• Making the Most of Venice on a Student Budget

    Maddie Dinnage After an unbelievable week in Venice, and suffering from the subsequent post-holiday blues, Maddie Dinnage shares her experience navigating one of the most notoriously expensive cities on a student budget.  Before you go: Do NOT Stay in Venice It may be tempting to opt for accommodation in...
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    A Guide to Nottingham’s Clubs

    Nottingham is a city with a fantastic nightlife. Consistently voted one of the best student cities in the UK, we are spoilt for choice when it comes to our clubs. For a fresher or someone new to clubbing though, the array of choices can be overwhelming. Poppy Read-Pitt gives...
  • Lenton versus Beeston: The Battle of the Postcodes

    “Where are you living next year?” is the age-old first and second-year conversation starter. Even third years enjoy the postcode debate, for they have perfected their argument during their time at UoN. Today, Megan Mahoney will unpack the Lenton v Beeston rivalry, and a winner will triumph. ...
  • Hometown Holiday: Chester

    Coming to university is a reality check for most freshers. Whether that’s learning to cook for yourself, experiencing binge drinking culture, or having to be totally self-motivated in your studies. For Anna Boyne, the biggest realisation was that hardly anyone in the UK has heard of her home city....
  • The Ultimate Road Trip Playlist

    Impact’s Music Editor Gemma Cockrell recommends some songs to listen to while on a road trip....
  • Spotlight On: Cairo

    Cairo, and Egypt as a whole, is renowned for its rich civilisation and history. It is also somewhere I was fortunate enough to spend five years, exploring its many charming wonders and attractions....
  • The World’s Longest Layover

    Airports are known for being a bizarre, timeless environment—spoons trips can be at any hour of the day and coffee is in no short supply. However, it’s by no means somewhere we would want to live. Mehran Karimi Nasseri lived in this strange purgatory between territories for 18 years...