• A Scaredy-Cat’s Guide To Halloween Films

    Rachel Elphick The nights are getting darker, the days are getting colder, and there’s a distinct hint of something spooky in the air. Halloween is on the horizon, and I am well aware that this time is one of thrills, chills, and scaring yourself witless with horror movies for...
  • The Cinderella-Thon: Ultimate Ranking Of The Cinderella Movies

    Rachel Elphick In honour of the new Cinderella movie which has just come out on Amazon Prime, Rachel spent Freshers’ week not going to Freshers’ things and instead sitting down to watch various versions of the classic tale with friends. (Using all their logins for the various streaming services...
  • A Pandemic Year Abroad

    “Une année à l’étranger” is, in my opinion, a staple of the MFL degree. I hadn’t realised until I got out to Belgium this year how absolutely essential it is for students to be dunked headfirst into a scenario that forces them to converse with others in their studied...
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    Featuring You – Episode 2

    Impact Features Join Impact’s Features team as they catch up with Rachel Elphick, winner of our Article of the Month award and meme historian extraordinaire! You can check out Rachel’s winning article here. Featured image courtesy of Isabelle Raikes and Impact Podcasts via Canva. Music courtesy of: https://www.purple-planet.com/ Did you know...
  • Women Who Inspire Us

    In the spirit of International Women’s Month and Mother’s Day, we at Impact Features are paying homage to the women who inspire us....
  • A STAR-STUDDED SU2C: HOW THE BAKE OFF BRAND HAS RISEN TO NEW HEIGHTS

    Most miserably, lockdown in Britain is back for 2021. However, as we are all herded back into our houses by a mix of new viral variants and government incompetence, there is once again Bake Off to brighten the gloom. This time, it takes the form of its Celebrity Stand...
  • Have Yourself A Merry Boris Christmas – The 2020 Holiday Season In COVID Britain

    It would have been a lovely occasion, for those who celebrate Christmas. Having toiled through each and every wave of hardship and despair 2020 has thrown at us, imagine if we could have gathered together with all of our loved ones, eaten good food, drank mulled wine, and sang along with Michael Bublé’s...