• Zelensky visits the UK to meet with Rishi Sunak

    On the 8th of February 2023, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, made a surprise visit. President Zelensky was welcomed by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak from a military transport plane used by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) at Stansted airport, London. Impact’s Mike Wong reports....
  • Britain Reaches Third Anniversary of Leaving the EU: UoN Students Respond

    Hannah Walton-Hughes On 31st January 2020, Britain left the European Union, following the referendum in 2016. Brexit is perhaps the most divisive political issue of our modern day and has received strong criticism but also much endorsement. Impact’s Hannah Walton-Hughes reports.  The Leave side of the Brexit argument ran...
  • Nadhim Zahawi sacked after breaking ministerial code over tax affairs

    Nadhim Zahawi, the now former Chair of the Conservative Party, failed to disclose HMRC’s investigation into his tax affairs. As a result, Rishi Sunak sacked him from his Cabinet position on Sunday. Impact’s Hannah Walton-Hughes reports....
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    Anti-strike bill closer to becoming law after MPs back the legislation

    The Tories’ controversial anti-strike bill, known as the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, passed its second reading in parliament as MPs backed the legislation by 309 votes to 249 last Monday. This has been met with criticism from trade unions across the UK as the bill is likely to...
  • A Rundown of UoN’s Movember Campaign

    Every November, UoN gets involved with the Movember campaign. The aim of the campaign is to get men talking about their health, specifically their mental health as well as prostate and testicular cancer. Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men in the UK, while testicular cancer...
  • UoNSU Strike Referendum Result Announced

    Over the last two days lecturers across the University have been striking as part of a national University and Colleges Union (UCU) action, demanding better pensions, pay and conditions from their institutions. Simultaneously the University of Nottingham Students Union (UoNSU) held a referendum, asking students what their official position...
  • Pakistan Suffers Devastating Floods: UoN Student Muhammed’s Summer in Pakistan

    University of Nottingham student, Muhammed spent the summer in his home country of Pakistan. While he was there, the country was facing monsoon rains causing extreme floods and leaving many towns in ruins. Now, millions are left suffering with loss, famine and homelessness. Impact’s Esme Mckenzie sat down with...