• Let’s Talk About Loss: How Nottingham students are helping face grief

    Let’s Talk About Loss is a support organisation for young people who have experienced grief and loss, to try and overcome the barriers of talking about losing someone we love. Facing down these taboos sometimes requires a safe space, which is what Let’s Talk About Loss provides, and is...
  • Why You Should Go Pro Bono

    Pro Bono is a volunteering society run by the University of Nottingham Students’ Union. Three current students talk us through their experiences of volunteering in various sectors and why you should give it a go.  Pro Bono across the Pond Reiss Morrison – Third year Law student. Hello, England!...
  • Agony Aunt Podcast #1

    Our three agony aunts, Auntie Carol, Auntie Barbara and Auntie Angela answer questions and queries sent in by some of our Impact contributors. In this first round of the podcast they cover how to deal with estate agents, how to balance time at uni and thinking about options after...
  • Why Fulham Failed

    It seems only yesterday that Fulham were touted for great things this season. Becoming the first promoted side to spend over £100 million in their first transfer window seemed a huge statement of intent from Shahid Khan, a man whose investment can’t be understated. These weren’t panic buys either,...
  • Government Introduces Free Sanitary Products in Secondary Schools

    Wednesday 13th March 2019 was a pretty wonderful day for women across England. Despite the dismality of more Brexit disappointment, one Conservative did not disappoint as Chancellor Philip Hammond announced in his Spring Statement that starting from September 2019, secondary schools and colleges in England will receive government funding...
  • Drinking: Safety Among Students

    On Thursday 31st of January, two students, at two different universities went missing after a night out. Daniel Williams (19) was last seen by his friends leaving the university’s student’s union bar, and Libby Squire (21) was last seen by friends who put her in a taxi after she...
  • Unisalad: An interview with owner Rebecca De Beukelaer

    After the launch of the new UniSalad app in January, Impact sat down with University of Nottingham alumnus and creator of the Nottingham buy/sell Facebook page, Rebecca De Beukelaer, to reflect upon the process and the future of her business. How have you found the process over the past...