Tamsin Parnell

Hundreds of healthcare professionals united in Nottingham City Centre on Saturday 17th October to protest against proposed changes to junior doctors’ contracts. The protest, organised by Chun Hong Tang, began at 2pm in the Old Market Square, with protestors holding placards which read “save our NHS” and “protect our...

Demonstrations took place in Dover and Calais on Saturday 17th October, as students and activists stood up for migrants in Calais and continental Europe. On Saturday 17th October, students from across the country, including cities such as Birmingham, Sussex and London, gathered in Dover and Calais to hold parallel...

The National Union of Students (NUS) has been accused of being institutionally racist by Black Students’ Officer Malia Bouattia in an NUS Executive Committee meeting. The allegations have prompted an internal review of whether there have been incidents of “direct or indirect racism” within the NUS. Megan Dunn, President of...

To celebrate the roll-out of their all new £3 billion fibre broadband in Nottingham, Virgin Media set up a ‘high speed selfie booth’ in Nottingham City Centre on Tuesday 13th October. Impact went along to find out why the roll-out is important for University of Nottingham students, and to...

Freshers will have spent their entire loan within a matter of a few weeks of arriving at university, with 93% being left out of pocket by December, a recent study has revealed. It has also been disclosed that nearly half of the first instalment of student loans is spent by...

The National Union of Students has shown support for a suggested route for a demonstration against government plans to cut the maintenance grant, which will take effect as of the 2016/17 academic year. Demonstrators will assemble in Malet Street, London and march through the centre of the city towards the Department for Business,...

The president of the National Union of Students (NUS), Megan Dunn, has ruled out co-operating with Cage, a controversial advocacy group that campaigns against government policies developed as part of the ongoing War on Terror. Among its work, Cage has provided advice and support for Mohammed Emwazi, the ISIS militant responsible...