Europe

We’ve all fantasised about semesters abroad, visions of ourselves guzzling Weißbier in Germany or shimmying along a beach in Spain – oh, the opportunities are endless. Sitting in our drab rooms (unless you live in a Sweet Spot house, of course) in one of the many glamorous streets of...

Introducing a new addition to the Travel Section here at Impact: Home Run. Discover the amazingly diverse cities and hometowns of UoN students, get inspired to travel a little further out and add your own beloved home to the series. Last summer, my French best friend came to visit me...

Paris, the city of love, culture, fashion… As a French student, I toyed for a long time with the idea of living and working in Paris as part of my year abroad. Of course, it’s an amazing city and the majority of job opportunities were all in the capital....

An under-appreciated country brimming with history, culture and charm – if you’re considering going abroad, whether to travel, study or work, take a closer look at what Poland has to offer: Careers Being the most successful post-communist Central European state, Poland has many unprecedented opportunities for foreign students. With the...

My friend and I were completely bogged down in the pre-Christmas slump of having trudged through 11 weeks of lectures, coursework and revision. We knew a holiday was needed and we knew we couldn’t actually afford one. After a drunken search of Skyscanner however, I realised we in fact,...

The United States’ 17-11 victory over Europe was their first victory since 2008, and only their third title in 21 years. A team boasting the likes of Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson and Patrick Reed, cheered on by a raucous Minnesota crowd, was always favourites against a European team consisting...

The country is descending into chaos. Newspapers are crammed full of catastrophic predictions for the disintegration of our economy. JK Rowling has compared Farage’s Leave campaign to Nazi propaganda (and with good reason). The ‘breaking point’ poster was a step too far in the Leave campaign’s immoral and obtuse...