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    Life on the Ningbo Campus: An Ambassador’s Notes

    Robert O’Connor I probably commute about three to four times a term between my hometown, Winchester, and Nottingham. Often, I have to change trains two or three times for one journey, and I consider it something of a miracle if none of these trains are delayed. God forbid a...
  • Designing Success: How DesignSoc Became the University’s Most Improved Society

    Abigail Goodchild-Maguire  Since its relaunch in September 2023, DesignSoc (the course-based society for Product Design students) has transformed from an idea into one of Nottingham’s most dynamic student communities. Its mission is clear: to upskill future designers for the industry through a focus on innovation and sustainability.  “WHEN I...
  • Autumn Leaves

    LEAVE THE LEAVES!

    Katie Deutsch ‘Leave the Leaves’ is a slogan that environmental scientists have been spreading for years. In some ways, it seems strange; removing fallen leaves in the autumn is a fairly normal and common process across the UK. It’s a natural part of keeping your garden looking neat throughout...
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    The Pageantry of Diplomacy – Trump’s Second State Visit to the UK

    Ella Koeppern Windsor Castle stood in full ceremonial splendour last Wednesday as King Charles III welcomed US President Donald Trump for his second state visit. Guards, dressed in full regalia and lined in precision, stood as music echoed across the lawns and Union flags billowed in the wind. This...
  • Woman smoking on mattress with TV in background

    Why is everyone on TV getting high?

    Katie Barr Teen dramas, drugs, and the fine line between storytelling and glorification  It’s 11pm on a school night, you’re elbow-deep in a binge-watching spiral. Rue from Euphoria is back at it, popping pills in slow motion, bathed in neon lights and Labrinth’s haunting soundtrack sets the mood. It...