• UK Inequality Among Worst of Developed Countries

    On Wednesday 27th November, new research from Think Tank IPPR North found that the UK is ‘consistently more divided than any comparable country’ when it comes to mortality, productivity, income, unemployment, and politics. The researchers found that mortality rates, the number of people that die comparable to the size of...
  • Let’s Go To the Beach!

    Mia investigates the University's brand-new beach volleyball court at the Highfields Sports Complex....
  • ‘FALLOUT 76’ – A POST-MORTEM OF THE BIGGEST GAMING FAILURE OF 2018

    If you’ve heard anything about the buggy hellscape that is Bethesda’s latest release, you already know it’s an empty, broken mess. But we’re not here to discuss Fallout 76’s gameplay. Instead, let’s dissect the storm of controversy and failure Bethesda has suffered since the game’s launch. Development, Advertisement, and...
  • Palestinian Paradise: Too good to be true?

    Rawabi, dubbed the ‘City of Dreams’, is one Palestinian’s answer to Paradise. That Palestinian is Bashar Masri, American-Palestinian multi-millionaire who has invested millions into this developing project. I went to meet Mr Masri and see Rawabi for myself. Built by Palestinians and for Palestinians, the impressive structural project has...
  • Portland: What the f*** is going on?

    Upon returning to Nottingham in September, University Park Campus had become a building site. Green has become grey. Open access has become fences and scaffolding. Wires are hanging from the ceiling and seemingly everything has moved location. These are the effects of a long term redevelopment project for the...
  • The Secret Life of Bones

    Impact describes the skeletal functions that you’ve (probably) never heard of.  “Dem bones, dem bones, dem dancing bones…/ The foot bone’s connected to the ankle bone…!” – The fact that the skeleton serves as a structural framework for the body and allows for movement is just that, a fact, and...
  • Spotlight on: Vietnam

    Vietnam is a rising star; an economic giant towering tall over its neighbours Laos and Cambodia, and one of Southeast Asia’s most determined growth engines. After a decade of steady success, this diverse country of almost 90 million now wishes to capitalise on its mighty status, setting its sights...