• Taxi firms charge per person rather than by meter

    Students have informed Impact that some taxi drivers have been charging students £2 per head on nights out, regardless of journey length. This pricing policy has been used instead of paying by the meter or by the fixed prices that the University of Nottingham (UoN) has arranged with some...
  • BREAKING: Fire still burning at Radford student accommodation

    UPDATE 01/04/2015, 14:00: There is speculation that the fire at student accommodation in Radford could have been started by a single cigarette.  The fire is continuing to burn, with still more than 65 firefighters present on the scene tackling the blaze. The high winds are hindering the efforts of...
  • Nottingham South general election candidates questions by students

    Students gathered on Thursday evening at the Keighton Auditorium for The Big Debate, organised by URN and The Politics Society. All of Nottingham South’s general elections candidates debated questions sent in from students as well as points from the floor. The candidates were: Lillian Greenwood MP for Labour and...
  • Temporary sports facilities to open whilst new Sports Village is in construction

    University Park sports activities will be moved to a temporary location on Nightingale Field from 23 March 2015 until the construction of the David Ross Sports Village is completed. The University Sports Centre will close at 10pm on Sunday 22 March and the temporary facility will open from 6pm the following...
  • Is your course challenging you? Impact Investigates

    Prompted by the national survey ‘A Degree of Value’ published in November 2014 by consumer watchdog Which?, Impact investigates student satisfaction at the University of Nottingham. The Which? report is calling for students to be given better information and advice about higher education choices, minimum standards for complaints and...
  • Fire at house on Derby Grove

    UPDATE 25/03/2015, 14:00pm: A man has died following the Derby Grove house fire that started on Sunday and another man has been charged with his murder. Sekou Soumare, 56, has been charged with the murder of Christopher Bonnick, 55, who died of his injuries following a house fire at his...
  • NHS Reinstatement Bill Referendum: Passed

    University of Nottingham students have voted in favour of our SU submitting the policy ‘Campaign for NHS Reinstatement Bill’ to the NUS NEC (National Executive Council) and/or NUS Annual Conference. There were 5502 votes cast, setting a quorum threshold of 2751 votes. There were 3536 yes votes, 1646 abstentions and...