COVID-19

Cases of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant are rising in the UK, with one confirmed case already announced at the University of Nottingham. Following rising concerns on the spread of the variant, Downing Street have now made it compulsory for face masks to be warn in shops and on...

Hannah Pegram Empty-nest syndrome. The phase within a parents’ life when their children have “flown the nest” and suddenly they feel a sense of grief. What is the purpose of their lives without their children? What do they do now? Well, this is a feeling I have suddenly become...

Jamey Heron-Waterhouse explains why it's important to get the COVID-19 vaccine, and what each vaccine available contains and how it works....

Esme McKenzie looks at the impact of Russia's Putin, China's Xi JiPing and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro absence from COP26....

Talia Krais *This article contains spoilers for It’s A Sin* The hit TV drama ‘It’s A Sin’ focuses on the tragedy that the AIDS crisis produced in London during the 1980s. The misinformation, uncertainty, anxiety, rational and irrational reactions to the emergence of this new disease strikes a resonance within...

Covid-19 vaccinations and weekly test plans for students during the new academic year. The University of Nottingham has continued to take an active role in minimising the transmission of Covid-19 weekly testing facilities and encouraging students to have both their Covid-19 vaccinations. ...

Alex Ismail and Gemma Cockrell Our new section, ‘Two Sides’, sees two writers with opposing views debate an issue of importance. This week, as students at Nottingham return for another year of ‘blended learning’, our writers look at the benefits and drawbacks of this style of teaching. For Blended...