• The Evolution of the Christmas Jumper

    Christmas jumper: ‘A top pulled over the head to cover the torso, themed with a Christmas or winter-style design.’ Not long ago, receiving a Christmas jumper from your beloved grandmother would make you think you’ve been exceptionally naughty that year. No-one wanted one. If, like many, you ended up unwrapping...
  • Floss Thinks: A ‘Brief’ Dilemma at Christmas!

    Floss thinks… about sharing underwear! Last week saw everyone on the merry move from their unreasonably priced student accommodation to their ‘free to heat’ homes for Christmas. The uproarious sound of suitcase wheels echoed round the streets of Lenton, as it did in Manchester’s Oxford Road, Liverpool’s Smithdown… I...
  • Nottingham Experienced: Delta Force Paintball

    Impact Features writers are getting out and about in Nottingham to find the best activities for you all to have a go at. Get in touch if you have more ideas! Even though Delta Force Paintball is in Kegworth rather than Nottingham itself, it only took 15 minutes in the car from...
  • New Year’s Eve Events in Nottingham

    Many of us have experienced New Year’s Eves that leave you with the disappointed feeling of not meeting your expectations of your dream night. All of the organisation for this once a year soiree is sometimes thrown back in your face with a seemingly average night and the consequential disillusionment of...
  • The Trials and Tribulations of Third Year #5

    Recognise how Natalie is feeling? Comment below and let us know! There are plenty of things about third year that I don’t like, but the biggest thing is that I’m always acutely aware that lurking just around the corner is graduation. Feeling sentimental on my 21st birthday I began to realise...
  • Okay… We Can FINALLY Talk About Christmas Now

    Now we’re into December there’s only one thing on everybody’s mind: Christmas. With Christmas lights everywhere in the city centre and the appearance of the John Lewis ad in every advert break of every show on television, it appears that the topic of Christmas is unavoidable. But with some retailers stocking...
  • Floss Thinks…

    …about Gap Yahs vs. gap years! Many of UoN’s students seem to have had a year out before starting first year. If this time was spent working for a season in the Alps, donning the compulsorily patterned harem trousers while backpacking in Thailand, or partaking in manual charity work...