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On the 19th of February, students at the University of Nottingham voted ‘no’ to the Students’ Union Democratic Review. Out of the 1,344 votes cast there were 961 votes against the motion to make a number of fundamental changes to the Union’s constitution. Just two days after the results...

This week, our Nott-Experts Kit and Gareth break down the top news stories; High Speed Two, the issues of deportation and the cabinet re-shuffle.  Kit Sinclair and Gareth Holmes Featured image courtesy of Impact Podcasts via Canva.  Music courtesy of audionautix.com   For more podcast content, as well as uni news, reviews,...

Between 9AM on Wednesday 12th to 3PM on Wednesday 19th February, UoNSU is holding a student-wide referendum on the structure of the Student’s Union. The question being asked is ‘Do you wish to adopt the proposed democratic model?’. However, what does voting ‘yes’ or ‘no’ actually mean?...

US Democrat Nancy Pelosi has defended her actions after tearing up President Trump’s speech at the State of the Union address last Tuesday, 4th February. The US speaker of the House of Representatives, tore up a copy of the President’s speech last week in an act of defiance against...

Coronavirus, Brexit and Caucuses. Kit Sinclair and Gareth Holmes break down the three big news stories of the week in the first episode of Nott-Experts. Please note, the Impact office is on C floor of the Portland building, not B floor as the hosts say.  Kit Sinclair and Gareth...

As a rainbow flag flew gently above the Trent Building, at the feet of the main entrance to the Portland building lay another rainbow. Decorated across the road in bright and cheerful paint was the new University of Nottingham rainbow crossing. “A generous crowd accumulated as LGBT+ officer Sam...

Cassie Ulrich is the Education Officer at the University of Nottingham. This role involves co-leading the Education Network and the more than 700 students that represent students’ academic experience to the Schools, Faculties and University.  In your words, what exactly is the Democratic Review 19/20? The Democratic Review is an...