, porn – the final frontier. Though there are few taboos left in the uni social sphere (post-Crisis hookup stories are often told in excruciating detail), the minute pornography is mentioned, people tend to turn away. It’s no secret that people are shy about this topic – but it’s...

Donald Trump is President of the United States. Donald Trump is President of the United States. Get over your denial. Donald J. Trump is President. At times of political disbelief, the easiest response is to stick your head in the sand, to pretend that it isn’t happening. To pretend...

Before polling day, a Trump victory was inconceivable. Who would actually vote for Trump? Only a few stray Facebook commenters who have considerably fewer ‘likes’, if social media were anything to go by. As it turns out, however, the more accurate answer to that is ‘more than 59 million...

Impact Features writer Lucy questions whether the government’s equality strategy is having any real effect… Widening participation is an initiative led by the UK government aimed at increasing the number of students from under-represented groups participating in higher education. It aims to do this by engaging these students in...

We live in a world not only controlled, but also constructed, by the media. Our realities are fundamentally based on what we are told, as much as by what we see. Journalism is by nature un-objective, inseparable from a larger political motive or narrative. Stories are exaggerated to sell...

With junior doctors dominating the news, Impact Features tries to give you the key facts about the current debate between the medics and the government. The reasons for the recent junior doctors’ strikes are many and complex, but they fundamentally stem from Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s plan to make a ‘Seven Day...

When the news is filled with stories that can depress even the most optimistic person, Impact Features writers are searching for the stories that will make you smile. Law Soc have put together a ‘wellness week’ to promote strong mental well-being during the revision period in the lead up to exams....