• New ‘men’s rights’ party to stand in Nottingham

    Candidates from the ‘Justice For Men and Boys (and the women who love them) Party’ will be standing in three different Nottinghamshire constituencies in the General Election in May. The party was launched in February 2013 and claims on their website that ‘for over 40 years feminists have lied relentlessly about issues...
  • RATE YOUR PLATE @ Tropeiro

    Tucked in a beautiful building in between Queen and King Street in the city centre, the all you can eat restaurant offers authentic Brazilian cuisine and a lovely range of cocktails. The friendly and approachable chefs cut meat at your table, depending on whether or not you have your green card showing…...
  • Plans to send foreign students home after graduating blocked by Tory leadership

    A proposal brought forward by Theresa May to make those on student visas return home immediately after graduating has been strongly opposed by both the Tory leadership and the science community. The proposal, which had been set out in the 2010 general election manifesto, outlines plans to require overseas students to apply...
  • Controversy Over Closure Of UoN’s Creative and Professional Writing Course

    The University of Nottingham’s Creative and Professional Writing (CPW) course is to be shut down, causing controversy amongst students. A letter was sent to students on 24 December 2014, to inform them that their course would stop taking applications with immediate effect, but did not specify why, only that...
  • Vigil held for victims of Charlie Hebdo attack

    Around 100 people gathered at the Brian Clough Statue in Nottingham’s Market Square last night to remember those killed in the terrorist attack at the offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday. Locals, students and those from the creative industries were amongst those in attendence who came to pay their respects for...
  • NUS publishes ‘roadmap to free education’

    The National Union of Students (NUS) has published a report looking into routes to shift the financial burden of higher education from individual students to public funding. The report outlines ways to start the debate on higher education between politicians, vice chancellors and students. It also highlights that the proportion...
  • Erasmus+ students face grant delays

    Erasmus+ students at the University of Nottingham (UoN) are receiving their grants late this year, due to delays at a national level, causing some students problems whilst studying in foreign countries. The Erasmus programme is run by the EU, providing opportunities to study or work in Europe while completing their...