Employment

Autism Awareness Week Autism awareness week is taking place this week from the 30th of March to the 5th of April in order to spread awareness of autism and the effect that is has on individuals and their families....

Tired of eating three-day old pasta because you can’t afford a decent food shop? Maybe you’re sitting in the dark with the heating off, student loan nothing but a distant memory, wondering how much colder it can possibly get in your student digs before your breath crystalizes in your...

Following the student referendum which took place in June, with 901 votes for, and 38 against, which requested that the cost of paying the Living Wage to be funded by price rises in the shops and bar. Despite the results of the referendum, the board has not taken the...

One of the biggest causes of anxiety for students is financial instability. In such cases, finding a part-time job can be the much needed solution to finding some financial security. However, whilst also having the commitment of studying for a full-time degree, can employment cause more issues than it...

Scrolling through various student publications, it won’t be long before you stumble upon an article that may as well be titled My Uni Is Better Than Your Uni Because I Go Here, with a considerable number of these articles essentially doing little more than listing all the reasons Oxford...

Following a recent article in The Guardian, which focused on higher education, and in particular the University of Nottingham’s (UoN) treatment of its academic staff, UoN has now released their official response. Last week The Guardian published an interview with two academic members of staff working at the University...

As another academic year begins, the pressure to get thinking about life after university seems strangely prevalent. With graduate job prospects remaining bleak, internships stand out as a gateway into the shiny adult world of employment and success. UoN students tell Impact Comment about their internship experiences and discuss...