• Increasing student safety through online groups: Notts Safe Space

    With the alarming amount of incidents, including harassment and muggings of students within Nottingham, Eugene Nakuti, a third-year economics and international economics student (the groups’ founder) and Amari Korpal, a third-year politics and international relations student (the groups’ co-founder) decided to set up ‘Notts Safe Space’ in November 2018....
  • Hidden Course Cost Campaign – #protectthepiggybank

    The Hidden Course Cost campaign started this Monday the 19th November with a week of focus groups, a totaliser on the SU website and a competition to win an NCT bus pass, print credits, and Amazon vouchers. “little to no financial support for expenses incurred from placement” The campaign...
  • SHAG Week: What is it?

    Sexual Health Awareness & Guidance Week is a campaign run nationally by many SU’s which focuses primarily on the promotion of good sexual health practices. “young people are more likely to be diagnosed with an STI than older age groups.” Most of the students we spoke to were not...
  • Spar shops at Portland and Jubilee are officially Zero Food Waste

    University of Nottingham Student’s Union (UoNSU) and Foodprint collaborate to create “Zero Waste” stores. “collect and redistribute surplus and waste food from the two Spar stores in the Portland building and the Exchange building.” Foodprint has recently announced their partnership with UoN’s Student Union, in the hopes of tackling...
  • #SpreadLoveNotHate – SU Community Officer Jacob’s Campaign

    Since the Brexit referendum in 2016, hate attacks based on race and faith have risen at an unprecedented rate. “Three out of five Muslims in Nottingham have been victims of hate” In our city, shocking research has shown three out of five Muslims in Nottingham have been victims of...
  • 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...
  • Man arrested after stabbing in Broadgate Park

    A 22-year-old male was taken to the hospital after being stabbed on 4th February in Broadgate Park. Nottinghamshire Police have announced that a 20-year-old man, who allegedly lives in Redwoods in Broadgate Park , has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The police were called to Turnpike Lane...