Freshers

Whether you’re living in catered or non-catered accommodation, the one piece of kitchen equipment you’re bound to have access to is a microwave. This fantastic appliance will cook almost anything with much less faff and much more speed than a conventional oven. Here’s how to use your microwave to...

Not sure which society to join? Your subject society is a good place to start! Starting uni is scary; joining a society can play a key role in helping ease the transition to uni life, but with over 200 societies to choose from it can be a little daunting...

It’s no secret that one of the most exciting parts of the university experience is all the new people you get to meet. And from the perspective of a music lover, this means new music and ideas about music. When I joined Nottingham, one of the first decisions I...

If you’re honest with yourself, how often do you actually give your boobs/pecs a proper check-over? Yeah, two years ago I can’t say that I thought about it much either. The Notts Uni Boob Team (UBT) are here to change that! We represent CoppaFeel! at UoN. They are an...

So, you’ve woken up feeling rough after a night at a fresher’s event. Who knows, maybe you’re even nursing a build-up of hangover symptoms from partying multiple nights in a row, or need to pick yourself up to go out again? Don’t panic – here are my top five...

Alice Iron breaks down the best ways to spend for UoN students to spend their free time during Freshers Week! With the bright lights of the city calling Freshers from up and down the country, it seems that the flashing lights of Nottingham’s bars and clubs is the only...

Coming to university and being a Fresher is both exhilarating and daunting. Impact’s art editor Lauren offers six poems that encapsulate the experiences of freshers and starting university. Literature has always held a power in using language to express experience and capture what it is to be human. I’ve...