• The Students’ Union Annual Financial Report and Achievements

    On the 15th of March, the University of Nottingham’s Students’ Union (SU) had the annual general meeting and members meeting to review last year’s financial report and the Union’s achievements. This correlated with the SU having also released the report onto the SU website. The report quantifies how successful the...
  • Industrial action: Action Short of a Strike in focus

    Last week the University and College Union (UCU) branches across the country voted to reject a deal offered by the UUK involving concessions to lecturers who stand to lose hundreds of thousands of pounds from the value of their pensions. Among the complaints the offer generated, was the demand...
  • Preview – The Wombats

    Unless you’ve had your head in the sand for the past decade and have somehow managed to exclude them from the narrative of your teenage years, it’s pretty unlikely that you won’t have heard of The Wombats. Having racked up an impressive discography, with four albums no less, and...
  • Picketers speak out as UCU strike draws to close

    On the final week of the staff and student strike at the University of Nottingham, Impact spoke to picketers at the North Entrance of University Park Campus. Maths professor, Markus Owen, who was present during one of the early morning pickets stated he supports the strikes, because he would...
  • UoN Basketball seal title with Cambridge comeback

    UoN men’s 1s Basketball sealed the BUCS Midlands 1A title with a 66-56 victory over the University of Cambridge on Wednesday night at Jubilee Campus, continuing an excellent campaign in coach Mindaugas Janiska’s first season in charge. The Green and Gold had to fight hard for their victory, struggling...
  • “Officers have a lot more voice than students think they do”: Interview with SU Activities Officer Martin Nguyen

    With the 2018 Students’ Union Elections now finished, Impact sat down to chat with the current Activities Officer, Martin Nguyen. Martin talked about his time in office, biggest achievements, and the challenges that come with representing students. How has your time in office been so far? Martin: “My time...
  • BREAKING: Students occupy Trent Building

    Students in support of the UCU lecturer strikes are currently occupying a hallway in Trent Building to voice six demands for the University. The occupation started at 9am with approximately 10 protesters. Later on, as more students joined in, the number of supporters doubled. The protesters are also active...