• Mature Students: Misunderstood or Misrepresented?

    Impact Features set out to learn more about the experiences of mature students at the University of Nottingham (UoN): do they feel as included as everyone else? Do they tire of the constant chatter of Ocean? Although some mature students do prefer to live in halls, others have opted to...
  • How Political is UoN?

    A quick look at various University of Nottingham (UoN) Facebook pages will tell you that 53 students are part of the University’s Liberal Youth, 271 are members or supporters of Labour, and the Tories have a whopping 449 members on their Facebook page. But everybody knows that Facebook pages...
  • Should We Stay Or Should We Go?

    With the EU referendum set for June 23rd, the In and Out (Brexit) campaigns are working overtime to convince the British public to vote their way. However, a large percentage of people still have no idea how or which way they should vote. To help you make your mind...
  • 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...
  • Silver Headlines: Students Help Keep the Homeless Warm This Winter

    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. Students at Buckinghamshire New University have gathered together to keep the homeless warm this winter. Textiles students at the university have been knitting...
  • “I lost a boyfriend, his housemates lost a best friend”: Sudden Adult Death Syndrome

    Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS) is a genetic heart condition that can cause sudden death in apparently healthy young people. It mostly occurs due to an inherited cardiac condition that is often not diagnosed until one person dies unexpectedly. Katie Harvey-Lam is a UoN student living through the aftermath of...
  • This Time Last Year…

    This time last year, I never imagined that I would interview Brad Shultz from Cage The Elephant – a band that I absolutely love, and yet that is how I wound up spending my evening on ‘Palentines Day’. My friend was stranded in London because her car had broken...