• Positive Impact: Travelling Internships

    Berlin is a favoured destination for students seeking a budget-friendly getaway, with an infamous clubbing scene, trendy bars and street food galore. Add into the mix a little culture, history and the advantage of a quick flight and you have the recipe for a perfect short break. This summer,...
  • Over There @ NNT: Review

    A dark and moving performance, ‘Over There’ follows the story of identical twin brothers who were separated by the Berlin Wall. Their mother escaped to the West with Franz (played by Sasha Gibson), while Karl (Anna Scholes) remained in East Germany with their father. Years later, Karl crossed the...
  • Adventure Thrifts: Berlin

    With everything from the East Side Gallery to free karaoke concerts, Berlin on a budget guarantees a good time. The beer, bratwurst and beautiful sights of Berlin are all only a 2-hour flight away, and with direct flights from East Midlands Airport for as little as £20, there really...
  • Arty Outings: East Side Gallery, Berlin

    At the beginning of February, I had the pleasure of going on the English/Mechanical Engineering Society trip to Berlin. During my time in Berlin, I was overwhelmed by the plethora of art, history and culture before me. Of all these cultural treasures, I found East Side Gallery the most...
  • Arty Outings: Berlin

    Berlin is well-known as being one of the cultural capitals of the world, but I never realised quite how much culture and art is crammed into the German capital. Over summer I travelled to Berlin with my family for four days, and we spent the time being classic tourists,...
  • Students Over Summer #2

    What do UoN students get up to in the long months of summer, when they’re free from the confines of Hallward and essay deadlines? That’s what Impact is finding out. We interviewed Chemistry student Tom Peters, who has just returned from inter-railing around Europe with his twin brother and a friend. Can...
  • Eat.What.Where…BERLIN

    Have you just begun your Year Abroad in a European city? Are you already planning an extensive interrail route for next summer? If so, this guide is for you! In this edition of Eat.What.Where, Milly shares some of her favourite places in… Berlin. Where do you start? It can...