Rachel Harrison

In the week that the University of Cambridge has announced that it is considering plans to reintroduce a universal entry test, Impact discusses the validity of A Level results in the modern world of higher education. The academics at Cambridge who are considering the move could potentially be viewed...

As this year’s freshers are undoubtedly now discovering, almost as prevalent as the rivalry between UoN and Nottingham Trent is the age-old debate between humanities and sciences students about whose subject is more worthwhile. Or, to be more accurate, the defence of their beloved subjects by humanities students, who...

Amidst all the promotion of Crisis, Ocean and the like in freshers week, it can be easy to fall into the trap of thinking Nottingham has nothing to offer students except club nights. Impact is out to prove that isn’t the case, and show freshers that there’s plenty for...

What do UoN students get up to in the long months of summer, when they’re free from the confines of Hallward and essay deadlines? That’s what Impact is finding out. We interviewed Chemistry student Tom Peters, who has just returned from inter-railing around Europe with his twin brother and a friend. Can...

After spending many long days trudging around universities on open days, worrying about potential flatmates and panicking about doing the necessary pre-reading, we all finally became that most glorious of things: a fresher. Reassured by the safety net of first year ‘not counting’, life in halls was essentially a...

What do UoN students get up to in the long months of summer, when they’re free from the confines of Hallward and essay deadlines? That’s what Impact is finding out. We interviewed English student Maddie Waktare, who will soon be travelling to India. Can you give an overview of your trip and what you’ll...

Like most children and fellow Christmas-lovers, this morning I eagerly opened the first door of my advent calendar. A Cadbury version, costing just £1.75 from Tesco, it was nevertheless an exciting sign that Christmas is coming. This tantalising feeling of counting down the days began in the early 19th...