• 4.3 million shares sold in the University’s spin-out company

    The University has sold 4.3 million shares in one of its most successful spin-out companies, Oncimmune, raising over £5 million to invest in research and teaching. Oncimmune was founded on Professor John Robertson’s research, based in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Services. Following Robertson’s research project, Oncimmune developed...
  • Free sexual health service at Cripps to cease in March

    A free sexual health service run at the Cripps Health Centre is to be axed at the end of March due to funding cuts. The service, which offers students diagnosis and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, sexual health counselling, and free condoms, is the only service at the health...
  • Further progress for lecture capture as University agrees to policy of regulation

    The University of Nottingham (UoN) has agreed to a policy that will regulate lecture capture starting next year. The Lecture Capture Campaign has been a top priority for former Education officers for the last six years. At the end of last year, it was finally approved by the Teaching...
  • A rise in EU applicants to UK universities

    Statistics from UCAS show an increase in the number of applications in 2018, with more than 100,000 being EU citizens. Figures suggest a rise of 3.6 percent of applications coming from students all around the EU, adding up to a total of 43,510. According to Helen Thorne, the UCAS...
  • Woman arrested in connection with railway station fire

    More than three weeks after a major fire broke out at Nottingham railway station, police have arrested a 33-year old woman on suspicion of arson. On 12 January ten fire crews were called to the scene to save the burning station from a fire that began in a set...
  • Impact world news roundup

    This week, Bitcoin reaches a new low, Tesco faces a lawsuit that could cost the company £4bn, and Trump plans a military parade. Bitcoin falls due to government crackdown Last Tuesday, the price of Bitcoin fell to $5.947, its lowest price since November, when it plummeted from $19.000 to...
  • 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...