• Silver Headlines: Small Numbers Make Big Change

    Volunteering has long been a source of solace and reward both for those who devote their time and those who benefit from the hours given. Impact investigates two student-run volunteer projects to examine their effect on the societies they help. After the November 2013 typhoons in the Philippines, a team of...
  • Beth Webb-Strong: “The Country is Descending into Chaos”

    The country is descending into chaos. Newspapers are crammed full of catastrophic predictions for the disintegration of our economy. JK Rowling has compared Farage’s Leave campaign to Nazi propaganda (and with good reason). The ‘breaking point’ poster was a step too far in the Leave campaign’s immoral and obtuse...
  • Silver Headlines: Promoting Wellness Not Success

    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....
  • Silver Headlines: One Step Closer

    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. SUPRA (Students Union Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Association) has organized to take on the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge to raise money for the charity...
  • “Schools Out” – Time to Ring the Bell on Osborne’s Education Reforms?

    The education system has long been a topic of much contention. Recent proposals set out in Chancellor George Osborne’s budget have promoted a number of divisive policies. Osborne asserts that all schools will be academies by 2020 and schools will be encouraged to enforce longer hours. Some teachers have...
  • Silver Headlines: Our Student Voice

    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. When was the last time you read a positive headline about students? I certainly can’t remember the last time I saw students in...
  • Silver Headlines: Students Campaign for Equality

    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. When you think of a stereotypical university student, what comes to mind? A pair of eyes peering over a mountain of books in...