• Things You Can’t Get Away with Post-Graduation

    As much as people like to complain about student life, it does afford you a relaxed sense of morals, responsibilities and shame. Here are some of the things you won’t be able to get away with once you’re an official adult: Stay out clubbing all night on a weekday...
  • Justin Gaethje – Does he make you think twice about the ethical quandary’s surrounding MMA?

    “I just love this way too much”. When these words came out of Justin Gaethje’s mouth after he knocked Edson Barboza out cold, he showed the epitome of “The Highlight”. Gaethje serves as the ethical question facing every MMA fan in one body. He is probably the most violent...
  • Powerful Women on Campus: Dr Lucy Jones

    Emily Casey interviews Lucy Jones from the School of English Emily Casey: Your research focuses on gender and sexuality within sociolinguistics, what first attracted you to this field? Dr Lucy Jones:  For me, when I was an undergraduate and first learnt about sociolinguistics, we learnt about: language and gender;...
  • The University of Nottingham’s History Festival

    Ever wondered what medieval people ate and what it tasted like? Think you would have had what it took to have been recruited into the Roman army? How far back can the concept of “Fake News” be traced? “The History Festival, 10th April, promises to be an exceptionally engaging...
  • Suicide Awareness at University

    Whilst it is often referred to as ‘the best three years of your life’, in reality university can be a very lonely and isolating place. As students, we face pressures from all aspects of our lives: are we working hard enough, are we socialising enough, are we making the...
  • The All-Too-Necessary Guide for…Surviving University Cold and Flu

    It has happened to us all; whether it’s the bog-standard Freshers’ Flu, or a more general snotty-bunged-up-ness that passes from bedroom to bedroom, door handle to door handle, and lecture theatre to lecture theatre – we’ve all been there. And isn’t it just so much worse being unwell at...
  • Celebrity Sex Crimes: Can We Separate the Man from the Music?

    What do we do when the art we love was created by a monster? For many, after watching the four-hour documentary titled Finding Neverland, the answer is obvious. Michael Jackson’s guilt is presented with such powerful and harrowing tangibility. It’s clear that this is also evident to various radio...