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Chair of the ‘Labour In for Britain’ campaign, Alan Johnson MP, held a question and answer session today on University Park Campus to address the EU referendum. The hour-long event was organised by the University of Nottingham’s Students’ Union (SU) and Nottingham Students for Europe and was attended by...

After his question and answer session on the EU Referendum today on University Park campus, Impact caught up with Alan Johnson to talk about why students should vote. Impact: From a student perspective, obviously the University of Nottingham prides itself on being an international university – how do you believe that leaving the...

The University of Nottingham’s Students’ Union will hold a Citizens’ Assembly on 3rd May 2016 between 7pm and 9m at Trent Vineyard Church in Lenton, two days prior to the Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) elections. The event has been organised in collaboration with Nottingham Citizens, an alliance of churches,...

Karnival’s fundraising activities are to be suspended during the summer period as a review of its processes and governance takes place in line with the new Charities Act 2016 and fundraising legislation. The suspension of Karnival’s fundraising activities for a short period during the summer has been agreed by...

A group of 35 students from the School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies (CLAS) gathered in Trent Courtyard this morning to oppose proposed academic redundancies in their departments. As part of the Arts Portfolio Review, completed by Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Arts, Jeremy Gregory, last last year, it has been proposed...

Malia Bouattia, former NUS Black Students’ Officer, has been elected as the new NUS President for the 2016-2017 academic year. Malia is the first black female President in NUS’s 94 year history, replacing the current President Megan Dunn as representative of seven million students across the country. In her presidential campaign...

A Change.org petition to bring back the financial cap on SU electoral campaigning has been gaining ground on social media following SU Results Night on Friday 11th March.  The petition, started by second year Geography student Ellen Salter, urges the Students’ Union to reinstate a financial cap with a £100 upper limit...